Today on our 2007 Toyota Prius, we'll be test fitting the Thule T2 platform style bike carrier for inch 1/4 hitches, Part #TH917XTR. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the bike rack shank 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. Now we can go ahead and give you a few measurements, our ground clearance is 10 1/2 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack platform to the back of the vehicle is 2 inches. We'll now go ahead and unfold the bike rack platform to gain cargo access. As you can see, we can gain full access to the cargo area opening the door completely.
With the platform down, we are now almost ready to load our bike. Well need only to make sure that our front wheel clamp is fully extended and out of the way, well also make sure that the rear wheel strap is undone and out of the way. We can then place the bike into the carrier and bring our front wheel clamp up it just in front of the front brake caliper. We can then move to the rear wheel strap where we'll put the strap thru the wheel and clamp it down. And there you have it, our bike is loaded and we're ready to hit the road.
Another great future of the Thule T2 platform style bike carrier is its ability to fold down when loaded for cargo access. We'll pull the pin here at the front of the platform and then pull the handle releasing the bike rack to tilt it down. We can then again open our cargo door. That will complete our test fit of the Thule T2 platform style bike carrier, Part # TH917XTR on our 2007 Toyota Prius.
Swagman XTC2 Wheel Mount Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota Prius
Today on our 2012 Toyota Prius, we'll be test fitting the Swagman XTC2 2 Bike Carrier, part number S64670. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our hitch pin holes, throw our anti-rattle bolt through the threaded pin holes and tighten it with a wrench. Now, let's go over some clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle fit together. There is about 11 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about 7 inches. We've added about 24 inches to the overall length of the vehicle.
Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota Prius
Today on our 2012 Toyota Prius well be test fitting the Thule Vertex 4 Bike Carrier part number TH9029. This vehicle is equipped with a Class 1 hitch so this bike carrier will be limited to two bikes. To begin our test fit well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes, thread our anti rattle bolt through the threaded pin holes and tighten with a wrench. Now lets go over some clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle fit together. There is about 11 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about 4 inches.
Thule T2 Platform Style Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota Prius
Today on our 2012 Toyota Prius, we'll be test fitting the Thule T2 Platform Style 2 Bike Carrier, part number TH917XTR. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes and thread our anti-rattle bolt through the threaded panels and tighten with a wrench. Now, let's go over some clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle fit together. There is about 11 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about 3 inches. We've added about 14 inches to the overall length of the vehicle.
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota Prius
Today on our 2012 Toyota Prius well be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post part number TH934XTR. This vehicle is equipped with a Class 1 hitch and this bike carrier will be limited to two bikes. To begin our test fit well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes, thread our anti rattle bolt through the threaded pin holes and tighten with a wrench. Now lets go over some clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle fit together. There is about 10-1/2 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about 7-1/2 inches.
Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota Prius
Today on our 2012 Toyota Prius well be test fitting the Thule Doubletrack Platform Style 2 Bike Carrier part number TH990XT. To begin our test fit well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our threaded pin holes. Well then thread our anti-rattle bolt through the threaded pin holes and tighten with a wrench. Now lets go over some clearance measurements to see how this bike carrier and this vehicle fit together. There is about 11 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about 4 inches.
Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota Prius
Today on our 2012 Toyota Prius well be test fitting the Swagman Titan 4 Bike Carrier part number S63410. Now this vehicle is equipped with a class 1 hitch so the bike carrier will be limited to two bikes. To begin our test fit well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our threaded pin holes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the threaded pin holes and tighten with a wrench. Now lets go over some clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle fit together. There is about 11 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about 9-1/2 inches.
