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Swagman XTC2 Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
I installed this on a 2008 Volkswagen Passat Sedan. The etrailer reviews, and videos are really what sold me on this rack. This rack is well built and feels solid. It is easy enough to unbolt, fold it up, and toss it in the trunk when not in use. Having a threaded bolt securing the rack to the hitch may sound like a pain, but it really is not. Keep a ratchet in your car, and it unbolts quick enough. The trade off is that the rack does not move while driving. At ALL. The rack is easy to adjust for different bikes, and you can take off the parts if you only bring one bike. On the passat I needed a bungee to secure my pedal when using the inner position so that the pedal did not come in contact with the paint. The rack has plenty of clearance, and curves up. My car is lowered with sport springs, and the rack is nowhere near the road. If I had more cars, I would buy more of these swagman racks.
Installed and worked as advertised. We have two 29" Giant MBs that play well together on the rack. They don't touch or rub at all.
# 2
Thule Hitching Post Pro Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches
The good: I like the way the bikes are held in and the ability to add the upright adapters to the bike frame holders. The straps are quality too. For a jeep with a spare tire, this is the perfect length to clear it. This rack is 5 stars from the bike holders to the base of it. The bad: the 2"receiver adapter and bolt are insufficient. I wish they made this in a solid 2" hitch. The entire setup is held into the receiver by a very short bolt. It only goes about half way into the receiver tube. So your hitch is only "secured" on one side. A hitch pin or bolt should go through the receiver tube completely imo so it can be secured on the other end with a retaining clip or nut. Because this only goes in the one side, the entire weight of the rack plus bikes are held tight to one side of the receiver by the undersized bolt and washer. A few bumps down the road and that bolt loosens. Now instead of distibuting the weight of the rack and bikes on the receiver and post, it's completely up to the bolt to keep you from losing the rack. The bolt threads get damaged too. I took this down a dirt road and nearly lost everything. I had to buy my own bolt with hd fender washers and lock washers to correct this. Thule should've provided this from the start. The current short bolt design where only one side of the receiver secures the rack is unacceptable. This rack is 1 star at best for the connection to the receiver.
I bought this bike rack back in April but wanted to make sure I used it to give the best review. First I want to say I did a lot of research on bike racks and found this one to be the best one to fit my needs. The best price I found was on etrailer.com, at the time it was When I called the customer service to place my order, I spoke to Dan. He was very pleasant on the phone and took the time and listened to what I needed and understood my concerns. I ordered the bike rack and also ordered the Thule Snug Tite Hitch Lock and Anti-Rattle Device and the Thule Cable Lock w/ One Key System Lock. Dan suggested I also get the Thule Bike Adapter Bar, which I never even thought of getting. Delivery was in about two business days, which was really fast and at the time of order they were running a special free delivery over $99. When I went to put it together I noticed I was missing the flat cap screw M6 x 16mm, part number #853-5787-02. I emailed Dan and within 24 hours received an email that the part was sent out and also in the email their was a link to track the order. After I received the part I did notice that the flat cap screw was actually in the 2 inch adaptor sleeve. The instructions were very easy to read, and it took me about 20 minutes to put together. I did have an issue when I positioned the stinger into the cradle, with the 8mm locking nut, it was not staying tight and when I took it off I noticed the threads inside were gone, so I ended up going out to Lowes and buying a new one and its holds perfectly fine. I also had a question about that part because it is not a locking part and was worried someone would try to steal the rack. I contacted etrailer.com to find if they make a locking device for this and they said no but I can contact Thule to double check, I'm still waiting for an answer back from Thule. The weather finally broke and we installed the rack onto my hitch, tightened it and it doesn't rattle. When I finally used the rack and put my bike on, it did sway a little but at 50 mph I was very happy with it. The trailer comes out just enough away from my car that I do not have to fold completely out and I can open my trunk with no issues. I am very happy with my purchase and had a great customer experience with Dan. Would highly recommend ordering from them to anyone.
# 3
Thule Passage 3 Bike Carrier - Trunk Mount
Not great. Slightly dented my car on the first use with only two bikes on it :( Was hoping it would be easy and work well
So far so good.
# 4
Swagman XC2 Bike Rack for 2 bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
I like the overall design of this rack, but unfortunately after hauling a couple bikes around for a while the point where the crossbar connects has apparently rounded off so the rack swings back and forth. I've used rope to tie the ends of the rack to the car to stop this from getting worse, but it's inconvenient. Note: the hitch connection itself is good and solid, but the point where the crossbar connects to the bar coming from the hitch has gotten loose and there's no way that I can see to tighten it.
I own a 2005 Jeep Wrangler X with 31x10.5x15 oversized tires and wheels. I installed B6196001 HighRock 4x4 Oversize Tire Carrier by Bestop to carry larger spare tire. I needed a bike carrier that would carry our two crusier bikes and clear my spare tire. After measuring, I ordered: -> S64650 - Swagman 2-bike carrier -> 80300 - 7" Hitch Adapter 2" to 1-1/4" Trailer Hitch Receiver -> RM-061 - Roadmaster Quiet Hitch for 2" Trailer Hitches Our order arrived very quickly, etrailer.com upgraded the shipping. All these products arrived well packaged and without damage. In 15 minutes I had every thing assembled, installed on my Jeep and bikes loaded. The bike carrier is very well constructed, finish is excellent and easy to adjust. When adjusting wheel loops and loading bikes, make sure you pay attention to bike pedal position. I chose this extension because I did not want to use the adapter that comes with the bike carrier, I wanted as few parts as possible to keep rattles to a minimum and gives me more options for towing. The anti-rattle bolt/pin firmly secures the bike carrier to the extension and the Roadmaster Quiet Hitch keeps the extension adapter from rattling in the receiver. Road tested approximately 25 miles over rough city roads ( including railroad tracks ), county roads and highway. Bikes traveled very well without any rattles. I can remove my complete setup quickly, fold and put in rear of Jeep if desired. I am very well pleased with my purchase. Note to etrailer: Please consider offering Roadmaster Quiet Hitch in black to match receiver and accessories. Paul In the Land of Oz . . . Just South of the Yellow Brick Road!
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Yakima FrontLoader Wheel Mount Bike Carrier - Roof Mount
Overall I am happy with these bike carriers. They mount to the racks over the bed of my Tundra TRD Pro. Installation is simple. I think they could be just a bit sturdier because there is just a bit of wobbling when driving on bumpy roads but I'm not too worried about them coming dislodged. Take note that although they come with a cable lock to attach the bike to the carrier, the key is sold separately.
I already own a FrontLoader and love these carriers. Bought the 2nd one to replace a Raptor Aero carrier that I have had for a long time.
# 6
Yakima RidgeBack Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Tilting
Works great
Check out my other review on the hidden hitch for a 2015 BMW 4 Series for the majority of the review, but this thing is great. Easy setup and install, does all the things it's supposed to do. Mounting and removing bikes is a snap with the included clips (big difference from some of the cheaper variants with nylon ratchet straps). Fits very snugly in my 2" receiver, and pretty solid on the highway and over bumpy roads.
# 7
Kuat Sherpa 2.0 Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" Hitches - Wheel Mount - Black
All in all pretty good. The arms that grab the front wheel have loosened a little bit and move side to side. They have never failed, just feel a little wobbly. The hitch receptacle is also hard to tighten but might be due to the receptacle it self. Used rack on a long trip and the bikes moved slightly side to side, but nothing serious.
Car: 2017 Honda CR-V This is a great rack! There's not a lot to the assembly, other than getting the first two long bolts in, those were tricky. Once those were in there, aligned properly, the rest of the assembly was pretty easy. Attaching the rack to the hitch receiver was the easiest part of the whole thing! The rack is really nicely portable, and will easily store in our apartment during the off season. It takes less than a minute to get it loaded into the hitch receiver. The cable lock is a little bit flimsy, but should hopefully deter casual thievery. What I would have loved to have seen were locks in the retaining arms as well, so those couldn't be messed with by strangers. Otherwise, this rack is really great, and I would highly recommend it.
# 8
Yakima RidgeBack Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Tilting
Works great
This two bike rack has been great for the occasional bike ride outside of our home area. I like the sturdy construction, but beware that it is a little heavier than it looks (I’m retired and a bit older so maybe not as strong). Easy to fit into the factory trailer hitch on our 5 passenger SUV and no problem securing the bikes for transport. My only complaint is, the stick on Yakima Graphic started coming apart the day we got it. Sorry, no free advertising for Yakima.
# 9
Swagman Trailhead Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Tilting
This is a very solid product! I have used it for over a year now and love it! I have had up to 3 bikes on this without a problem and have traveled over 8 hours in the car one way with absolutely no issues. Many other bike racks like this one that I see on other cars look unstable this is not unstable in anyway. I did have to file some of the paint off of the rack to get it to fit in my 1 and 1/4" hitch but once that was done it has been perfect. I also bought the locking hitch bolt which is awesome too.
The good: Solid, heavy construction. Easy to use method for attaching the bikes. Includes adapter for different type / size hitches. Fairly easy to swing out of the way for hatch access (although it is heavy). Plenty of room between carrier and rear of vehicle. The meh: Requires the use of anti-rattle bolt. This means that one must carry a socket wrench to install and remove the carrier. Should use a torque wrench. The bad: Instructions are awful. To assemble, "only one bolt needs to be installed", but the photos are so poor that they are useless. Does not say that a second bolt has to be tightened. Pin and pin locks cannot be used because the anti-rattle threads cannot be removed and are too small diameter for a pin. Recommended Swegman anti-rattle lock is too long to fit on some factory hitches such as Jeep Grand Cherokee. Bike strap and connectors make placing the bike on the inside holder a chore.
# 10
Thule T2 Classic Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" Hitches - Wheel Mount
I have to get a trailer hitch extension in order for the bike rack to fold up when not in use. Definitely will go through etrailer for this item.
Great product. We just got a new convertible and I could not use the roof mount or trunk mount. Using the bikes was important. Taking care of the bikes is important too. This bike rack is really the best I have ever had. It is extremely easy to use. I like that it has built in locks. I can use the hard top convertible on the VW Eos if I only have one bike positioned outward. It also works with no bikes installed. I could not be happier with this product and the incredible price, fast shipping and overall value from etrailer.com.
# 11
Curt Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Tilting
Everything about the hitch itself is as-advertised. Installation was straightforward, and the end result looks great on the back of the car (2015 Passat). It is tucked in and not intrusive. The 4-bike rack, based on our bikes, does not really hold 4 bikes at a time. It has straps for 4 bikes, and they adjust, but with adult size bikes, it unfortunately is not enough room. I could imagine them working if a couple of the bikes were small child size, but our youngest is now over 5 feet tall, so we are all on adult size bikes. Also the bike rack when installed drags the pavement backing out of our driveway, which is not steep, even when not loaded with the bikes. The bottom of the bike rack should angle up from where it inserts into the hitch more steeply, instead of coming out square from the hitch as far as it needs to to clear the bumper. The rack does seem to hold 3 bikes securely, though, and it tips out of the way while installed on the car to allow for trunk access, so while not perfect, is reasonably useable.
Nice bike rack ! Saddles are well made and none of the ears that hold the straps in place have broken like they have with other brands I've owned. It came with 1 strap for each saddle and the straps seem just a tad stretchy. I looked on line and found that Home Depot has a good price for the straps so I now have 2 straps on each saddle. I've got it on a 1&1/4 hitch, but it came with an adapter for a 2 inch. It holds 3 road bikes. I used it all the time.
# 12
Swagman Titan Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Tilting
One of the few racks that will clear my Jeep's large rear mounted spare tire without using an extender. The other is the Allen which doesn't have the nice features the Swagman Titan has. Tips enough to allow partial opening of Jeep rear door, but enough to open the soft top rear window. The vertical portion of rack tips slightly toward vehicle (at least it does on mine). Would be better if the horizontal "S" shaped piece could be turned around to dip down, moving it further from the spare tire, but there are only holes drilled to mount it as shown. Can't attest to the durability yet, but it doesn't wobble even a tiny bit. Have to compliment everyone I spoke with at etrailer. very nice and extremely helpful.
eTrailer.com had my new Swagman Titan bike rack delivered super fast. I received the right amout of email communication informing me of the status of my order, plus I could track my delivery directly from the eTrailer website. Awesome! As for the hitch, I am so happy with it. I was tired of taking the front wheel off my bike and cramming it into the back of my small Corolla, it never really fit right, was always a struggle, and then I had no room for anything else in my car. Now, I just hang my bike onto the rack and strap it in, takes less than 60 seconds and I have all the extra room in my car and don't have to fold down the back seats. The other feature I really like is that this bike rack has an integrated locking cable, once your bike is on the rack, you attach the locking cable so now your bike is locked onto the rack. Someone can't take your bike off the rack and walk away with it when you aren't looking. I also got the Swagman bike rack locking pin, that attaches the bike rack to the car hitch. I've used the bike rack twice so far and it makes my life so much easier. Solidly built bike rack that is well worth it. Thank you eTrailer, you rock!
Saris Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Volkswagen Passat
Hi everyone, Adam, with etrailer.com. Today we're going to be taking a look at the Saris Glide EX2 bike rack on our 2014 Volkswagen Pastas. So this is going to be able to hold up to two bikes with three tie-down points per bike. You're going to have two zip tie style straps up top and one anti-sway cradle. And what that's going to do, it's going to limit that bike to bike contact that you get when you're going down the road.The main thing with this bike rack that sets it apart from most of the others is it's tilting feature. You can keep these bikes on the rack, pull this trigger and lean it away from your vehicle.
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Volkswagen Passat
Adam: Hi everyone, Adam from etrailer.com. Today we're going to be taking a look at the Swagman Current electric bike rack on our 2014 Volkswagen Passat. This is going to be able to hold up to two electric bikes and one of the main features that I want to show you is it's tilting feature.So all you got to do is just pull this green lever towards the back, and what that's going to do it's going to allow you to tilt these with the bikes installed, which is very convenient and nice. And then you can grab anything out of your trunk, whether it be a backpack, helmets, maybe even a lunch or two. Whatever may be in there that you need access, with your bikes installed you won't have an issue.And then whenever you're really done you just got to push it back up into place, it'll snap to let you know it's nice and secure. So let me go ahead and show you how easy it is to take this off the rack.
Hollywood Racks Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Volkswagen Passat
Hi, everyone, Adam, with etrailer.com. Today, we're going to be taking a look at Hollywood Racks Sport Rider SE2 on our 2014 Volkswagen Passat. This is going to be able to hold up to two electric bikes. And one of the main features with this bike rack is you can actually tilt with these heavy electric bikes installed.All you got to do is you just got to undo this pin and clip down here. You might have to push up on this lever a little bit, pull that out and pull this little pressure pin.And that's going to do, it's going to allow you to access your trunk of your Passat without anything hitting or anything like that. You can grab your book bag, your lunches, your helmets, whatever you need.
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Volkswagen Passat
Colin: Hey everyone, it's Colin here at etrailer. Today we have a 2014 Volkswagen Passat, and we're going to be test fitting the Swagman Trailhead two bike rack. This is hanging style bike rack, which allows you to transport up to two bikes to and from your destination. It's going to be connected at four different points. We're going to have three thick rubber straps on our top two right here. There'll be two over here, more towards the handlebars, another one that is right by the seat post, you can see I kind of have it diagonally across the cradle.The fourth point of contact is going to be our anti sway cradle, with a strap coming through it.
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Volkswagen Passat
Colin: Hey everyone, I'm Colin, here at etrailer. Today we have a 2014 Volkswagen Passat. I'm going to do a test fit of the Thule Hitching Post Pro 4 Bike Hanging Style Rack. Now this is a very nice hanging style rack, and you're really just getting you bang for your buck when you have this rack. It's going to install on your inch and a quarter by inch and a quarter receiver or two inch by two inch receiver of your vehicle. On our Passat we have an inch and a quarter, but if you have another vehicle in your household it'll work for that one as well.Now, we have three different points on our hitching post where our bike is secured.
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Volkswagen Passat
Colin: Yeah, everyone. I'm Colin here at eTrailer. Today we're going to do a test fit of the Thule Camber 4 Bike Rack on our 2014 Volkswagen Passat.Now this four bike hanging style rack is a great way to transport up to four bikes to and from your destination. It's going to do a great job of holding your bikes very solid. We have three different points of contact on our bike. We have two straps on the top tube right here.
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Volkswagen Passat
Colin: Hey, everyone. I'm Colin, here at etrailer. Today, we have a 2014 Volkswagen Passat. We're going to do a test fit of the Thule Helium Pro Two-Bike Rack.Now, this is a hanging style bike rack that allows you to transport up to two bikes to and from your destination. We're going to have an on-board cable lock, which comes from the mast of the bike rack, right here. Bring it over the frames of your bikes.
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Volkswagen Passat
Colin: Hey everyone, I'm Colin here at etrailer. Today we have a 2014 Volkswagen Passat, and we're going to do a test of the Thule Apex XT 4 Bike Hanging Style Rack.Now this bike rack is going to allow you to haul up to four bikes to and from your destination. It's nice being able to get a four bike rack on a sedan like our Passat because you don't see too many four bike platform racks having that 1-1/4" adaptability which is the hitch that fits this Passat. So it's pretty nice if you have a Passat, you want to be able to carry a family of bikes or even if you want to go out with your friends, you can fit four on here.We have an onboard cable lock which comes from the mast of the bike rack. Bring it over your bikes, and it goes into the lock right there. You just use your included key to lock it up, and it's going to be a great theft deterrent.
RockyMounts Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Volkswagen Passat
Colin: Hey everyone, I'm Colin here at etrailer.Today we have a 2014 Volkswagen Passat. WE're going to do a test fit with the RockyMounts WestSlope 2 Bike Platform Rack. Now the WestSlope is going to be able to haul up to 2 bikes, to and from your destination.It's got two different points where it's going to grip your bike. The back one, we have a strap securing the rear wheel onto the cradle right here and up front, we're going to have a wheel hook that is putting downward force on top of our front wheel forcing it down into the wheel tray down there.Now what's really cool about all four of the wheel cradles, we come to this empty one right here, is that it actually has a slot right here, which is going to be able to securely fit your road bike tires, which is what we have loaded right now. And then as you get wider, it'll be for your wider mountain bike tires, you'll be able to put mountain bikes tires up to three inches wide on this bike rack.Now another really cool feature about the WestSlope is it's got a tiered loading system, meaning that as we get from the first bike to the second bike, it's actually going to sit a bit higher and that's going to help drastically improve your ground clearance.So, if we take a measurement, we'll measure our ground clearance at the back of the rack. That's going to be 26 inches of ground clearance, which is a lot better due to having a sedan, because it does sit lower to the ground, you want something that's going to be able to clear any inclines you go up or speed bumps or curves and stuff like that.
Saris Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2014 Volkswagen Passat
Hey everyone. Today, we have a 2014 Volkswagen Passat, and we're going to do a test fit of the Saris Bones EX 3 bike rack. Now this bike rack mounts to the trunk of your vehicle, it allows you to get three of your bikes transported to and from your destination.A benefit of having a trunk mounted rack is that you're not going to have to worry about investing in a hitch mounted rack and if you don't even have a hitch yet, then you have to invest in the hitch as well, or even a roof rack, plus a bike rack to be able to get your bike from point A to point B.With the bike, it's attached at three different points, we're going to have two straps on our top tube right here, securing it into the cradles and we're also going to have an anti-sway cradle securing the seat post too, just taking out a lot of the unnecessary movement. You see, it's still moving a little bit right there, but not near as much as it would without this strap. It's going to help prevent a lot of bike to vehicle contact and bike to bike contact.Now let's go ahead and take the bike off. It's going to be pretty easy to do.
Inno Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Volkswagen Passat
Hey guys, today we have a 2014 Volkswagen Passat, and we're gonna do a test on the inner vertical hang 4-by hang style rack. Notice the hitch mounted bike rack, that's gonna allow you to carry up to four bikes to and from the trails, has a unique way of holding your bikes for a hanging style rack. Rather than having two of the support posts right here, being parallel to the ground, it's gonna have two vertical posts at a perpendicular to the ground. And where it grips your bike, it's gonna be at the top, right here we have a cradle, kind of wedged up between the junction of the down tube and the top tube right here, it's kind of wedged up in there. You pull it down, it's not moving too much, and then we just use that strap to secure it. Then down here we're gonna have support on the center part of our down tube.
Hollywood Racks Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Volkswagen Passat
Speaker 1: Today on our 2014 Volkswagen Passat. We'll be doing a test fit on the Hollywood Racks Trail Rider two bike platform rack, part number HR200Z. Now with the bike installed, let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. Unlike most platform racks, this one cannot tilted away from your vehicle. However, you can still gain access to your trunk depending on the bike you have installed. If we open it up, you see it still clears the handlebars right there.
Hollywood Racks Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Volkswagen Passat
Speaker 1: Today, on our 2014 Volkswagen Passat we're going to be doing a test fit on the Hollywood Racks Sport Rider 2, two-bike platform rack. Part number HR1000Z. Now, we have a bike installed. Let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. To start, like most platform racks, we can tilt this away from our vehicle to gain access to our trunk. We're going to come down in here to the base.
Saris Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Volkswagen Passat
Speaker 1: Today, on our 2014 Volkswagen Passat, we're going to be doing a test on the Saris SuperClamp EX two-bike platform rack, part number SA4025F. Now, as you can see, we have a bike installed. Let's take a closer look and show off some of the features.Now, to start, like most platform racks, this can tilt away from your vehicle to give you access to your trunk. There's a handle right here. We're just going to pull on it. Then we can tilt the bike rack away like so.
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Volkswagen Passat
Speaker 1: Today in our 2014 Volkswagen Passat, we're going to be doing a test-fit on the Kuat transfer 1 bike platform rack. Part Number TS01B. Now let's take a closer look, and show off some of the features.To start, like a lot of platforms racks, this can tilt away from your vehicle to give you access to your trunk. You've just gotta push down on this foot petal right there, and we can tilt it away like so. Then you can slide in and open up your trunk, and get whatever you might need, and be on your way. I would like to point out that maybe if you are limited on space, maybe you've backed into a parking spot and there's a wall, and you can't tilt it away.
Yakima RidgeBack Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Volkswagen Passat
Speaker 1: Today on our 2014 Volkswagen Passat, we're going to be doing a test fit on the Yakima RidgeBack 2 Bike hanging style rack. Part number Y02457. Now with the bike installed let's take a closer look and show off some of the features.On the ends of our two arms right here we are going to have bottle openers that Yakima likes to put on a lot of their products. Our cradle is, though they are stationary, do have this nice rubber TPE padding. Once we come in close we're going to see these little bumps right there. They're going to act as shock absorbers for the frame of your bike while you're traveling.
Kuat Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2014 Volkswagen Passat
Speaker 1: Today on our 2014 Volkswagen Passat we're gonna be doing a test fit on a Kuat Highline Three Bike Trunk Mount Rack. That part number's HIT3S.Now we have the silver installed right now, however it does come in black under part number HIT3B.This is a trunk mounted bike rack that mounts to the trunk of your vehicle, and it can carry up to three bikes. This is gonna be one of the nice hybrid versions of a trunk mount bike rack. It's very light, so it's gonna be very easy to install, but it's also gonna be durable and be able to support your bikes very well.If we look at the bike and how it's attached to the rack, excuse me, we're gonna see we have to ratchet straps on the top of our bike frame securing it into the cradles. We also have a third point with an anti-sway cradle and a strap. Once we secure that, that's gonna prevent our bike from swaying too much while we're traveling.
Rola Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Volkswagen Passat
Speaker 1: Today on our 2014 Volkswagen Passat, we're going to be taking a look at the Rola Convoy 2 Bike Platform Rack, and that's going to be part number 59307-2.As you can see, we do have a bike installed, so let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. Now, this is a modular style platform rack, meaning that this second edition we have for our two-bike rack can be taken off if you choose to convert to a one bike rack. The tools will be provided in your bike rack to be able to do that.If we take a closer look, we're going to see how our bike is installed. We're going to have this back wheel cradle that's going to be able to slide back and forth to accommodate bikes of different lengths. Up front, we're going to have this nice wheel cradle right here. The back can pivot left and right to accommodate any size wheels you might have.
Rola Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Volkswagen Passat
Speaker 1: Today on our 2014 Volkswagen Passat, we're going to be taking a look at the Rola Convoy One Bike Platform Rack. And that's going to be part number 59307. As you can see, we do have a bike installed, so let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. Now, this is a modular style bike rack. Meaning that if you choose .. You can't purchase and add-on to convert it to a two bike rack.
Malone Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Volkswagen Passat
Speaker 1: Today on our 2014 Volkswagen Passat we're gonna be taking a look at the Malone Runway two bike platform rack for inch and a quarter to two inches, and that's gonna be part number MPG2149.As you can see, we do have a bike installed, so let's take a closer look and show off some of these features. As we see, we have two wheel trays for each bike we would have installed. These wheel trays are adjustable side to side on the bike rack. You simply loosen inside it to meet the specific length of bike you might have. These trays right here can accommodate wheel sizes from 20 to 29 inches and wheel widths of up to three and a half inches. Each tray is gonna have a hook and loop strap to secure your bike wheel into the tray.If you look up here, we're gonna see this nice padded frame hook that is securing the top of our frame down into the wheel trays.
Inno Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Volkswagen Passat
Speaker 1: Today on our 2014 Volkswagen Passat we're going to be test fitting the Inno Aerolight 4-bike rack for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches. That's going to be part number INH640. We do have a bike installed. So let's take a closer look at some of the features.If we start at the outside and work our way in we're going to see this nice integrated cable lock system that comes out from the base of the bike rack, wraps around the frame of your bikes and simply goes into this slot right there. You will get a set of keys with your bike rack so when you want to unlock the cable you simply slide up this little tab right here, and you have the insert for your key to unlock your cable and then you can unload your bikes. This cradles we have are adjustable left and right, and back and forth along the bike rack.
Hollywood Racks Express Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2014 Volkswagen Passat
Speaker 1: Today on our 2014 Volkswagen Passat, we're gonna be testing the Hollywood Racks Express three bike carrier. That's gonna be part number HRE3. As you can see, we already have a bike installed, so let's take a look at some of the features.These cradles can pivot left and right, and back and forth, with a little bit of force up and down on the bike rack to provide any type of spacing needs you might have between your bikes, or between your vehicle and bike. Our bike is connected to two different points of contact. We have these rubber straps that are coming around and simply latching onto this little notch right there. The bike rack also does come with a stabilization strap, so when all three bikes are loaded, simply just undo the strap, wrap it around your bikes, and come back to the strap and up and through it.
Yakima Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2014 Volkswagen Passat
Speaker 2: Today on our 2014 Volkswagen Passat, we're going to be test fitting the Yakima Hangout 2 Bike Rack, part number Y02637. As you can see we already have a bike installed, so let's take a look at some of the features.Id we look at these cradles, we can see that they are adjustable side to side and back and forth as needed on the bike rack, so that's going to be pretty nice for any type of spacing you might want between your bikes or any type of frame of bike you might have. Each cradle has has a rubber strap that simply goes around the little notch right there and secures your bike down. If we look at the bike, we see it's connected at three different points of contact. We have two straps on the top. We simply pull the straps over and hang them on the little notches so they're secure.
Yakima Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2014 Volkswagen Passat
Speaker 1: Today, on our 2014 Volkswagen Passat, we're going to be test-fitting the Yakima Fullback two-bike rack. That's going to be part number Y02634. As you can see, we already have a bike installed, so let's go ahead and take a look at some of the features.Now, starting from the outside and working our way in, we have this integrated cable lock system, which you pull it out, wrap it around the frame of bike and insert it on a little notch right there. Once you're done, you simply stick your key in there, unlock it, and then you're ready to unload your bikes.If you look at these cradles, they can't pivot back and forth or move side to side, but they do have this nice rubber TPE padding. You see these little notches coming up from the padding. That kind of acts as shock absorber for your bike frame during travel.
Yakima Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2014 Volkswagen Passat
Today on our 2014 Volkswagen Passat, we're going to be testing the Yakima Halfback 2-bike rack, and that's going to be part number Y zero two six three six. As you can see, we already have a bike installed, so let's go ahead and take a look at some of the features.Now, starting from the outside, we see on both of these ends, we have the bottle openers, which are on most Yakima bike racks. If we look at the cradles, we see each cradle comes with a zip strip, that's used to secure your bike down and the cradles have this nice rubber TPE padding. Now, what that means is these little notches that come out from the padding, they're going to act as shock absorbers for the frame of your bike while you're in travel, it's going to protect it from any type of abrasions or scratches.If you come and see how our bike is connected, we see we have two points of contact on top of the frame. We have these two zip strips that come down in and strap it into the cradles. If we look down here, we have a third point of contact, it's this anti-rattle cradle.
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