Alright, today on this 2012 Toyota Sienna were going to do a test fit of part #: th9027 from Thule, the Apex swing forward bike carrier. One thing to know about this bicycle carrier that it is designed for 2 inch receiver hitches only. Well go ahead and start off our test fit by installing the bike rack into the hitch. Well make sure that the integrated hitch pin is secured into the hitch pinhole. Well go ahead and pull it back, take up some slack and then well go ahead and tighten down the anti-rattle know. Alright, now well go ahead and get some clearance measurements.
The distance between the anti-rattle knob and the bumper looks like about half an inch. Ground clearance looks like 9 and a half inches. Alright, now well go ahead and swing away the bike carrier and check the access to the back of the van. Alright, that looks good. Now well go ahead and unfold the bike rack and then load up a bike.
Okay, when we load up a bike well balance it out on the cradles and then well go ahead and reinstall the anti-sway bar cradle, well swing it down to the seat tube and then were going to run the strap through it and tighten it down and then well go ahead and run the straps over the top tube. Okay, and those are the steps that are needed to load up a bike. Now we can show you access again to the back of the vehicle with the bikes in place. Okay, it looks like when we fully unfold the bike rack we do have access to the back of the vehicle, however we cant use the lock pin at the very end. It looks like the handlebars just barely touch the van before we can actually put the pin in.
now, this can vary with different bicycles. And with that, that will finish it for our test fit of part #: th9027 from Thule, the Apex swing forward bike carrier on our 2012 Toyota Sienna.
Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2006 Toyota Sienna
Today on our 2006 Toyota Sienna, we'll be test fitting the Swagman Titan 4 Bike Carrier both 1-1/4 and 2 inches hitches, Part Number S63410. Now to begin our test fit, we'll slide the bike rank shank using the included two inch adapter into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole, and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. With the bolt tight, our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. We'll now go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance here at the back of the bike rack measures 13 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack, here at the mast to the back of the vehicle measures 8-1/2 inches. We can now go ahead and pull the switch here on the base of the rack, which will allow us to tilt the mast down and open the cargo door.
Kuat Sherpa Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2006 Toyota Sienna
Today on our 2006 Toyota Sienna, we'll be test fitting the Kua Sherpa Hitch Mounted 2 Bike Rack with Wheel Mount Cradles, Part Number S102. Now to begin our test fit, we'll slide the bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole, and slide the hitch pin in. We can then move to the back of the shank where we can tighten that down securing the bike rack to the vehicle. We'll now and go ahead, and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance here at the bottom of the bike rack is 11 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack with the bike rack in the stored position to the back of the vehicle measures 2-1/2 inches. We'll now go ahead and pull the handle and unfold the platform.
Kuat NV Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2006 Toyota Sienna
Today on our 2006 Toyota Sienna, well be test fitting the Kuat Aluminum Hitch Mounted Two Bike Rack with Wheel Mount Cradles. This is the Kuat NV, part number N101. To being our test fit, well slide the bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin holes and slide the hitch pin in. Well then move to the back of the shank and tighten the anti-rattle knob down securing the bike rack to the vehicle. With that done, well go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance here at the bike rack measures ten inches.
Yakima DoubleDown Ace Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota Sienna
Today on our 2012 Toyota Sienna well be test fitting the Yakima DoubleDown Ace 4, part number Y02451. To mount our carrier to the vehicle well insert the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch. Well line up our hitch pin holes and use our securing pin to attach the bike rack. Then well use the hand knob at the base of the rack to tighten up and engage our anti-rattle lock. Now well go over a handful of clearance measurements. Weve got about 10 inches of ground clearance and about 3 inches of clearance between the closest part of the carrier and the closest part of the vehicle.
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota Sienna
Today on our 2012 Toyota Sienna, we'll be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Mounted Bike Carrier, part number TH934XTR. To mount our carrier to the vehicle, we'll insert the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch. We'll line up our hitch pin hole, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it down using a wrench. Next, we'll go over a handful of clearance measurements. We've got about 10 inches of ground clearance and about 5 inches of clearance between the closest part of the carrier and the closest part of the vehicle. Overall, we've added about 15 inches of length to the rear of the vehicle.
Yakima SwingDaddy 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota Sienna
Today on our 2012 Toyota Sienna, we'll be test fitting the Yakima SwingDaddy 4 Hitch Mounted Bike Carrier, part number Y02422. To mount our carrier to the vehicle, we'll insert the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch. We'll line up our hitch pin hole, thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down using a wrench. Next, we'll go over a handful of clearance measurements. We've got about 10 inches of ground clearance and about 1/2-inch of clearance between the closest part of the carrier and the closest part of the vehicle. Overall, we've added about 10 inches of length to the rear of our vehicle with the carrier's arms folded down.
