All right. Today on our 2010 Honda Fit, we're going to do a test on a part number TH917XTR from Thule. This is a T2 Platform-Style Bike Rack. Okay. One quick note about this bicycle rack. That will work 1"-1/4 receiver hitches for both Class 1 and Class 2.
Okay. We begin our test by installing the bike rack into the hitch. We'll install the anti-rattable and put lock on the other side. All right. With the bike rack installed into the hitch, we'll give you some measurements like ideal clearance between the bicycle rack and the car.
From the rear wheel on the bike rack to the bumper, we're looking at about 5/8ths of an inch clearance. Ground clearance by the hitch is going to be 7-1/2". Now we'll go ahead and tilt the bicycle rack back down to level and we'll give you one more measurement at the very end. All right. It looks like clearance at the back of the rack is going to be 14-3/4".
All right. Now go ahead and show access to the back of the vehicle. That looks good and it clears the bike rack. All right, next we'll go ahead and start loading up our bike. For a second what we'll do is make sure your straps are all the way for the rear wheel and we'll make sure with the clamps for our front wheel are rotated outwards and extended out.
All right. When we load up the bike, we'll go ahead and put the front wheel into the rear wheel and then go ahead and run the clamp over top and bring it down as close to the front brake as possible. For the straps for the back wheel, we'll go ahead and slide it underneath wheel at the very bottom and then run the strap through and tighten it down. Okay. In just a few steps, our bike is ready to load up and ready to go. Now we'll go ahead and test one more thing. We can actually take the bicycle rack and tilt it down towards the ground. One more step and we'll check for access to the back of the wheel one more time. That looks good. And when we open up the hatch, we had about 2" gap between the handle bars and the edge of a tailgate. Okay with that, that will finish our test of part number TH917XTR from Thule on our 2010 Honda Fit.
Swagman XTC2 Wheel Mount Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Honda Fit
Today on our 2011 Honda Fit, well be test fitting the Swagman xtc2 two bike carrier for both inch and a quarter and two inch hitches, part number s64670. Well simply slide our shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. With our bolt tight our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. Well now go ahead and give you a few measurements, our ground clearance at the bike rack is 11 inches and from the closet point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is 5-1/2 inches. We can now go ahead and unfold the bike rack platform and open the cargo door and as you can see we can gain full access to the cargo area with this bike rack. Were now almost ready to load our bike, well need only to be sure that our vertical clamp is fully extended and that our wheel loop straps are undone and out of the way, we can then place the bike into the wheel loops and bring our vertical bar up remembering to reinstall the pin holding the bar in place.
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Honda Fit
Today on our 2011 Honda Fit well be test fitting part number TH934XTR the Thule Hitching Post Folding and Tilting 4 Bike Rack with Anti-Sway Cradles for both 1-1/4-inch and 2-inch hitches. Please note that when using on class 1 hitch with this bike rack you are limited to two bikes. Now to begin our test fit weve already removed the adaptor for the 2-inch hitch and well be using this on a class 1 hitch. Well now slide the bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. With our bolt tight, our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. Well now go ahead and give you a few measurements.
SportRack EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Honda Fit
Today on our 2011 Honda Fit well be test fitting part number A30901. This is the Sportrack two bike hitch mounted bike rack for both inch and a quarter and two inch hitches. Now to begin our test fit well slide our bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. With our bolt tight our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. Well now go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the bike rack is 12 3/4 inches.
Kuat Alpha Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Honda Fit
Today on our 2011 Honda Fit, well be test fitting part number a103-white-114. This is the Kuat Alpha folding locking three bike aluminum rack for inch and a quarter hitches. Now to being our test fit well slide the bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole, and install our hitch pin. We can then move to the back of the shank where well tighten the knob down securing our bike rack to the vehicle. Well now go ahead and give you a few measurements, our ground clearance at the bike rack is eight inches and from the closes point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is six inches. Well now go ahead and pull the pin on the bottom of the bike rack mast and open our cargo door and as you can see we can gain full access to the cargo area with this bike rack.
Yakima DoubleDown Ace Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Honda Fit
Today on our 2013 Honda Fit, well be test fitting the Yakima Doubledown Ace 4-Bike Carrier part number Y02451. This vehicle is equipped with a class 1 hitch and can only carry two bikes. To begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch tube, align the pinhole, slide the pin through the pinhole and turn the black knob located at the base of the carrier to engage our anti-rattle device. Now, lets go over some clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle fit together. Theres about 7 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about 5 inches.
Thule T2 Platform Style Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Honda Fit
Today on our 2013 Honda Fit well be test fitting the Thule T2 platform style two bike carrier, part number TH917XTR. To begin our test fit well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the receiver tube, line up our threaded pin hole, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the threaded pin hole, and tighten with a wrench. Now lets go over some clearance measurements to see how this bike carrier and the vehicle fit together. There is about 7 1/2 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about 2 inches. Weve added about 12 inches to the overall length of the vehicle.
