Alright, today on this 2010 Honda Fit, we're going to do a test fit of product number S64670 from Swagman. This is the XTC2 Bike Rack. A couple of quick notes about this bike rack is that it will work with class 1 and class hitches and it will also work with a class 3 hitch with the provided spacer. On this car, we're going to be using a class 1 hitch. Ok, we're going to start off by installing our bike rack into the hitch and we can go ahead and tighten down the anti-rattle bolt and put the clip on the other side. With the bike rack installed, we'll go ahead and give you some measurements on the clearance between the bicycle rack and the car and ground clearance as well.
As the closest point to the car, the distance is 8 inches. Ground clearance at the hitch on the bike rack is going to be 8 inches and at the very end of the bike rack, we're looking at 11 inches. Alright, next, we'll go ahead and unfold the bike rack and we'll go ahead and check for access to the back of the vehicle. Ok, that shows that we accessed the back hatch. Alright, now we'll go ahead and load up our bike.
First thing we do is we make sure that the straps are out of the way for the wheel loops that we're going to use and at the clamps on the center mast are run to the very top. When we load up our bike, we put the wheels in the wheel loops and then we'll tilt the bike out of the way a little bit so we can run it up and over at the back tire, and over the seat and onto the top tube. Then we can go ahead and clamp it down to place and then put the pin back at the bottom at the base. With the bike in place, we'll go ahead and run the straps over the wheels. Ok, with those few steps, our bike is loaded up and ready to go.
Alright, that will finish it for our test fit on product number S64670 from Swagman XTC 2 Bike Rack, on our 2010 Honda Fit.
Swagman XTC2 Wheel Mount Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Honda Fit
Today on our 2011 Honda Fit, well be test fitting the Swagman xtc2 two bike carrier for both inch and a quarter and two inch hitches, part number s64670. Well simply slide our shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. With our bolt tight our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. Well now go ahead and give you a few measurements, our ground clearance at the bike rack is 11 inches and from the closet point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is 5-1/2 inches. We can now go ahead and unfold the bike rack platform and open the cargo door and as you can see we can gain full access to the cargo area with this bike rack. Were now almost ready to load our bike, well need only to be sure that our vertical clamp is fully extended and that our wheel loop straps are undone and out of the way, we can then place the bike into the wheel loops and bring our vertical bar up remembering to reinstall the pin holding the bar in place.
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Honda Fit
Today on our 2011 Honda Fit well be test fitting part number TH934XTR the Thule Hitching Post Folding and Tilting 4 Bike Rack with Anti-Sway Cradles for both 1-1/4-inch and 2-inch hitches. Please note that when using on class 1 hitch with this bike rack you are limited to two bikes. Now to begin our test fit weve already removed the adaptor for the 2-inch hitch and well be using this on a class 1 hitch. Well now slide the bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. With our bolt tight, our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. Well now go ahead and give you a few measurements.
SportRack EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Honda Fit
Today on our 2011 Honda Fit well be test fitting part number A30901. This is the Sportrack two bike hitch mounted bike rack for both inch and a quarter and two inch hitches. Now to begin our test fit well slide our bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. With our bolt tight our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. Well now go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the bike rack is 12 3/4 inches.
Kuat Alpha Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Honda Fit
Today on our 2011 Honda Fit, well be test fitting part number a103-white-114. This is the Kuat Alpha folding locking three bike aluminum rack for inch and a quarter hitches. Now to being our test fit well slide the bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole, and install our hitch pin. We can then move to the back of the shank where well tighten the knob down securing our bike rack to the vehicle. Well now go ahead and give you a few measurements, our ground clearance at the bike rack is eight inches and from the closes point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is six inches. Well now go ahead and pull the pin on the bottom of the bike rack mast and open our cargo door and as you can see we can gain full access to the cargo area with this bike rack.
Yakima DoubleDown Ace Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Honda Fit
Today on our 2013 Honda Fit, well be test fitting the Yakima Doubledown Ace 4-Bike Carrier part number Y02451. This vehicle is equipped with a class 1 hitch and can only carry two bikes. To begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch tube, align the pinhole, slide the pin through the pinhole and turn the black knob located at the base of the carrier to engage our anti-rattle device. Now, lets go over some clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle fit together. Theres about 7 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about 5 inches.
Thule T2 Platform Style Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Honda Fit
Today on our 2013 Honda Fit well be test fitting the Thule T2 platform style two bike carrier, part number TH917XTR. To begin our test fit well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the receiver tube, line up our threaded pin hole, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the threaded pin hole, and tighten with a wrench. Now lets go over some clearance measurements to see how this bike carrier and the vehicle fit together. There is about 7 1/2 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about 2 inches. Weve added about 12 inches to the overall length of the vehicle.
