Alright today on this 2001 Honda CR-V, were going to do a test fit of Thule bicycle rack, part number TH970XT. This is their Helium aluminum 2 bicycle rack. A couple quick notes about this bicycle rack, this will work on 1-1/4 receiver hitches, class one and class two. This will also work with the 2 inch receiver hitch with the included spacer. Okay let us go ahead and get started. We will go ahead and install the bike rack into the hitch.
We will put in the safety pin, it is keyed, so we will insert it, turn it 90 degrees, we will pull it back, and tighten down the anti-rattle device. Alright next we will give you some measurements that will give you an idea of clearance between the bicycle rack and the car and the ground. Alright from the latch at the bottom of the bike rack to the spare tire is going to be about 5 inches, and ground clearance will be 14 inches. Now the door swings out on our Honda so we know that it is not going to clear the bicycle rack. We will go ahead and lower the bicycle rack; it does tilt out of the way and see what that gives us.
Alright at this point we can go ahead and load up a bike. We will unfold the arms, and we will go ahead and loosen up the straps for the cradles that we are going to use. Okay and it looks like we have our bike already loaded up in just a few easy steps. Okay with that that will finish it for our test fit of Thule bicycle rack part number, TH970XT on our 2001 Honda CR-V.
Yakima DoubleDown Ace Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Honda CR-V
Today on our 2012 Honda CRV well be test fitting the Yakima DoubleDown Ace 4 Bike Carrier part number Y02451. Now to begin our test fit well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes and insert our pin with the red knob into the pin holes and turn the black knob at the back side of the carrier to engage our anti-rattle device. Now that the carrier is secured to the vehicle, well go ahead and go over a few measurements. We have about 11-1/2 inches of ground clearance and the closest part of the carrier to the closest part of the vehicle here at the rear bumper is bout 6-1/2 inches. With the cradle arms folded down weve added about 12 inches to the overall length of our vehicle. To access the cargo area, well lift up the red knob at the base of the carrier and tilt the mast down.
Thule Apex 4 Swing Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Honda CR-V
Today on our 2012 Honda CRV, well be test fitting the Thule Apex Swing Four Bike Carrier, part number TH9027.We'll begin by sliding the bike rack shank into the hitch and allow the integrated locking hitch pin to fall into the pin hole. We can then move to the anti-rattle knob where we'll tighten down the knob, securing our bike rack to the vehicle.We'll now go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance for this bike rack is 12 and a half inches and the closest point of the bike rack to the back of our vehicle measures six inches. In its folded position, we add about 14 inches of additional length to the rear of our vehicle.Now we can go ahead and pull the hitch switch at the top of the mast and bring out our dual arms where we'll undo the straps to expose our cradles. We'll place the bike into the cradles and bring the straps around securing the bike to the bike rack.Now the advantage to the Apex Swing is that it does have the ability whether a bike is loaded on it or not, to swing out towards the passenger side of the vehicle, completely out of the way of the cargo area. We'll undo the knob here at the back of the mast where we can then pull the T-handle and begin swinging the bike rack out.
Softride Dura Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Honda CR-V
Today on our 2012 Honda CRV well be test fitting the SoftRide Dura Parallelogram part number SR26247. We are going to begin our test fit by simply sliding the bike rack shank into the hitch. We will 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 well go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance here at the bike rack is 12 inches.
Pro Series Eclipse 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Honda CR-V
Today on our 2012 Honda CRV were going to do a test fit of the Pro Series Eclipse 4 Hitch Bike Rack product number 63124. To mount our bike carrier, well slide the shank of the bike rack into our hitch. We can then line up our pin holes and install our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down. This will make sure that our bike rack is secured to our vehicle. Now we can go ahead and go over a few measurements. Our ground clearance is 12 inches and we have 6 inches from the closest part of our vehicle to the closest point on our bike rack.
Kuat Beta Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Honda CR-V
Today on our 2012 Honda CRV well be test fitting the Kuat Beta Aluminum Folding 2 Bike Hitch Mounted Bike Carrier for 2-inch hitches part number B202-2. Now to begin our test fit well slide the shank into the hitch, line up the pin holes and install the included hitch pin. Well put the clip on the other side of the pin where well move back to the back of the shank and tighten the knob down securing the anti-rattle device and the bike rack to the vehicle. At this point well go over a few measurements. Our ground clearance is 10-3/4 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack to the closest part of the bike carrier 5 inches. With the bike rack in its folded position weve added about 13 inches of length to the rear of our vehicle.
Hollywood Racks Traveler 5 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Honda CR-V
Today on our 2012 Honda CRV well be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler 5 Bike Carrier part number HR9200. To begin our test fit well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes and then thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pin holes and tighten with a wrench. Now well go ahead and go over a few measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle come together. We have about 12 inches of ground clearance and the closest part of the carrier to the closest part of the vehicle is about 8-1/2 inches. With the cradle arms folded down weve added about 17 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. To access the cargo area well pull the pin at the bottom of the mast and tilt the carrier down.
