All right today, on this 2007 Lincoln MKX, we're going to do a test fit of part number TH9025 from Thule, the Apex Four-Bike Carrier. Few things to know about this bicycle carrier, that it will work inch and a quarter receiver hitches both class one and class two. However, when using it with a class one hitch, you're limited to just carrying just two bicycles. Now this will also work with a two-inch receiver hitch with the included spacer and that's what we're working with today. Now we'll start off our test fit by installing the bike rack into the hitch, we'll make sure that the integrated hitch pin is secured into the hitch pin hole and that--we'll go ahead and tighten down the anti-rattle device. Okay with the bike rack installed, we'll go ahead and get some clearance measurements.
Clearance from the anti-rattle knob to the bumper is going to be one inch. Ground clearance is going to be about 12 1/2 inches. Now we'll go ahead and fold the bike rack and check out access to the cargo area. Okay, that looks good. Now we'll go ahead and fold the top path of the rack so we can load up our bike.
Before we load up our bike, we'll make sure that the straps are out of the way on the cradles that we're going to use and that the anti-sway part of the cradle is either tilted towards the center or easily removed. When we load our bike, we'll balance it out on the cradles and then we'll reattach the anti-sway part of the cradle and then strap that to a c-tube and then we can go ahead and run the other two straps over the top tube. Okay, and that's all that's required to load up a bike. With that, that'll finish it for our test fit of part number TH9025 from Thule, the Apex Four-Bike Carrier, on our 2007 Lincoln MKX.
Yakima Holdup Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2007 Lincoln MKX
All right today, on this 2007 Lincoln MKX, we're going to do a test fit of part number Y02433 from Yakima; this is their Hold up 2 Bike Rack. Okay one thing you know about this bike rack is that it's designed for two-inch receiver hitches only. Now we'll start off our test fit by installing the bike rack into the hitch, then we'll go ahead and install the anti-rattle bolt then put the lock on the other side. All right, with the bike rack installed, we can go ahead and get some clearance measurements. At its closest point from the bicycle rack to the bumper, we're looking at three quarters of an inch. All right, now we'll go ahead and unfold the bike rack and get one more measurement.
Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2007 Lincoln MKX
All right today on this 2007 Lincoln MKX, we're going to do a test fit of part number TH9029 from Thule, the Vertex 4 Bicycle Rack. Now a few things to know about this bicycle rack that it will work inch and a quarter receiver hitches both class one and class two. However, with a class one receiver hitch, you're limited to carrying just two bicycles. This will also work with two-inch receiver hitch with the provided spacer. That's what we'll be working with today. Now we'll start off our test fit by installing the bike rack into the hitch, then we'll go ahead and tighten down the anti-rattle bolt.
Thule Parkway 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2007 Lincoln MKX
All right today, on this 2007 Lincoln MKX, we're going to do a test fit of part number TH958 from Thule, this is the Parkway 2 Bike Carrier. One thing to know about this bicycle rack, that it is designed for two-inch receiver hitches only. Now we'll start off our test fit by installing the bike rack into the hitch, then we'll go ahead and tighten down the anti-rattle bolt. With the bike rack installed, now we can go ahead and get some clearance measurements. From the security cable loop to the bumper, we're looking at a clearance of half an inch. Ground clearance is going to be 11 1/2 inches.
Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2007 Lincoln MKX
All right today, on this 2007 Lincoln MKX, we're going to do a test fit of part number TH990XT from Thule, the Double Track Platform Style Bike Rack. A few key points to know about this bike rack, this will work with inch and a quarter receiver hitches, both class one and class two, and this will also work with two-inch receiver hitches with the included spacer. We'll be working with the two-inch receiver hitch today. Now we'll start off our test fit by installing the bike rack into the hitch, we'll tighten down the anti-rattle bolt, then install the lock on the other side. Okay, now we can go ahead and get some clearance measurements. All right, it looks like the bike rack wraps over the bumper a little bit, and that's our closest point.
Swagman XTC2 Wheel Mount Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2007 Lincoln MKX
Okay today, on this 2007 Lincoln MKX, we're going to do a test fit of part number S64670 from Swagman; the XTC2 bicycle rack. A few key points about this bicycle rack is that it's designed for inch and a quarter receiver hitches, both class one and class two and this will also work with two-inch receiver hitches with the included spacer and that's what we'll be working with today. We'll start off our test fit by installing the bike rack into the hitch; we'll tighten down the anti-rattle bolt then install the safety clip on the other side. Okay, with the bike rack installed, we can go ahead and unfold it, and get some clearance measurements. Okay, from the bike rack to the bumper, it's closets point will be three and three quarter inches. Ground clearance will be 15 3/4 inches.
