Alright, today on this 2010 Mazda CX9, were gonna do a test fit of part number Y02433 from Yakima. One important note about this bicycle rack is that its designed for 2-inch hitches only. Well start off our test fit by installing the bike rack into the hitch; well tighten down the anti-rattle bolt and install the lock on the other side. Alright, now we can go ahead and get some clearance measurements. The closest point to the bumper to bike rack is 3 inches away. Now well unfold the bike rack and get a clearance measurement at the very back.
Ground clearance is gonna be about 19 inches. At this point, well go ahead and check the access to the back of the vehicle. Okay, that looks good. Now well go ahead load up a bike. First thing well do is unfold the wheel loop and also unfold the clamp and extend it out as far as possible.
Well make sure that the strap is out of the way for the rear well for the back wheel. When we load up a bike, the front wheel will go into the wheel loop, well bring the clamp up and over and as closest to the front fork as possible. Then we can go ahead and run the strap to the back wheel. And those are the few steps it takes to load up a bike. And with that, thatll finish it for our test fit of part number Y02433 from Yakima, the Holdup 2-Bike Carrier on our 2010 Mazda CX9..
Thule Parkway 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2010 Mazda CX-9
Today we have a 2010 Mazda CX-9 and we'll be test fitting the Thule Parkway Two-Hitch Mounted Bike Carrier, part number TH958. To mount the carrier on our vehicle, we'll insert the shank into the receiver on our hitch. We'll line up the pin holes, insert our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down. We have 11 inches of ground clearance from the bottom of our bike carrier to the ground. From the farthest point on the bumper to the closest part of the bike rack, measures about five inches of rear clearance. Next we'll check for rear vehicle access.
Yakima SwingDaddy 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2010 Mazda CX-9
Okay, today on this 2010 Mazda CX9, were gonna do a test fit of part number Y02422 from Yakima, the SwingDaddy 4 Bike Rack. One important thing to know about this bicycle rack is that its designed for 2-inch receiver hitches only. Well start off our test fit by installing the bike rack into the hitch then well tighten down the anti-sway bolt and install the safety pin on the other side. Alright, now well go ahead and get some clearance measurements. From the bike rack to the bumper at its closest point will be 2 inches. Ground clearance will be 14 inches.
Yakima StickUp 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2010 Mazda CX-9
Alright, today on this 2010 Mazda CX9, well be test fitting the Yakima Stickup 2 Bike Rack part number Y02420. Now to begin our test fit, well simply slide the bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pinhole and install our anti-rattle bol0074. With our bolt tight, bike rack to secured to our vehicle. With our bike rack secured to the vehicle, well give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at bike rack is 11 inches and from closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle in the stored position is 1 inches. Well now unfold our bike rack platform and give you a few more measurements.
Pro Series Eclipse 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2010 Mazda CX-9
Alright, today on this 2010 Mazda CX9, were gonna do a test fit of part number 63124 from Tow-Ready. One thing to point about this bicycle rack is that its designed for 2-inch hitches only. Well start off our test fit by installing the bike rack into the hitch and then well tighten down the anti-rattle bolt and put the safety pin on the other side. Alright, now well go ahead and get some clearance measurements. From the bumper to the bike rack is gonna be about 4 inches. Ground clearance is gonna be about 11 inches.
Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2010 Mazda CX-9
Alright, today on this 2010 Mazda CX9, were gonna do a test fit of part number TH9029 from Thule, the Vertex 4 Bicycle rack. A few things to know about this bicycle rack is that it can work with 1 -inch receiver hitches both class 1 and class 2. However, with a class 1 receiver hitch, youre limited to carrying just 2 bicycles. Now this will also work with 2-inche receiver hitch with the provided spacer. And on this particular vehicle, well be working with a 2-inch hitch. Well start off our test fit by installing the bike rack into the hitch then well go ahead tighten down the anti-rattle bolt.
