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Today we are going to be showing you part number S64152 from Swagman. This is the 3-Bike Single-Arm Bike Rack. It attaches to the hitch with a simple pin and clip. It has the same solid design and construction as all of the Swagman Original series. The new Swedge design facilitates quick and easy assembly, and disassembly for storage, and it fits all standard 2-inch receivers. We will go ahead and throw a bike on here and show you how it works. more
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Posted: 11/17/2008 3:10:57 PM
Today we are going to show you part number S64326 from Swagman. This is the Swedge 3-Bike Fold-Down Carrier. This carrier is designed for 1-1/4 inch receivers. And we will show you how it works. more
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Posted: 11/11/2008 6:55:58 PM
Today we are going to review part number S64662 from Swagman. This is their 2-Bike Turbo Rack. the best part about this Turbo Rack is actually that it mounts onto this extended ball mount, which is sold separately. It allows you to tow a trailer and carry your bikes at the same time. Again, it will give you clearance for your trailer and also good additional wheel clearance for your bicycles, too. more
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Posted: 11/11/2008 6:57:02 PM
Today we are going to be showing you part number S64660. This is the Swagman 2-Bike Carrier Turbo Hitch-Mount Rack for 2-inch receiver hitches. The Turbo Rack system features solid steel construction and a tough, powder coat finish, with three different rack platforms - towing, bumper or hitch-mounted racks - to handle all your bike travel needs. The Turbo Rack transports two bikes and includes six adjustable tie-downs. And thanks to its tough, powder coat finish and solid steel construction, it is corrosion resistant. more
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Posted: 11/11/2008 6:57:31 PM
All right, today we are going to be showing you part number S63370. This is the Folding 2-Bike Dual-Arm Rack for 2-inch trailer hitches, the Swagman XT. Two arms provide stability and rotating, cushioned cradles allow a wide variety of frames to fit the rack. Both arms fold down for convenient storage. And the rack also tilts forward to allow easy access to your vehicles rear cargo area. This fits 2-inch trailer hitches only. It includes a pin and clip with an anti-rattle device to secure the rack to the trailer hitch. We are going to go ahead and show off some of these features and show how it actually fastens into the vehicle of your choice. more
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Posted: 11/11/2008 6:58:05 PM
Today we are going to show you part number 51953 from OSI. This is their four-bike bicycle rack. This bicycle rack features heavy-duty steel construction with a locking top plate that secures up to four bikes. What also is nice about this unit is that it actually swings out of the way so you have rear access to your vehicle. This rack does fit 2-inch receivers only, and the actual rack swings out up to 42 inches out to the side. And the cradles themselves will handle a bike frame up to 1-1/2 inches in diameter. We will go ahead and demonstrate and show you how it works. more
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Posted: 11/10/2008 4:03:49 PM
Today we are going to show you part number 5801200 from Highland. This is their Sportwing two-bike rack. This will fit 1-1/4 and 2- inch receiver hitches. We will go ahead and install this in a 2-inch receiver hitch and show you how it works. It is pretty simple. It does use two pieces of metal as a bushing to install in 2-inch receiver hitches. If you use 1-1/4 inch, you do not need the bushings. Again, we will show you how it goes together. We will use these two pieces here, that is going to be like a bushing, for a 2-inch receiver hitch. Basically, you just line them up together, like so. And you can orient these either way, depending on the depth of your hitch. So it is not a hard and fast rule to have them a certain orientation. And basically, you just line them up as best you can. Kind of grab them by the edge here, and then you can just go ahead and install it in the hitch. Put our pieces together, grab the ends, and install it in your hitch. And it is going to be loose for now. Install your anti-sway bolt. Take your flat washer and your lock nut - and it is a nylon lock nut - and just go ahead and tighten it down. The bicycle rack does come with the tool for the Allen head but you do need a separate wrench for the nut itself. And we use a 16-mm wrench on this nut. All right, and essentially what this does is that the bolt pulls the whole assembly to one side of the hitch and locks it into place so it cannot move. more
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Posted: 11/10/2008 3:59:26 PM
This is part number TH918 from Thule. This is the T2 Bike Add-on Bike Carrier. It is an add-on for a T2 Bicycle Rack which allows you to convert it from a two-bicycle rack up to a four-bike rack. It requires minimal assembly, just like the original rack does, the T2. Just tighten down the clamps that hold the crossbar and install the wheel mounts, and that is all it takes. The carrier does bolt onto the end of your existing T2 Bicycle Rack, and we will go ahead and do that and show you how it looks. more
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Posted: 10/7/2008 3:48:24 PM
Today we are going to show you part number 63120. This is the two-bike, hitch-mounted, folding rack with frame-mount cradles for 1-1/4 inch hitch. This is from Tow-Ready. This rack carries up to two bikes and works with many alternative and larger tube-frame bikes. However, womens bikes may require an adapter. It has heavy-duty, Velcro, straps which secure the bikes to the carrier, and a powder coated finish to resist corrosion and rust. It has rubberized pads to protect the finish on the bikes as you load them on. And the bike rack tilts forward to allow access to the rear of the vehicle. And also, the shank rises for better ground clearance. It fits 1-1/4 inch hitches only, and the maximum weight on the rack cannot exceed 66 pounds. more
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Posted: 11/12/2008 6:27:14 PM
Today we are going to show you part number S64925 from Swagman. This is their three-bike XP rack. We have it shown here on a 1-1/4 inch receiver hitch and it is a Class I. On Class I receiver hitches, this bike rack is rated for only two bicycles, but if you have a Class II receiver hitch, you can put three bicycles on it. Also, if you need more capacity, this bicycle rack is also available in a two-inch variety, too, and that part number is S64950. We will start from the bottom and work our way up. As you can see here, we have installed a Class I receiver and use a conventional hitch pin and clip assembly. And also what is nice about it is that the shank here actually comes up about another 1-1/4 inches so that gives you a little bit of additional clearance from the bottom to the ground. Every little bit helps in a low-riding vehicle. more
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Posted: 10/6/2008 3:17:12 AM
Today we are going to show you part number S64905. This is a three-bike rack for 1-1/4 inch trailer hitches from Swagman. This is the XP. The superior solid steel construction provides lasting toughness and carries up to three bikes. The cushioned cradles on the arm rotate to keep the wheels level to the ground, providing improved ground clearance. Additionally, the cradles help provide a scratch-free ride for bikes by using thick, Kraton vinyl cushioning with large grooves, which prevent bike cables from rubbing up against the frame. They also work to prevent the bikes from rocking back and forth during the transit. The cradles accommodate bikes with up to a 2-inch-diameter frame, and the locking knob allows for secure and quick unload. more
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Posted: 10/2/2008 5:27:30 PM
Today we are going to show you part number S64970 from Swagman, the folding five-bike rack for 2-inch trailer hitches. This is a really nice bicycle rack that has all padded cradles. What is really good about that is it grips the bike securely and also without any risk of rubbing the cables against the frame. This is a really nice setup. It only has one arm so it can grab relatively narrow frames. This bicycle rack also tilts back to allow easy access to the back of your SUV or pickup. It features solid steel construction with a powder coated finish, and this bicycle rack is intended for 2-inch receiver hitches only. And the shank on this bicycle rack also is adjustable with two different points, depending on the bumper and hitch combination. more
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Posted: 10/2/2008 5:27:55 PM
Today we are going to show you part number A30704FB from Sportrack and this is their Hitch and Drive Deluxe model. This is a bicycle rack that can work for 1-1/4 and 2-inch hitch receivers and it carries four bikes. First we are going to show you a couple of features of this bicycle rack. First off you can see it is in stored position. What you can do is pull this pin out and then flip it over and it is ready for service. If you want to use this 1-1/4 inch receiver hitch, all you have to do is just take off this bushing. This just presses on, so you just need a simple screwdriver and you just pry it right off. And then you can go ahead and use a 1-1/4 inch receiver from there. more
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Posted: 9/26/2008 4:16:25 PM
Today we will be showing you S64651 from Swagman. This is their 2 bike wheel mount carrier with an extended bar for an additional 2 bikes. We wills tart from the bottom with the wheel wells. Which are adjustable by turning these 2 knobs. Moving on it also has these adjustable padded hooks which can be moved up and down by pushing the red buttons on the side. These hooks can also be removed if necessary. Next are these locking pins that control the motion of the 3 main bars. You simply pull them out and adjust the bar accordingly. When finished put the pins back in so that they stay where you want them. Now install our bike rack into a 2 inch receiver hitch. The pin and clip should hold it into place. more
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Posted: 9/26/2008 6:03:22 AM
Today we are going to be showing you part number 59400. This is the folding, 2-bike bike carrier for 2-inch trailer hitches, the Rola TX-102. This bike rack carries up to two bikes. The rack tilts down to access the back of the vehicle, and the arms fold down when not in use to allow for compact storage. Cradles include the anti-sway device to prevent bikes from rocking back and forth during transit. And the cradles also accept bikes with frames up to 2-1/2 inches in diameter. This fits 2-inch trailer hitches only and has a maximum weight capacity of 66 lbs. more
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Posted: 9/20/2008 11:01:54 AM
Today we are going to show you Part Number B201 from Kuat. What we have here is a folding three-bike lightweight aluminum rack for 2-inch trailer hitches. And we have it shown here in the Pearl color. It is extremely light, made out of aluminum, and it is really neat. It has also a built-in anti-rattle device, so when you install it in your hitch, a twist of the knob and it becomes one with the hitch, and it will not be going anywhere and it will not be rattling. The cradles are adjustable themselves. You can rotate them left to right and you have a little bit of front-to-rear movement on the arms, too. What is really nice is that this unit will fold flat more
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Posted: 9/17/2008 6:03:42 PM
Today we are going to show you part number S64095 from Swagman. This is a 2-bicycle carrier for 1-1/4 and 2-inch trailer hitch receivers. How this bicycle carrier works is that it actually mounts into the ball hole of either/or receiver. It requires a ball with a 3/4-inch shank or you can bolt it to your bumper, also, using a 3/4-inch nut-and-bolt assembly. As you can see here, we have this bicycle rack here actually mounted to the bumper using a 3/4-inch bolt-and-nut assembly to hold it in place. Pretty simple. Again, you can do it like this on your bumper, or you can install this on your ball mount on a 2-inch or 1-1/4 inch receiver hitch. more
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Posted: 9/17/2008 5:20:44 PM
Today we are going to show you part number S64650 from Swagman. This is a bicycle rack wheel- mount carrier. And what you see here also applies to part number 64625, the 1-1/4 inch version of this bicycle rack. All right, I will show you a few quick pointers about this bicycle rack. It is really nice. First off, it comes with a built-in anti-rattle device, as you can see right here. There is a bolt that basically threads into the shank itself and basically bolts the bicycle rack to the hitch of the vehicle and it all becomes exactly one piece. Next we will show you the hoops that actually hold the tire wheels in place. They are fully adjustable. Just undo this knob right here, and you can move them left and right to match the track of the bicycle. You do that on all four. And plus, this arm that it sits on, also it will fold into itself. Pull this pin out, put the pin back in. Also, there is a pin for the center post too. You pull that pin and fold it out of the way, and that makes it easier to install the bikes on the back side of the post. more
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Posted: 9/17/2008 5:14:41 PM
Today we are going to be showing you part number S63380. This is the folding, 4-bike, dual-arm rack for 2-inch trailer hitches - the Swagman XT. Its heavy-duty design carries up to four bikes. Two arms provide maximum stability. Two cradles for each bike secure bikes to the rack using durable, rubber straps. The grooved and cushioned cradles softly grip bikes. They rotate left to right and adjust front to back to accommodate any alternative or womens frames. And it has an optional anti-sway cradle that can be added to prevent bikes from swaying front to back. Its arms fold down for convenient storage, and the rack tilts forward to allow easy access to the vehicles rear cargo area. It fits 2-inch trailer hitches only. It includes a pin and clip with an anti-rattle device to secure the rack to the trailer hitch. more
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Posted: 9/15/2008 4:57:12 PM
Today we are going to show you part number A30404 from SportRack. What we have here is a folding 4-bike carrier for 1-1/4 inch and 2-inch receiver hitches. And this model is the SportRack Escape 4. And we will go ahead and install this on a typical 2-inch receiver hitch and show you how it works. To show you how to convert this to a 1-1/4 inch receiver, it is pretty easy. This bushing is basically a press-on fit. So you can just take a screwdriver and just kind of pry it away a little bit and it comes apart. And there you have it, it is ready for a 1-1/4 inch receiver hitch. Next we will go ahead and install it on a typical 2-inch receiver hitch. more
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Posted: 9/11/2008 4:09:13 PM
Today we are going to show you part number S63360 from Swagman. This is a bicycle rack that is designed to fit 1-1/4 inch hitches only. It will carry up to 2 bikes. The design of this rack does fold away and fold up for easy storage. This bicycle rack is also tilted to allow you easy access to the rear of your vehicle. Next, we will go ahead and install in a typical class I receiver hitch and show you how it works. When you install the bicycle rack, it actually comes with a bolt instead of a pin and clip. So what it does, it basically just threads into the hitch and bicycle rack. And what that gives you is a built in anti-sway device and it is also harder to steal the bike rack off the vehicle. And after you have your bolt installed, you go ahead and it comes with a safety clip too. The next feature we are going to show actually is the tilting of this bicycle rack. It is pretty easy. You pull this pin out here, take it out, and you tilt the whole assembly down. And that way you have easy access to the trunk area of your vehicle. more
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Posted: 9/8/2008 5:17:32 PM
Today we are going to show you part number 59403 from Rola, the TX 103 bike carrier. This three-bike hitch mounted bike carrier will work on a 1-1/4 or 2-inch receiver. We will go ahead and install it on a typical 2-inch receiver and show you how it works. When you are first assembling your bike rack, you have a choice of setting it up for a 2-inch or 1-1/4 inch receiver hitch. If you are going to use it for 1-1/4, it is just a simple task of taking the shank and installing it in here and putting the bolts through. Now if you need to use it for a 2-inch receiver hitch, you will be assembling it this way. You would take these two pieces of steel, which would basically be like a bushing, and you would put those on each side of the 1-1/4 inch shank, and that would fit up on the inside of here. Then there is just the simple step of tightening the bolts, and the bicycle rack will be ready for a 2-inch receiver hitch. more
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Posted: 9/2/2008 6:03:41 PM
Today we are going to show you A30404TW200 from SportRack. What we have here is a 4 bike folding and towing rack for 2 inch hitches. A few nice details about this bicycle rack are first off this bike rack does fit only 2 inch receiver hitches. But you have an option of having only 2 pin holes on the shank itself. So you can bring it in even closer to the vehicle or further away depending on your bumper and hitch combination. Also on the shank here is the pivot mechanism basically allows you to pull this pin back and allows you to tilt the rack backwards to allow you access to the back of your vehicle. We will go ahead and show you just how that works. You pull out the clip and then you pull out the pin. Then it folds back and out of the way so you can get to the back of your vehicle. more
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Posted: 9/1/2008 11:04:10 PM
Today we are going to show you part number TH916. This is the Thule T2 bike rack for 2 inch trailer hitches only. This is a wheel mount and it is also expandable. Some of the features of this bike includes that it accommodates most bikes regardless of frame designs, suspension or even wheel size. The bike rack folds up next to the vehicle when not in use and the support arms of the mounting system pull down for easier storage. It has a built in anti sway device that stabilizes the bike rack and hitch receiver. The bike carrier tilts down for more convenient access to the rear cargo area of the vehicle. The mounting system is designed for quick and easy loading of bikes into the carrier. There is no wheel removal necessary. The cushion bar on the front of the mounting mechanism secures the bike at the fork and adjusts to the wheel height. Then the rear wheel mount slides to adjust to the bike length. The rubber straps secure bike wheels at the front and the back of the carrier. more
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Posted: 9/2/2008 3:47:40 PM
Today we are going to be showing you part number 40123 from Draw Tite. This is their folding 3 bike towing rack for 2 inch trailer hitch receivers. This is a 3 bike carrier that mounts to the shank of a class III, 2 inch square ball mount which is not included with this package. It includes 3 bolts to ensure a snug fit and a minimum 10 inch clearance is required between the hitch pin hole and the ball hole for mounting. Extra long ball mounts with a rise/drop usually do not work because of the angled metal supporting the ball mount face. This is a tilting bike rack and it also locks into place when not in use. You can tell that it has, of course, the 3 cradles on the top there which screw down to ensure stability while you are driving down the road. more
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Posted: 8/30/2008 6:03:52 PM
Today we are going to show you part number V91150 from Valley. This is their 3 bike towing 2 armed rack for 2 inch trailer hitch receivers. It is a real nice and easy to use bicycle rack. You can attach it to your ball mount that goes directly to your hitch receiver. Also, you can use the provided stinger, which is the part that replaces the ball mount and goes into the hitch, and you can use your bicycle straight from there. What is also really nice about this bicycle rack is that it actually folds flat, almost completely flat, when you are not using it. You simply take these arms and just fold them over on top of themselves. Then fold this flat so you have a nice narrow form which you can easily store in the corner of a garage some where. We will go ahead and install our bicycle rack. It is actually pretty easy. As we have shown right here this is the actual stinger that comes with this bicycle rack in case you are not using a ball mount. This could easily be a ball mount if you already have one existing. What you do to install this is take this cap off and go ahead and slide this onto the stinger. Then push down on this handle right here, you have to use a pretty good amount of force and it locks into place. Then you put your safety pin in and re install your cap. more
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Posted: 8/26/2008 4:34:06 PM
Today we are going to show you part number S64910 from Swagman. What we have here is their three bike bicycle rack that is designed exclusively for a two inch receiver hitch. We will show you the features of this bicycle rack starting from the bottom and we will work our way up. The first of is where it inserts into the hitch. It is kind of nice that it has actually two positions to choose from and we will show you how that works. As you can see here, we have it pretty close to the bumper and we can actually take out the pin and pull it out an additional three inches to give a little bit of extra clearance if you need it. And going on to here, this particular joint is a non-tilting unit which is nice because you can actually use this unit on the back of fifth wheel trailers or RVs. With most other bicycle racks you really are not supposed to do that, especially with the tilting models. But with the three bike rack you can do that, four and five you can not do, but the three bike you can. You also want to maintain a minimum ground clearance on the bicycle rack from the ground a minimum of 15 inches. more
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Posted: 8/30/2008 1:21:40 PM
Today we are going to show you part number S64665 from Swagman, their four bike wheel mount carrier that is also folding. We will cover some of the nice points about this bicycle rack. First we will cover the wheel mounts themselves. They are pretty neat. What is nice about these is that they are fully adjustable on the rack itself. You just loosen this knob and you can adjust up to any size bike. Also the wheel mounts have these Velcro straps that go around and keeps the wheel tide to the rack just in case something comes loose. The next feature is, what is nice about this post here, it actually can be folded down and out of the way when you are storing it. It is pretty simple. You just pull this pin, lay it down and go ahead and re-install the pin. That way when it is in its fold up position it will not rattle around. We will go on and move on to the top of this post here to the hooks. This is really nice. First off they are ratcheting style, so you do not have to worry about tightening or loosening them every time, you can just push them into place and they will stay locked. The hooks themselves have heavy padding on them so they will not scratch your bike frames or anything like that. We will go ahead and install the bike rack. It slides into a two inch receiver only. more
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Posted: 8/29/2008 5:00:24 PM
Today we are going to be showing you part number A30703FB this is the folding 3 bike carrier for 1 and a 1/4 and 2 inch trailer hitches from SportRack. SportRack has constructed a very solid, yet very versatile bike carrier. The rubber knob cradles protect your equipment from scratches and, when not in use on your vehicle, it folds completely out of the way. When you get home it totally collapses, taking up the least mount of storage space then any other bike rack we sell. The weight capacity is 132 pounds and accepts bikes with frames up to 2 and a 1/4 inches in diameter. This bike also includes a locking knob on the very last arm, which ensures security for bikes when you travel on down the road. It also comes with a set of keys to lock it. Before we show you how to convert the shank we are going to show you how this folds up for the maximum amount of storage capabilities in your garage. You loosen this pin here and it just folds up to a very convenient folding position like so. Then you just replace the pin. more
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Posted: 8/28/2008 10:57:57 AM
Today we are going to be showing you part number A30403 the folding 3 bike carrier for 1 inch and 1/4 and 2 inch trailer hitches. This is called the Sport Rack Escape 3. The features of this includes that it carriers up to 3 bikes, it works with many alternative and larger tubed frame bikes and it has a dual arm design which offers great bike support and 3 attachment points for each bike. Also it has a anti sway cradle which attaches to the upright or angled bar of the bike frame to help keep bikes from swaying front to back as you are driving down the road. The soft cradles slide front to back and rotate to help accommodate many types of bikes. The carrier is also powder coated to resist corrosion. The bike rack tilts down to allow access to the rear of your vehicle. The top support arms also collapse for travel without bikes or for storage. The bike rack includes a threaded anti rattle hitch pin that prevents the bike rack from swaying back and forth. more
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Posted: 8/26/2008 1:06:44 AM
Today we are going to show you part number TH914. This is the folding 4 bike carrier for inch and a 1/4 and 2 inch trailer hitches, the Thule Roadway. It is easy to use and it carries up to 4 bikes, as mentioned before. The roadway by Thule has a dual arm design that accommodates a wider variety of bikes. It has soft cradles that keep the bikes tightly secured to the carrier. There is also an anti sway strap to keep bikes from rocking back and forth while you travel. You may conveniently use this bike rack with either a 1 inch and a 1/4 or a 2 inch receiver. It has 2 quick release levers which allow it to tilt towards you to gain better access to the rear of the vehicle. It also has a quick release lever at the top of the bike rack so that the arms fold down for better storage capabilities. It has a built in anti rattle device that reduces the vibration and noise of the rack and hitch while you are traveling down the road. more
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Posted: 8/21/2008 5:58:49 AM
Today we are going to show you part number TH912 this is the folding tube bike carrier for 1 inch and 1/4 and 2 inch trailer hitches. This is the Thule Roadway. The Thule Roadway carrier, for up to 2 bikes, has the quick and easy hitch switch that allows you to just flip the switch to fold the bike carrier down and away from the rear of the vehicle. The switch also makes it super convenient to fold the arms down when not in use. The dual arm construction with rotating cradles lets you carry a wider variety of bikes without the use of an adapter. An anti sway strap and built in anti rattle device keeps movement to a minimum while traveling. Also keep in mind that this can be upgraded with a no sway cage accessory which is part number TH955 which works exclusively with T3 cradles and prevents bikes from rocking back and forth on the carrier. more
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Posted: 8/20/2008 8:06:19 AM
Today we are going to be showing you part number TH958. This is the folding 2 bike carrier for 2 inch trailer hitches, the Thule Parkway. This carrier has a dual arm design for extra stability during your trip. The soft rubber cradles that are made to protect your bike frame while keeping it secure. This is perfect for weekly trips to the park or annual family vacations. The Thule Parkway is an excellent addition to your vehicle for more travel with your bikes. We will go ahead and show off these features starting off with putting the bike rack into the hitch and showing you how the anti rattle device works. Lift the bike rack into the hitch and line up the holes on the side. The anti rattle device simply screws in. That is going nowhere. Next we will show you the tilt feature. You simply pull the pin towards the bottom near the shank and you let the bike rack fall towards you which gives you more clearance to the rear of your vehicle. Next we will be going ahead and putting the bike onto the bike rack. We will get a standard frame bike to keep things simple. Then we will show you how the cradles work. more
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Posted: 8/13/2008 12:24:33 PM
Today we are going to show you part number 63123 from Tow Ready. What we have here is a folding 3 bike bicycle rack that will fit either an 1 inch and 1/4 class 2 receiver hitch or a 2 inch receiver hitch. This does carry up to 3 bikes. This bike rack does come with heavy duty Velcro straps to secure the bike to the carrier which will not allow it to be removed or be scratched. Also the cradles themselves have a rubber padding which will not allow the bikes to get scratched up and grips them nice and tight. Also this bicycle rack will tilt forward to allow access to the rear of the vehicle. Once again this will fit an inch and a 1/4 class 2 receiver hitch or a class 3 2x2 receiver hitch. It is really easy to convert it into an incha and a 1/4 since we have it in the 2 inch position right now. Pull this pin and all you have to do is spin it around and it is ready to go into a class 2 receiver hitch. more
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Posted: 8/19/2008 4:12:23 PM
Today we are going to show you part number TH956. This is the folding 4 bike carrier for 2 inch trailer hitches, also known as the Thule Parkway. It is perfect for a weekly trip to the park or an annual family vacation. The convenient tilting mechanism allows for easy access to the rear cargo area of your vehicle, while an anti rattle device secures the bike carrier to the hitch. It also comes with a safety strap to give your bikes just a little more security with you are driving down the road. Okay we are going to go ahead and put the bike rack into the hitch now and install the anti rattle device. Simply screw it in like so and Thule has a tightening tool you can use to tighten it down the rest of the way. Nice and tight and it will not be going anywhere. We will show you the tilting feature next. Undo the pin and let it fall forward and then you can get to the rear of your vehicle with ease and comfort. Next we are going to install a bike for you here. more
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Posted: 11/12/2008 3:25:17 PM
Today we are going to show you part number TH915 from Thule. What we have here is a folding 5 bike carrier for 2 inch trailer hitches. This is their Roadway model. We will go ahead and install it on our 2 inch receiver hitch and show you the features of this. We will go ahead and show you how this works. Line up the hole. And instead of a hitch pin, it does come with this bolt that you just thread it into the bike rack. Once you tighten the bolt down it acts as an anti sway device also. It makes a permanent connection to the hitch. Alright, this lower latch that you saw before lets you tilt the bike rack, so if it is on the back of your SUV, you can get back to the inside of your vehicle. To get the bicycle rack ready to accept the bikes, you need to pull on this latch up here, and pull the arms up into position, and it is ready to haul your bikes. Alright we will go ahead and throw on our bike now and show you how it works. It is pretty simple, just lay it on the cradles and then take your straps and pull them tight over your bike. Same thing with your one in the back, you can pull it over and there you have it. Your bike is secured and you can do that with 4 more bikes. more
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Posted: 8/18/2008 8:56:22 AM
Today we are going to show you part number TH954 from Thule. This is the Ridgeline 4 bike hitch carrier. It carries up to 4 bikes comes with anti sway knob as well as anti sway for the bikes after they are installed. It comes with 2 locks, one for the actual hitch itself and one for the bikes after they are installed as well. This is a tilting bike rack as well as a folding bike rack which provides better storage for you when you are not using it. It can be converted into 1 inch and 1/4 by removing covering on the shank. All that requires is an alan key to unscrew it. Before we install this into our 2 inch hitch we are going to show you how convert it into 1 inch and a quarter. You go to this screw here and take this alan key and simply loosen it off, unscrew it, and this sheath slides off and it is ready for your inch and a quarter application. more
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Posted: 8/12/2008 4:12:00 PM
Today we are going to show you part number S64661 this is the 2 bike carrier turbo bumper mount rack. The turbo rack system features solid steel construction and a tough powder coat finish. It has 3 different rack platforms towing, bumper or hitch mounted racks to handle all of your bike travel needs. The turbo rack transports 2 bikes and includes 6 adjustable tie down points. It is also corrosion resistant. Now to show off some of these features here, the bumper attachment point as you can see are these 2 u bolts right here. Also you have adjustable wheel wells which, by simply loosening them, you can move back and forth as needed. It also has these Velcro straps here that will hold the wheel down to ensure it truly does not go anywhere. It also has a bar right here that is a tie down point. As stated before it carriers 2 bikes. This has been part number S64661 the 2 bike carrier turbo bumper mount rack. more
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Posted: 8/6/2008 3:41:33 PM
Today we are going to show you part number S64960. This is the Swagman 4 bike single arm bike rack for 2 inch receiver hitches. We are going to go ahead and show you the features of this bike rack starting from the bottom up and throw on some bikes. As you can see this has a standard hitch pin and clip. It also has another hole here which means you can push this in further if you wish or further out. It has 2 points of entry to actually clip it into the trailer hitch, which can give you anywhere from 3 to 4 inches of extra clearance on the back of your vehicle. Starting with the front cradle, you can actually see that it has a locking mechanism on it. You simply turn it like so and it locks down, so it can not open or close and it is pretty much locked into position. Now to operate these you just lift up on this handle here and you can see that there are these nice grooves here that actually keep the bikes cables from getting mashed up against the frame. It is a very good thing to have. It also has this very nice padding here that keeps the bike frames nice and scratch free when you are driving down the road. If you look underneath here you can actually see 2 bolts, or 2 nuts actually. If you loosen or tighten these up you can move these from side to side or back and forth. This one here we have already tilted to the side to accommodate an alternative style bike frame. more
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Posted: 7/22/2008 8:13:22 AM
Today we are going to show you part number A101 from Kuat. This is a folding and locking 3 bike aluminum rack for 2 inch trailer hitches. This is a Kuat Alpha Orange model. This is one of the more unique bicycle racks on the market and is available in 2 different colors. It is built out of light weight aluminum. The cradles are adjustable and they rotate around, and you can also push them back and forth. The whole assembly can fold flat, so it does not take up much space when you are not using it. Next we will talk about one of the best parts about this bicycle rack. It is built completely out of aluminum and is really light weight, weighing under 15 pounds. What we have here is their 3 bike bicycle carrier and we will show you how it works. Once you get the bike rack out of the hitch, you can fold this up as well. You just pull out the pin and this whole assembly spins around. And what is really nice about this is the fact that you can toss it anywhere out of the way, you do not have to worry about it. It is also available in black (A102). more
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Posted: 8/6/2008 10:08:26 AM
Today we are going to show you part # B201 from Kuat. This is the 3 bike bicycle rack. One of the best things about this bike rack is that it is extremely light. This will also fit in your trunk space for easy storage thanks to it folding capacity. Again it is really light, you can almost toss it anywhere. It is also available in this chrome black color as well. We will show you how to open it up from the stored position. It is pretty simple. Undo this pin right here first and then flip it all the way around to the other side. Next you can reinstall your pin and install it in your hitch. It is easy to install. You just slide it into the hitch and align it with the hitch pin holes. Then after it is aligned you just put a standard 5/8 pin into place. You may notice it is slightly wobbly right now. You just spin this knob down here and it will tighten up the built in anti-rattle device. Now a lot of the slack is taken out. When you get ready to carry some bikes all you need to do is flip the arms up. more
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Posted: 8/6/2008 1:32:49 PM
Getting Started with your Rola Bike Rack: Once you unpack your bike rack, theres a couple of things you wanna check before you start your assembly. One would be to check the locks and make sure they work. Simply look down the barrel and make sure the locking mechanisms work. Try it on the cable too. The other key to try is on the latch. The final thing to check would be the measurements on the outside edge of the cradles and compare them to your bikes. This way you dont have to go through the trouble of taking the rack apart when the bikes dont fit. more
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Posted: 8/6/2008 3:29:30 PM
Well cover the features of this rack starting from the bottom up. Well start with its anti-rattle device. As you can see the hitch pin is actually a bolt that goes in to the side of the bicycle rack and helps keep it in place, keeps it from rattling and is an added security feature as well. The next feature is the tilting action of this bicycle rack. This allows you to tilt the rack back to be able to get to the back of your SUV, van or whatever so you dont have to take off the rack completely. As you can see its just a simple pin with its own built in clip to help keep everything in place. Working our way to the top, well show you the cradles here. The cradles have a nice cushion of rubber which will definitely last for years of service. Also the Velcro tie-downs offers infinite adjust ability for different frames of bicycles. Theres a lot of different variety of thicknesses of the top tubes of the bikes, and this will handle virtually every one of them. Now well show you how a bike actually gets installed on the rack. As you see this bicycle rack can handle an alternative frame bike as well. Next well provide you with a measurement of the cradles themselves so you can compare this to smaller frame bikes such as kids bikes. It looks like the measurement is 8 1/2 inches wide overall and about 3 3/4 inches deep. There you have it, this is the Tow Ready bicycle rack, part # 63124. more
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Posted: 8/6/2008 3:33:47 PM
This is a swing away bicycle rack that only fits a two inch receiver hitch and is good for four bikes. We will demonstrate this rack to you and we will do that by installing the rack onto the vehicle and showing you how it works. As you can see, we have our completed assembly now, what we will do is show you how a couple of bikes will mount on to the rack. We will start off with a standard frame bicycle. We will now show you how an alternative frame sits on the rack. Our final touch will be to install the top clamp. As you can see the top plate is installed and basically the bikes are ready to go down the road. more
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Posted: 7/20/2008 11:08:11 PM
This bicycle rack is good for 5 bikes and fits only a two inch receiver hitch. We will start off with how this rack goes together. What we can do next is demonstrate how the bikes actually get attached to the cradles. Step one is to insert your safety pin to make sure the rack will not go anywhere. Now let us install the bicycle. As you can see, this is how a standard frame bicycle will attach to the rack. Next we will show you how an alternative frame will mount onto here. What is nice about this rack is the cradles themselves can be tilted left or right as stated before, and it will accommodate the alternative frame bike. As you can see this rack will hold an alternative frame bike just nicely and level just like the bike behind it without the use of an adapter bar. more
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Posted: 8/6/2008 3:52:58 PM
This is a bike rack is made for two bikes and only fits a 2 inch receiver hitch. The first step involves taking the straps off the cradles so we can put the bike on. We have done that so lets grab a bike and put it on there and see how it looks. As you can see here, this bicycle rack here will accept a standard bicycle frame, in this case a road bike. Now we will show it to you with an alternative frame bike. As you can see this is how the bicycle rack handles with an alternative frame bike. There is a little bit of an angle but still steady and will not go anywhere. While we have the bike on here we will show you some of the features that make this bike rack a pretty good deal. First off we will show you the straps in the cradles themselves. As you can see those are easy to use rubber straps that hold the bike in place. It is all rubber to metal contact, you will not scratch it and it is easy to use. more
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Posted: 8/6/2008 3:52:02 PM
These are the parts that will consist of the bicycle rack, well show you how they come together. One stipulation is that this is made only for a two inch receiver hitch. Well start by ing our shank into our hitch. Well use the bottom half here and then use our hitch pin/anti-sway bolt to hold it in place. Next well install the swing out arm portion of the bike rack. The swing arm assembly consists of the bolt, two washers and a nut. Now well install the main body of the bicycle rack. Again this will install with the same bolt, two washers and a nut. The next step is to go ahead and assemble the lock assembly for the hitch pin. Step one we have to take off the protective covers off the locks themselves, step two well install the lock cylinders, and three well test its operation. Now well test the lock on the hitch pin to verify that it works. With the first lock done well move on the second lock which has the same procedure for installing it. This will be for the cable lock for the bicycles. Lets go ahead and test our lock. Lets get the rack ready to accept the bikes, what we have to do first is rotate the cradles facing the right side up. Then well get the straps out of our way and test fit the bike. Now we have the bike attached with the cradles, now well one up it by adding one of the anti-sway brackets. This will keep the bike from moving around on the rack. more
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Posted: 8/6/2008 3:37:41 PM
We will cover some of the features of this rack, starting at the base. We will talk about the hitch pin or lack there of, instead of a hitch pin this assembly has a bolt that locks it into place. You screw it in, tighten it down, and essentially it makes the bike rack one piece for your hitch so it does not rattle around, move or make noise. Another nice feature about this rack is that the rack itself tilts in case you need to get into the back of your truck, SUV or whatnot. You simply unclip the pin and let the rack down so you can get in the back without having to take the whole assembly off. Next we will talk about the cradles themselves. They are real nice in the fact that they can be adjusted front to rear or left to right. Also the cradles themselves have grooves in them to keep room for your cables on your bike so they do not mash up against the frame. As an additional note, we will take an outside measurement of the cradles to see if it is compatible with your bicycle frame. It looks like overall it will be 12-1/4 inches. Now we will show you how a couple of different bike frames will fit on the rack. We will start off with the standard frame bicycle. As you can see if you look down the line of the cables, they go right into the grooves already made into the cradles so they will not get pinched against the frame. Now we will go ahead and install an alternative frame bicycle on the rack to show you how it mounts up. As you can see an alternative frame bicycle fits just nicely on this rack too. There you have it, part # TH957 from Thule, their Parkway model. more
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Posted: 8/6/2008 3:40:16 PM
Today we are going to show you part number A30901 from SportRack. This is their 2 bicycle rack designed for 1-1/4 and 2 inch receiver hitches. Now for the 1-1/4 inch receiver it does have to be a class 2 receiver hitch. We will go ahead and show you the features and what is really nice about this bicycle rack. We will go ahead and start by installing it in our 2 inch receiver hitch. It is pretty easy. Instead of a hitch pin, it comes with a bolt. You pull this safety clip out and it just unscrews like a normal bolt. Then you just slide it in aligning the holes before you reinstall the bolt. You go ahead and tighten it down with a 3/4 inch wrench. This bolt acts like a anti rattle device that makes the entire thing one solid assembly now. OK, once we have our bolt installed, we will install our safety pin just to make sure if it comes loose it will not come all the way out. more
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Posted: 7/22/2008 10:10:46 AM
Today we are going to show you part number A30902 from SportRack. This is the SportRack 4 bike carrier of the wheel mounted variety. We will go ahead and install it on our vehicle here and show you how it works. It is a real nice set up that holds all your bikes nice and secure. We will go ahead and install our wheel mount bicycle rack and see how it works. Now we will go ahead and install our anti sway bolt. It simply threads in then we tighten it in so we can install our safety pin on the other side. Now we will go ahead and unfold the rack so we can install our bikes. It is pretty simple. We have a few pins to pull out and we will reinsert them to keep our arms in the working position. Do the same thing on the front half. We will cover a couple of quick points about this. The wheel mounts themselves are pretty easy to adjust. Just loosen this knob and you can adjust them as needed. As a back up, this rack comes with some safety straps as well. more
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Posted: 7/22/2008 11:13:06 AM
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