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Thule Bed Rider Truck Bed Bike Rack Review - Video

If you are taking your bike along for the ride than this is the to keep it secure. Corrosion resistant aluminum construction makes this expandable bike rack lightweight and easy to use. This bike rack comes equipped to hold two bikes, however a third bracket can be added by ordering part # BR1. This bike rack works great with all bed liners and bed sizes because of its telescoping nature of the device. As you can see by the telescoping design of this bicycle rack, it will expand pretty easily. Again we are using a smaller truck here but it can easily go up to a full size pickup. To do that, we push this button down and you can see we have a fair amount of adjustment on the width of the truck. Also about the brackets there is an infinite adjustment on those too. These brackets actually just clamp on to the telescoping rod itself. These two set screws is what holds everything in place. more

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Posted: 8/6/2008 3:42:16 PM

Thule Insta-Gater Truck Bed Bike Rack Review - Video

These easily installed single bike carrier allows for secure bikes wherever you go. With its rugged steel construction and powdered coating this bike rack is ready for any conditions you can put it through. Its easy front wheel clamping makes travel a breeze, and this will virtually work on any bicycle. First off well open our truck bed here, set inside our Insta-Gater, and theres a couple things to do first and well show you. First we need to lengthen the straps and well do that by pressing down on the center button and pulling them out. Now these straps here fit in between the tailgate and the bed of the truck. What happens is we close the tailgate and it traps them inside. That way the rack wont go anywhere. Now that we have the straps inside we need to tighten everything down, and this nice handy little ratchet will do that for us. more

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Posted: 8/6/2008 3:39:33 PM

Topline Expandable Truck Bed Bike Rack Review - Video

This is a two bike truck bed carrier from Topline. This lightweight compact is perfect for the on the go biker, with easy installation and removal it keep your bikes secure from bouncing around in the bed of your truck. This bike also comes with a locking key to keep honest people honest and is easily converted to carry more bikes. This is by using the add-a-bike system that is sold separately. Starting from top to bottom, well cover some of the parts we have here. On top here is the arm that reaches out and holds your bike, as you can see on the left hand side here there is a clamp, that is what gets clamped to the bed of your truck. Going to the second part, this is the bar that goes between your first bike and second bike. Together they will add stability and not go anywhere. more

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Posted: 8/6/2008 10:31:27 AM