Today on our 2012 Chevy Malibu, well be test fitting the Swagman XTC2 Two-Bike Wheel Mount Carrier, part number S64670. With our vehicle already equipped with the 1-1/4 inch hitch and our bike rack already preassembled, were ready to go ahead and fit it to the vehicle. Well begin by sliding the bike rack shank into the hitch. Well line up the hitch pin hole. Well then insert our anti-rattle bolt. With our anti-rattle bolt in, well go ahead and tighten it down using our wrench.
Well then install the safety pin. Now that our bike rack is secured to the vehicle, well go ahead and give you a couple of measurements. From the bottom of the bike rack to the ground is 10 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is 2-3/4 inches. Now well go ahead and fold the bike rack down to gain cargo access. As you can see, we do have full access to the trunk area.
Now, with the vertical arm in this down position, well get ready to load our bike. We will also need to loosen the wheel loop straps before we fit our bike. With the vertical bar down and the wheel loops opened up, we can now fit our bike. We do want to remember when putting the vertical bar back up into position to reinstall the lock pin to further stabilize the vertical bar. Now that our top bar clamp is in place, we can go ahead and strap down the wheels.
And in just those few simple steps, our bike is loaded and were ready to hit the road. And that does it for our test fit of the Swagman XTC2 Two-Bike Wheel Mount Bike Carrier, part number S64670 on our 2012 Chevrolet Malibu.
Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2009 Chevrolet Malibu
Today we have a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu, and we'll be test fitting the Thule vertex four hitch mounted bike carrier. Part number TH9029. To mount our bike rack on our vehicle, we'll fit the shank inside the receiver tube on the hitch. We'll line up the holes and then we'll insert and tighten down our anti rattle bolt. Now we'll give you a couple of clearance measurements. From the ground to the bottom of our bike rack, measures seven inches of ground clearance.
SportRack Escape 3 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2009 Chevrolet Malibu
Today on our 2012 Ford Fusion, we'll be test fitting part number A30403, the Sport Rack Escape three bike rack. Now to begin our test fit, we'll simply slide the bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole, and install our anti rattle bolt. With our bolt tight, our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. At this point, we'll give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the bike rack is 10 and a half inches, and from the closest point of the bike rack mast to the back of the vehicle is seven and a half inches. We'll now pull the pin at the bottom of the mast to tilt the mast down and open our trunk.
Kuat Alpha Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2009 Chevrolet Malibu
Today we have a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu, and we're going to be test fitting the Kuat Alpha three-bike hitch mounted bike carrier. Part number A103-WHITE-114. To mount our carrier upon our vehicle, we're going to fit the shank into the receiver hitch. We'll line up the hitch pin holes and then we'll tie in the anti rattle device using the hand knob on the end of the bike rack shank. Once we've done that we can insert our pin and secure it with a lock. Next, we'll check for rear vehicle access.
Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2009 Chevrolet Malibu
Today on this 2009 Chevrolet Malibu were gonna do a test fit of part number S63410 from Swagman. This is Titan 4 Bicycle rack. A few notes about this bike rack is that it will work with 1 -inch receiver hitches both class 1 and class 2. However, when you use it with a class two receiver hitch youre limited to just carrying two bicycles. This will also work with 2-inch receiver hitches with the provided spacer. Now on this car, well be working with a class 2 receiver hitch.
SportRack EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2009 Chevrolet Malibu
Today on this 2009 Chevrolet Malibu were gonna do a test fit of part number A30901 from SportRack. A few things to know about this bike rack is that it will work with 1 -inch receiver hitches both class 1 and class 2. This will also work with 2-inch receiver hitches with the included spacer. On this particular vehicle, well be working with a class 2 receiver hitch. Well start off our test fit by installing the bike rack into the hitch, well tighten down the anti-rattle bolt and then put safety pin on the other side. Lets go ahead and unfold the bike rack and get some clearance measurements.
Rhode Gear Highway Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2009 Chevrolet Malibu
Alright, today on our 2009 Chevrolet Malibu, were gonna do a test fit of part number RG8015220 from Rhode Gear. This is Highway 2 bike carrier. Two things to know about this bike rack is that it will work with 1 -inch receiver hitches both class 1 and class 2. This will also work with 2-inch receiver hitches with the provided spacer. On this car, well be working with the class 2 receiver hitch. Well start off our test fit by installing the bike rack into the hitch and well go ahead and tighten down the anti-rattle bolt then put the safety pin on the other side.
