Best 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee Bike Racks

Yakima FullTilt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Today on our 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee, we're test fitting the Yakima FullTilt. This is a folding and tilting 4 bike rack. It's been designed for use with 1 1/4 or with 2 inch hitches. The FullTilt is going to use 3 cradles and straps to hold our bike in place. We've got 2 for the top frame tube up here, also 1 there on the rear for the anti-sway. It does a great job at keeping that bike from moving forward and back.

Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Today on our 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee we've got the Thule T2 here. We're test fitting it to see what kind of room we've got between it and the vehicle. For the T2, is a folding and tilting 2 bike rack it's been designed for use in two inch hitches the part number on it is TH9044. T2 does a great job of holding our bike in place without ever making contact with the frame. You've got a front wheel hook right up here. It gets mounted just in front of the front break caliper close enough to it so it's on the back side of the top part of the wheel but not close enough to it to make contact.

Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Today on our 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee, we've got out the Swagman XC2. We're going to test fit it and see how it stacks up against the rear of the vehicle here. Now, the XC2 is designed for use with inch and a quarter or with 2 inch hitches. It's a 2 bike platform style rack, part number on it is S64650. Now, this is a pretty easy rack to use, not a lot of hassle with getting a bike loaded and unloaded. You see we've got a front wheel hoop, a rear wheel hoop, and then a frame clamp, so those are going to be the points of contact. The frame clamp, nice soft material here, it's going to have some give to protect the frame, but still as you can see, holds it really nice and steady.

Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Today on our 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee we've got out the Thule Roadway here and we're test fitting it just to see what kind of space we've got between it and the Jeep itself. Now the Roadway is a 2 bike, hanging style rack. It's been designed for use 2 inch hitches. The part number on it is TH912XTR. The rack's going to hold the bike using 3 straps. 2 for the top frame and 1 down lower here on the seat too. As you can see, that does s a good job of preventing any sway forward and back. As we pull down on our straps and now that'll release them.

Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Today on our 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee we've gotten out the Thule Vertex Swing and we're test fitting it to see how it fits on the back of the vehicle here. Well the Vertex Swing is a swing away four bike rack. It's been designed for use with two inch hitches. Part number on it is TH9031XT. First thing you see is the cable lock here. That's gonna come from the mast right to the back of one of our cradle arms.

Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Today on our 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee we've got out the Thule Vertex. We're going to test fit it, see what kind of room and spacing between the rack and the vehicle. The Vertex is a 4-bike hanging style rack. It's been designed to fold and tilt. Part number on it is TH9029XT. This bike rack works good in 1-1/4 and in 2-inch hitches.

Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Today on our 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee, we're doing a test fit on the Swagman Dispatch. This is a platform style two bike rack. It's been designed for use in two inch hitches and it is RV approved. Part number is S64684. The Dispatch is going to use a frame hook. The two wheel cradles to hold our bike in position. Each wheel cradle is going to have a cam buckle strap.

Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Today on our 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee, we've got out the Swagman Trailhead and we're test fitting it just to see kind of how it fits the back of the vehicle here. The Trailhead's a four bike hanging style rack, it's designed to fold up and also tilt away from the vehicle. Part number on it is S63380. This rack's going to work great for your inch and a quarter and two inch hitches, it uses four straps, it's one more than we typically see, to hold the bike in place. We're going to have two here on the top two, we've got one here on the rear portion of the top two, and then also an anti-sway. It does a great job of keeping that bike from moving too much forward or back.

Curt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Today in our 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee, we've got the Curt Premium Folding and Tilting 4 bike rack. This bike rack is designed for use with two-inch hitches. The part number on it is C18064. The Curt Premium Bike Rack is going to use three straps to hold our bike in place. We've got two for the frame up here on the top tube, and then on the seat too. That does a good job of keeping our bike from moving forward or back. It's called the anti-sway strap.

Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee

All right. On this 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee, we're going to do a test fit of part number TH934XTR from Thule. This is the Hitching Post Pro. A few things about this bicycle rack that it will 1 receiver hitches. Both class I and class II. However, if a class I application limited to carrying just two bicycles.

Yakima SwingDaddy 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Alright, today on this 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee were going to do a test fit of part number Y02422 from Yakima; this is the Swingdaddy 4 Bicycle rack. One thing to know about this bicycle rack is that it is designed for 2-inch receiver hitches only. Now well start off our test fit by installing the bike rack into the hitch and then well go ahead and anti-rattle bolt and put the safety pin on the other side. With the bicycle rack installed, we can go ahead and get some clearance measurements. From bicycle rack to the bumper clearance is going to 3 inches. Ground clearance is going to be 16 inches.

Yakima StickUp 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Alright, today on this 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee were going to do a test fit of part number Y02420 from Yakima; this is the Stickup 2 Bicycle rack. A few things to know about this bicycle rack is that it is designed for 1 -inch receiver hitches class 2 only. This will also work with 2-inch receiver hitches with the included spacer and thats what were working on today. Now well start off our test fit by installing the bike rack into the hitch then well install the anti-rattle bolt then put the safety pin on the other side. With the bicycle rack installed, we can go ahead and get some clearance measurements. As the closest point to the bike rack to the bumper, were looking at a distance of 2 inches.

Yakima Holdup Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Alright, today on this 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee, were going to do a test fit of part number Y02433 from Yakima; this is the Holdup 2-Bike rack. One thing to know about this bicycle rack is that its designed for 2-inch receiver hitches only. Now well start off our test fit by installing the bike rack into the hitch then well tighten down the anti-rattle bolt and then install the lock on the other side. With the bike rack installed, we can go ahead and get some clearance measurements. From the bike rack to the bumper at its closest point will be 3 inches. Ground clearance to the very back of the rack and that will 21 inches.

Thule Parkway 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Today on our 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee, we're going to do a test fit of part number TH958 from Thule, the Parkway Tube bike carrier. One thing to know about this bicycle rack, that it is designed for two-inch receiver hitches only. So well go ahead and start off our test fit by installing the bike rack into the hitch. Then well go ahead and tighten down the anti-rattle bolt. All right. We can go ahead and get some clearance measurements.

Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Alright, today on this 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee, were going to do a test fit of part number TH990XT from Thule, the Doubletrack Platform Style Bike Carrier. A few things to know about this bicycle rack that it will work with 1-1/4-inch receiver hitches both class 1 and class 2 and this will also work with a 2-inch receiver with the included spacer, and thats what well be working with today on this Jeep. Now, well start off our test fit by installing the bike rack into the hitch. Well tighten down the anti-rattle bolt and then install the lock. With the rack folded up, clearance from the bike rack to the bumper is going to be 2 inches. Then well go ahead and unfold the bike rack and get some clearance measurements.

Thule Apex 4 Swing Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Thule Apex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Today on this 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee, were going to do a test fit of part number TH9025 from the Thule, the Apex 4 Bicycle Carrier. A few details to know about this bicycle rack that it will rack with 1-1/4-inch receiver hitches both class 1 and class 2. However, when you use this with a class 1 receiver hitch, its limited of carrying just two bicycles. And this will also work with a 2-inch receiver hitch with the included spacer and thats what well be working with today. Now, well start off our test fit by installing the bike rack into the hitch. Well make sure that the integrated hitch pin snaps in place and then we can go ahead and tighten down the anti-rattle knob.

Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Alright, today on this 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee, were going to do a test fit of part number S63410 from Swagman. This is the Titan IV Bike Carrier. Alright, a few keep points to know about this bike rack that it will work 1-1/4-inch receiver hitches both class 1 and class 2. However, when you uses the class one receiver hitch, its limited to carrying just two bicycles. Now, this will also work with a 2-inch receiver hitch with the included spacer and thats what well be working with today. Now, well start off our test f it by installing the bike rack into the hitch.

SportRack EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Today on this 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee, were going to do a test fit of part number A30901 from SportRack. A few notes to know about this bicycle that it will work with 1-1/4-inch receiver hitches both class 1 and class 2. This will also work with a 2-inch receiver hitch with the included spacer, and thats what were working with today on our Jeep. Well go ahead and start up our test fit by installing the bike rack into the hitch. Well tighten down the anti-rattle bolt and then install the safety pin on the other side. Alright, now Ill go ahead and unfold the bike rack and well go ahead and get some clearance measurements.

Pro Series Q-Slot Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Alright, today on this 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee we're going to do a test fit of part number PS63134 the Pro Series Q-Slot Bike Rack. Alright, a couple things about this bike rack is that it can work with 1-1/4 receiver hitches both Class I and Class II, and this will also work with a 2-inch receiver hitch with the included spacer and that's what we'll be working with today. We'll start off our test fit by installing the bike rack into the hitch then we'll install the hitch pin and clip. Then we'll unfold the bicycle rack and get some clearance measurements. Clearance of the bike rack to the bumper is going to be 8-1/2 inches, ground clearance at the back is going to be 17-1/2 inches. Now we'll go ahead and fold down the center post and check access to the back of the Jeep.

Kuat Sherpa Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Alright, today on this 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee, were going to do a test fit of part number S102 from Kuat, the Sherpa Bicycle Rack. Okay, a few key points about this bicycle rack is that it's designed for 1-1/4-inch receiver hitches both class 1 and class 2 and this will also work with 2-inch receiver hitches with the included spacer. Next, what well be working with today is a 2-inch receiver hitch on our Jeep. Now, we'll go ahead and start the test fit by installing the bike rack into the hitch. Well go ahead and install the hitch pin and then lock on the other side. Well pull back in the bike rack to put some tension in the pin and then go ahead and tighten down the anti-rattle knob.