Best 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan Bike Racks

Inno Roof Bike Racks Review - 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan

Speaker 1: Today, on a 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan, we're gonna be test fitting the INNO Fork Lock III Bike Rack System. That's gonna be part number INA391. As you can see, we already have a bike installed, so let's go ahead and take a look at some of these features. If we look at our bike itself, we're gonna see it's secured at two different points of contact. Back on the rear, we have this real wheel strap that comes up and around the frame of our back wheel, and straps it into this cradle onto our bike rack. We're gonna see that this cradle is adjustable back and forth, to accommodate any length bike you might have.

Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan

Speaker 1: Today on our 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan, we're gonna be test fitting the Swagman E-Spec 2-Electric Bike Platform Rack and that's gonna be part number S64689. As you can see, we do have a bike installed so let's take a look at some of the features.Now, like I said, this is an electric bike platform rack so it has the ability to carry up to two electric bikes weighing up to 70 pounds each. So that's a pretty neat feature about it. If we come in here, we see we have these little cradles that don't pivot back and forth, however, if you loosen 'em like this, you can adjust 'em back and forth and accommodate any length bike you might have. Each cradle is gonna come with a rubber strap and a rubber protector to protect the frame of your wheel.And if we come over and see how our bike is secured, we're gonna have three different points of contact. We're gonna have this strap with this rubber protector in there to protect the frame of our wheel.

Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan S64692

Speaker 1: Today, on our 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan, we're going to be testing the Swagman Quad 2+2 two-bike and four-bike platform-style rack. Now, it's going to be part number S64692. As you can see, we already have a bike installed, so let's take a look at some of the features.Now, the first one I want to point out is that you see we have this set up for a four-bike set up. But if we come down here, we can loosen the bolt and remove it. From there, we can pull off this two-bike extension, shortening it to a two-bike rack rather than a four. So, just for those where you don't feel like taking all four bikes out, you can miniaturize it down to a two-bike rack.If we come and look at these cradles, we're going to see that they don't pivot back and forth.

Yakima Roof Bike Racks Review - 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan

Speaker 1: Today, on our 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan, we're going to be test fitting the Yakima HighRoad Roof Bike Rack. That's going to be part number Y02114. As you can see, we already have a bike installed. Let's take a look at some of the features.If we look at the bike itself, we're going to find out that it's secured at three different points of contact. On the back, we have this rubber wheel strap that comes out, up and over the back wheel and pulls down on the bottom of the frame of the wheel into this cradle right here. If we come to the front, we're going to see two different wheel hoops on the front part and the back part of our front wheel.Just going to hop up here real quick, so I can show you guys.

Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan S64650

Today on our 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan we're doing a test fit of the Swagman XT2 platform-style 2-bike rack. That part number is S64650. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you how we do that, go over some features of the rack, and take a few measurements. How our bike is secured down, in the center we have a frame hook. This is the only thing that's going to hold our bike down into our wheel cradles.

Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan

Today on our 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan, we're doing a test fit of the Thule T2 Pro platform style two-bike rack. That part number is TH9034. The first thing we're going to do is show you one of the key features of this rack. We come to the back portion at the handle. We're going to squeeze that together. We can tilt our bike rack away from our vehicle.

Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan TH912XTR

Today on our 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan we're doing a test fit of the Thule Roadway hanging-style 2-bike rack. That part number is TH912XTR. Now we're first going to show you how we secure our bike down. We'll go over some features and take a few measurements. Starting off with how we secure our bike into place, we have two cradles with three straps altogether. We've got two on our frame and then one as our anti-sway in the back.

Yakima FullTilt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan

Today on our 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Yakima full-tilt. This is going to be your hanging style for bike rack part number Y02462. As you can see we've already got our bike up here on our cradle arm. You can see what it's going to look like once we have it fully assembled and in place on the back of our vehicle. This bike rack does come with your inch and a quarter, as well as a 2 inch adapter, as you can see down here. It will be attached using it's own self-tensioning and auto pin. Lets go ahead and go through a few things, starting off with our measurements.

SportRack Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan

Today on our 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Sportrack Ridge III, hanging style, 3-bike rack. Part number SR2403. This bike rack is going to come with an 1 1/4 and a 2-inch shank. The 1 1/4 inch shank will be compatible with your class one and two receivers and your class three receivers will be good with that adapter and that two inch. As you can see, we've already got our bike up here in place. You can see what it's going to look like once you have it fully assembled and on the back of your vehicle. Let's start off by getting a few measurements starting at the front and down here.

Kuat NV Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan

Today on our 2012 dodge grand caravan we're going to be doing a test fit of the Kuat NV platform style 4 bike rack. Part number N105-107. This rack comes specifically with a 2 inch shank for your 2 inch receivers only. As you can see we already have a bike up here so you can see what it's going to look like once you have it fully assembled and in place on the back of your vehicle. Let's start off by getting a few measurements. Our closest distance will be our first measurement.

Inno Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan

Today on 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan we're going to be doing a test fix of the Inno Tire Hold 3, part number INH305-306. This is going to be your platform style 3 bike rack. You can see that we already have our bike up here on our platform, so you can see what's it going to look like once you have it fully assembled and in place on the back of your vehicle. Note that this bike does come with an 1 1/4" shank, as well as that 2" adapter, but you will only be able to carry up to two bikes on this, and then it's going to be per your Class 1 hitches weight specifications. Let's go ahead and start by getting a few measurements. Our closest measurement will our first one, and that's going to be from the front bracket here to the back side of the bumper, at about 3/4 of an inch. Overall distance that we've added to the back of the vehicle from the rear of the bumper to the backside of the rack at about 37", and our rear ground clearance at about 16 3/4". The nice thing about this rack and when you have it loaded with your bikes on it you will be able to put it in the tilt position, as you can see there.

Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan th9031xt

Today on our 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Thule Vertex Swing, part number TH9031XT. As you can see, we've already got our bike up here on our cradle arms, so you can see what it's going to look like once you have everything fully assembled and on the back of your vehicle. This bike rack only comes with a 2 inch shank, and that will fit your class 3, or 2 inch receivers. Let's go ahead and start off by getting a few measurements. Our first measurement will be our closest measurement from the back side of the bumper to the front side of the T handle located here at about 4 3/4 inches. Overall distance that we've added to the vehicle, from the rear of the bumper to the back of the cradle arms at about 35 inches. Our ground clearance from the bottom side of the shank and platform at about 10 1/2 inches. Let's move up front, and we'll talk about the swing option.

SportRack Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan sr2415

Today on our 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Sport Rack Ridge Swing. This will be your Hanging Style 4-Bike Rack with the Swing-Away Option, Part #SR2415. As you can see, we've already got our bike up here on our platform so you can see what it's going to look like once you have it fully assembled and on the back of the vehicle. It is going to come with a 2" shank only, attaching to our 2" receiver via an anti-rattle pull 00:05:26. Let's start off by getting a few measurements. Our closest distance will be our first measurement. From the front side of the handle here to the back side of the bumper at about 3 and 3/4". Overall distance that we've added to the vehicle from the rear of the bumper to the back side of the cradle arms is going to be about 32".

Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan Th9029xt

Today on our 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan, we're going to be doing a test fitting of the Thule Vertex. This is going to be your hanging style 4 bike rack part # TH9029XT. As you can see, we've already got our bike up here on our cradle arm so you can see what it's going to look like once you have it fully assembled and in place on the back of your vehicle. This bike rack is going to come with your 1 1/4" as well as your 2" adapter for your shank, so you can use it with your class 1, 2 and 3 receivers. The thing you're going to need to keep in mind, though, is if you plan on using it with your class 1 receivers, which is that 1 1/4" diameter, that you're only going to be able to carry up to 2 bikes, and you're going to need to know the weight of those bikes, as well as the weight specifications on your class 1 receiver. Let's go ahead and start off by getting a few measurements. Our closest distance will be our first measurement from the brackets here on the front to the backside of the bumper, at about 2 1/4". Overall distance that we've added to the vehicle from the rear of the bumper to the rear of the cradle arms is going to be about 33 1/2", and our ground clearance on the backside underneath the shank, is going to be about 10 1/2". Now moving up top, we'll talk about the cradles and how our bike is secured to the rack.

SportRack Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan SR2405

Today on our 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan, we're going to be doing a test fit of the SportRack Ridge 5. This is going to be your hanging style five-bike rack, Part #SR2405. As you can see, we've already got one of our bikes up here in place on that front set of cradles. So, you can see what it's all going to look like once you have it fully assembled and in place on the back of your vehicle. Note that this rack does come with a two-inch shank for your two-inch receivers only. And it's also going to secure using a three-quarter inch anti-rattle bolt. We'll start off by getting a few measurements. The closest distance is going to be down here at the bottom to the backside of the bumper at about one inch. Overall distance from the backside of the bumper to the extent of the cradle arms here is going to be about thirty-six and a half inches. Now, let's go ahead and look at the bottom side for ground clearance.

Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan

Today on our 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan we're going to be doing a test fit of the Hollywood Racks Traveler 5 bike rack. That's going to be your hanging style 5 bike rack and as you can see, we've already go our bike up here in place. You can see what it's going to look like assembled and in place on the back of your vehicle. This going to be part number HR9200 and as you can see, it does come with a 2 inch shank attaching to our 2 inch receiver via an anti-ratable. Let's go ahead and start off by getting a few measurements. Our closest distance will be first. From the back side of the receiver to the front side of the bracket at about 8 inches.

Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan hr8500

Today on our 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan we're gonna be doing a test rack of the Hollywood racks traveler hanging style four bike rack. Part number HR8500. As you can see, we've already got our bike up here in place so you can see what it's going to look like once we have it fully assembled and on the back of out vehicle. This bike rack does come with a 2 inch shank . as you can see down here. Actually, it's going to be an inch and a quarter shank with a 2 inch adapter over the top to attach to our 2 inch receiver. Now if you do plan on using this with your class one or two receivers since that inch and a quarter will be compatible.

Yakima StickUp 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan

Today on our 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan, we'll be test fitting the Yakima StickUp 2 Bike Hitch Mounted Folding Bike Rack for both 1-1/4-inch and 2-inch hitches, part number Y02420. To begin our test fit, we'll make sure that our included adapter is attached to the bike rack shank. We'll now slide the bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. That will secure our bike rack to the vehicle. We'll now go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the bike rack is 10 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is 2-1/2 inches.

Yakima Holdup Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan

Today on our 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan, we'll be test fitting part number Y02433. This is the Yakima HoldUp 2 Hitch Mounted Folding Bike Rack with wheel mount cradles for 2-inches hitches. Now to begin our test fit, we'll simply slide the bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. This will secure our bike rack to the vehicle. Now, we'll go ahead and unfold the bike rack platform and open our hatch. And as you can see, we can gain full access to our rear hatch, opening the door completely.

Yakima SwingDaddy 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan

Today, on our 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan we will be test fitting the Yakima Swingdaddy 4 bike, hitch mounted swing away bike rack, part number Y02422. Now, to begin our test fit, we will simply 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. We will now go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the bike rack is 10-inches and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is 2-1/2 inches. We will now go ahead and pull the switch at the top of the bike rack mast to bring out the dual arms where we can undo the straps, exposing our cradles.

Thule Raceway Trunk Bike Rack Review - 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan

Today, on our 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan, we will be test fitting the Thule Raceway 2 bike carrier part number TH9001. Now, with our fit dial set to 11 as indicated in the instructions, we are now ready to place our bike rack up against the rear hatch. You will want to make sure that it rests on the bumper. We can then take our top 2 straps and hook them at the hinging point for our cargo door. We will take the lower straps and hook them on the bottom side of our cargo door. You may need to open the door to get the straps on the lower side.

Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan

Today, on our 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan, we will test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro, folding and tilting 4 bike carrier for both 1-1/4 and 2 inch hitches. A quick note on this bike rack, when using with a class one 1-1/4 inch hitch you are limited to 2 bikes. Now, to begin our test fit, we have already installed our included adapter for the 2-inch hitch so we will go ahead and slide the shank of the bike rack into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt and with that, our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. At this point, we can go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the bike rack is 9-1/2 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is 5 inches. Now we will go ahead and pull the pin at the bottom of the bike rack mast to tilt the mast down.

Thule Gateway 2 Bike Carrier Review - 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan

Today, on our 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan, we will be test fitting the Thule Gateway 2 bike carrier, part number TH9006. This is a trunk mounted bike rack. To begin our test fit, we have already preset our bike rack so we are ready to fit it to the vehicle. We will set the bike rack up against the rear hatch, making sure that it is resting on the rear bumper. We can then take the 2 top straps and hook them to the hinge part of our rear hatch. We will move down to the lower and side mounted strap where we will put the lower strap on the lower side of our hatch and the side strap just underneath the rear window of our rear hatch.

Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan

Today, on our 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan, we will be test fitting the Thule Double Track platform style platform carrier for both 1-1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number TH990XT. Now, with the included adapter already on our bike rack, we are ready to go ahead and fit it to the vehicle. We will simply slide the bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole and then install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolts. With the anti-rattle bolt tight, our bike is secured to the vehicle. We can give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the bike rack is 9-1/2 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is 1-1/2 inches.

Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan

Today, on our 2011 Toyota Camry we are going to do a test fit of part number S63410 from Swagman. This is a Titan 4 bike rack. As a few things to note about this bike rack, that it will work with 1-1/4 inch receiver hitches, both class 1 and class 2. However, if you are using it with a class 1 hitch, you are limited to carrying just 2 bikes. Now, this will also work with a 2-inch receiver hitch with provided spacer. We will begin our test fit by installing the bike rack into the hitch.