Alright, today on this 2010 Mazda CX9 were going to do a test fit of part #: S64670 from Swagman, the XTC Tube bicycle rack. A few key points to know about this bike rack that it will work with inch and a quarter receiver hitches, both class 1 and class 2. This will also work with 2 inch receiver hitches with the included spacer. Now, on this vehicle well be working with a 2 inch receiver hitch. Well start off our test fit by installing the bike rack into the hitch, then well tighten down the anti rattle bolt and install the safety clip on the other side. Alright, lets go ahead and unfold the bike rack and get some clearance measurements.
From the bumper to the bike rack is 6 inches. Ground clearance will be 14 and a half inches. Now well go ahead and lower our center post and check for access to the back of the vehicle. Alright, that looks good, now well go ahead and load up a bike. First thing that well do is make sure that the wheel straps are out of the way in the wheel loops and that the clamps on the center post are up to the very top.
When we load up our bike well put the wheels into the wheel loops and then well go ahead and tilt the bike forward a little bit so we can run the center post up and over the seat, well clamp it back down to the top tube and then make sure the post is secure at the bottom. And then we can go ahead and run our straps through the wheels. And thats what it takes to load up a bike. With that, that will finish it for our test fit of part #: S64670 from Swagman on our 2010 Mazda CX9.
Thule Parkway 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2010 Mazda CX-9
Today we have a 2010 Mazda CX-9 and we'll be test fitting the Thule Parkway Two-Hitch Mounted Bike Carrier, part number TH958. To mount the carrier on our vehicle, we'll insert the shank into the receiver on our hitch. We'll line up the pin holes, insert our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down. We have 11 inches of ground clearance from the bottom of our bike carrier to the ground. From the farthest point on the bumper to the closest part of the bike rack, measures about five inches of rear clearance. Next we'll check for rear vehicle access.
Yakima SwingDaddy 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2010 Mazda CX-9
Okay, today on this 2010 Mazda CX9, were gonna do a test fit of part number Y02422 from Yakima, the SwingDaddy 4 Bike Rack. One important thing to know about this bicycle rack is that its designed for 2-inch receiver hitches only. Well start off our test fit by installing the bike rack into the hitch then well tighten down the anti-sway bolt and install the safety pin on the other side. Alright, now well go ahead and get some clearance measurements. From the bike rack to the bumper at its closest point will be 2 inches. Ground clearance will be 14 inches.
Yakima StickUp 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2010 Mazda CX-9
Alright, today on this 2010 Mazda CX9, well be test fitting the Yakima Stickup 2 Bike Rack part number Y02420. Now to begin our test fit, well simply slide the bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pinhole and install our anti-rattle bol0074. With our bolt tight, bike rack to secured to our vehicle. With our bike rack secured to the vehicle, well give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at bike rack is 11 inches and from closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle in the stored position is 1 inches. Well now unfold our bike rack platform and give you a few more measurements.
Yakima Holdup Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2010 Mazda CX-9
Alright, today on this 2010 Mazda CX9, were gonna do a test fit of part number Y02433 from Yakima. One important note about this bicycle rack is that its designed for 2-inch hitches only. Well start off our test fit by installing the bike rack into the hitch; well tighten down the anti-rattle bolt and install the lock on the other side. Alright, now we can go ahead and get some clearance measurements. The closest point to the bumper to bike rack is 3 inches away. Now well unfold the bike rack and get a clearance measurement at the very back.
Pro Series Eclipse 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2010 Mazda CX-9
Alright, today on this 2010 Mazda CX9, were gonna do a test fit of part number 63124 from Tow-Ready. One thing to point about this bicycle rack is that its designed for 2-inch hitches only. Well start off our test fit by installing the bike rack into the hitch and then well tighten down the anti-rattle bolt and put the safety pin on the other side. Alright, now well go ahead and get some clearance measurements. From the bumper to the bike rack is gonna be about 4 inches. Ground clearance is gonna be about 11 inches.
Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2010 Mazda CX-9
Alright, today on this 2010 Mazda CX9, were gonna do a test fit of part number TH9029 from Thule, the Vertex 4 Bicycle rack. A few things to know about this bicycle rack is that it can work with 1 -inch receiver hitches both class 1 and class 2. However, with a class 1 receiver hitch, youre limited to carrying just 2 bicycles. Now this will also work with 2-inche receiver hitch with the provided spacer. And on this particular vehicle, well be working with a 2-inch hitch. Well start off our test fit by installing the bike rack into the hitch then well go ahead tighten down the anti-rattle bolt.
