# 1
Swagman XTC2 Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
First-time rack buyer / owner / installer. The rack arrived in a timely fashion, maybe a day or 2 ahead of schedule. It was well packaged. I’m LOVING this bike rack. It was easy to put together and to mount on my new Honda Passport. Thus far, no squeaks in my 2” receiver. Hardest part of initial set-up is figuring out the best way to position two bikes. Trial & error and some patience. The directions weren’t clear as to where the 2 left-over screws went. I found the answer in another review and have posted a pic in case others have the same problem (photo with pen pointing at screw). These screws go in the underneath side of both of the folding arms. They appear to keep the wheel wells from sliding off in case in you drive with an empty, un-folded rack, and forgot to tighten down the wheel wells. The folding arm push / pull pins can be difficult at times. I coated the tips with some lube. That and a little jiggling seems to solve that issue. I guess it’s better for the pins to be snug vs popping right out. I added a small Master lock to the hitch pin (in lieu of the provided cotter pin) as a theft deterrent. I read that a 3/16 shackle lock will fit into the bike clamp down arms to also act as a deterrent. I had an old 3/16 lock that did snugly fit and appeared to be locked. HOWEVER, I yanked on the lock and it came open as there isn’t quite enough clearance for the shackle to lock. I discovered that longer 3/16 shackle locks are hard to find. Have attached a photo of the lock that actually fits and works (Ace Hardware). One lock on the upper clamp down arm will secure both arms as the lower arm can’t be removed without removing the upper arm. The clamp down arms appear to be coated to prevent damage to your bike. I’ve tried a simple rag and ultimately settled on pool noodle pieces as a precautionary measure. I CAN NOT open my tailgate (regardless of whether or not the rack is fold up and in the bike carry position). If that’s a concern for you, then spring for the more costly titling version. My back-up camera still functions.
The Swagman XTC-2 platform bike carrier arrived very quickly from etrailer and in good shape, the actual carrier box is inside another shipper box, which I'm sure helped with its condition. Assembly was relatively quick and painless, even though the instructions could be a little more thorough. Installing the carrier on the back of our Jeep Patriot also was quick, it helps to have an extra ratchet & 3/4" socket laying around for just this purpose. Installing the bikes takes a little patience and trial and error the first time you try and put them on the carrier. It's easy enough to adjust the wheel holders to fit the wheelbase of your bikes, but for us at least, the challenge was trying to swing the vertical support bar up into position after putting on the first bike (closest to the Jeep). We couldn't angle the bike enough toward the Jeep to have the bar clear the bike. We learned that the easiest way to secure the first bike was to remove the ratcheting frame hooks altogether, put the bike in the carrier, swing up the vertical support bar, put in the pin, and then slide one of the frame hooks down on the bar. The outside bike is much easier because you can set the bike in the carrier at whatever angle you need, not being limited by the back of the vehicle. One thing we did to protect the bike frames was to use some foam pipe insulation as cushion between the frame hook and the frame (see pictures). Once you get a system for installing the bikes, it is very quick to load/unload them. The rack seems to be well made and doesn't wiggle excessively when traveling. All in all a good product for a good price, would definitely recommend it for anyone looking for a platform bike carrier.
# 2
Swagman Truck Bed Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - Fork Mount - 9-mm Skewer
I used 2 inch square tubing cut the length of the tie down support bracket in my 2007 Honda Ridgeline and secured with a stainless bolt and wing nut, use a large enough washer to cover the diameter of the supply hole in the Honda Ridgeline bracket on the truck. A couple of notes: Be sure to use something as a cushioning gasket to insure a snug fit and to protect your truck lining. I used rubber or foam exercise mat cut to the same as the aluminum square tubing. Use a washer that a combination of hard plastic and metal to avoid the corrosive effects of dissimilar metals in contact with each other. last: My 26" full suspension bike fits, but I have swing it to one side slightly before i close the tailgate and lift the bike up and slide it down....It's a very snug fit but the suspension adds pressure to the tailgate and its works out very well. Or you could just use a tailgate extender.
Referring to special mounting instructions if you have a bed liner: (line #3). I do not have a bed liner, but I do have a molded plastic cap on my bed rails ('04 Ford F350). The first install over the plastic cap the locking pin or pin as called out in line #3 was nowhere near making contact with the metal lip of the metal bed under the plastic. What I did next on the second and final install was remove/cut away the plastic on the inside of the bed rail to allow the vertical portion of the "L" mounting bracket (Fig 4) to contact the metal bed. The locking pin is now at a position almost where it would protrude under the metal bed lip if I would remove the rest of the plastic under the horizontal portion of the "L" mounting bracket, I did not do that. After cutting a notch in the metal rail to accept the pin, the pin barely flushes out to secure the rack. A 1/4" longer pin would take care of this problem. One other thing that was not addressed in the install instructions was if you have a full size pick-up bed you are likely to attach the passenger side fork mount (Fig 2) to the right of the extension tube locking mechanism. The extension tube is a smaller diameter, so you will have resize the fork tube clamp (Fig 1) for the smaller tube. I can't explain how to do it other than it's a Chinese puzzle.
# 3
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.
It works great! Easy, quick, you know. One needs to screw in the hitch bolt, for some reason, before latching it. Other than that, it makes going bike riding way easier.
# 4
Thule EasyFold XT Bike Rack for 2 Electric Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
The BEST bike carrier by far!! We are both in our 7th decade and even I alone (5’2” 120 lbs) can manage to attach this in my hitch without any issues. It’s so easy to load both our hybrid and e-bike and they are super secure. We love that it folds up small and wheels away when not in use. This bike carrier is worth every penny!!
This rack is perfect! eTrailer had it shipped and at my home in almost no time. I drove with it on the car today, and it was solid and secure. It's super easy to get on and off the hitch. I'm 5'1 and I was able to load the bike on with the ramp without a struggle. Thanks for the thorough video and comparison information. It made this purchase easy.
# 5
SportRack Ridge Swing 4 Bike Rack - 2" Hitches - Swinging
Unit doesn't fit a Jeep Rubicon with a spare tire. I tried 4 times and contacted etrailer.com that the unit doesn't work as sold and they offered to sell me a 7 3/4 extension and reduce the load capacity 50%. The length of the 2" hitch needs to be 3" longer for a standard Rubicon to get past the spare. You not going to want to take your spare tire off for the hitch to work. It defeats the purpose. Customer service was excellent, however the product is a flawed design. Can't recommend this hitch. Its also heavy.
Solid rack for half the price of the name brands. Don’t waste your money! Thanks to the extensive reviews on etrailer and a free shipping promotion I took a chance and ordered this along with the three of their crossbars, anti rattle hitch pin and cable lock. All for well less than the name brand rack alone. Shipping was painful. Etrailer said it was in stock but then due to a delay with the manufacturer it took 35 days from order to arrival. I wasn’t in a hurry so I waited patiently, and etrailer reps emailed often to lmk they hadn’t forgotten. I thought some kind of reward for my extreme patience was in order- discount, gift card, free bag of chips- but they politely declined. Oh well. In the end it arrived when they (eventually) said it would, all in one box, in great shape. The rack was super easy to assemble. You’ll need a ratchet or two and you’ll need to crank those bolts to assemble- they don’t just “insert.” But otherwise it’s only a few steps; I had mine hanging on my truck in probably 15 minutes. Swings away and locks smoothly and requires no effort to do so. Everything feels quite sturdy and well made. No rattle on initial test drive either. This will be a once in a while rack at best for our family of four. We have two SUVs so I needed a rack that could get out of the way of the rear hatch WITH bikes on it. This will do that. And now I don’t need to stuff four dirty bikes into the back of my truck, getting them all tangled and scratched!
# 6
Yakima OnRamp Bike Rack for 2 Electric Bikes - 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
This is a great product and works beautifully! The only issue was some sloppily made plastic turn knobs that were cross threaded on arrival. However, Yakima immediately shipped out replacements. It carries two large E bikes easily. They fasten solidly and are easy to load and unload!
etrailer: prompt delivery, fair price! Rack: It does fit my (2) Gazelle T10 eBikes. 1) I found I had to adjust every setting to get bikes to fit. Until you learn there are many adjustments, it does not seem like the center/vertical clamps will reach both seat posts. 2) The ramp is barely usable; my wheels are max it will fit and you must have at least 12ft of clearance on each side of car to get bike lined up with ramp. 3) My bikes have a "walk" feature, this is not usable as its too awkward to hold the walk button down and move around the rack. I found its easier to abandon the ramp and load front then rear wheel. I will rig up a wheel stop, on ends of each wheel holder so bike will not roll off while I strap it in. 4) Rack did NOT come with a lock for hitch pin; this is very disappointing as they say in manual this is an optional item. Every rack I have seen at least has a clip that would otherwise hold the hitch pin in if somehow the bolt loosened up. 5) The rack weight is the lightest I have found. 6) You must load the first bike (closest to car) from car passenger side. This will avoid you bike pedals hitting the vertical bar. That means you must load the 2nd bike manually as there is no way to get the pedals past the vertical bar. I will get used to this, I hope. 7) The rack is a few inches above the receiver (part that goes into hitch) so if you have a low hitch this might be an issue with ground clearance. With both bikes mounted up, it seems very stable and hopefully will be secure in travel.
# 7
Hollywood Racks Sport Rider SE Bike Rack for 2 Electric Bikes - 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
This bike rack works great for our 2 Lectric 2.0 e-bikes. We mount it on our 2019 Honda Ridgeline. It folds up nicely when it’s on the truck and we are using our bikes. The locking mechanisms work well also. I contacted support for a smaller hook arm to clamp B over the bike frame. They knew exactly what I needed and shipped it - no problem.
I've been using this bike rack alongside a trailer hitch I got here for my small car (chevy bolt ev) and it was exactly what I was looking to get to haul around my fat tire mountain bike bike. Sometimes I throw two bikes on there (either an e-bike, slightly heavier at 60 lbs, or a 2nd mountain bike) and it's perfect.
# 8
Inno Velo Gripper Bike Rack for Truck Beds - Clamp On
Using the Grippers for carrying 2 ebikes, weighing 55 & 75 lbs. I know this is above the rated bike weights but so far they have performed well. My short bed keeps the 75# bike pretty well locked in front to back so that may help.
I am disappointed that they don’t hold my bikes better than they do. I still have to strap them down so they don’t fall out. They are pretty expensive for what you get. I need to modify them so they will actually work. Not really what I was expecting to do, but I need to so my bikes are secured.
# 9
Rhino-Rack Hybrid Roof Bike Rack - Wheel Mount - Clamp On - Aluminum
Great bike carrier! Etrailer always provides me with high quality products with fast deliveries.
I love the racks, instructions were understandable, one of my end caps came in bad, it can wiggle off after locking but I emailed etrailer and they arranged a replacement quick with rhino rack, pretty nice of them, comes with rhino rack decal and just have to decide where to put it, out my bike up and took it for a test drive and it was very nice, I love their package because it comes with locks and way cheaper than the competitors, very satisfied
# 10
Kuat NV 2.0 Base Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 2" Hitches - Wheel Mount - Matte Black
I've taken this rack all over New England on the front of my Dodge Ram 3500 pick up truck with a truck camper. I had no idea it was possible to love a bike rack so much. After one drive I didn't ever worry about it again. So nice that it locks up when I am camping or taking a quick stop for food on the road. So glad I bought it from etrailer. They totally help me pick the perfect rack for my challenging set up.
Still very new, but what an awesome bike rack! Assembly was a snap and the rack is rock-solid when you secure it to the hitch receiver. etrailer was amazing too - excellent communication, price and fast, free delivery. Overall I am extremely happy with the rack and service!
# 11
Swagman Enforcer Roof Bike Rack - Fork Mount - Clamp On - Aluminum
Pros: That model of roof bike rack allows fork mount to be moved back and forth as other models seems to only offer "fixed" position directly above cross bar. Price is reasonable. Con: Outside diameter of the adapter used with 9 mm skewer is way smaller, that inside diameter of the holder it goes into, resulting in significant wobbling of bike even when skewer is tight. Fixed the problem wrapping piece of aluminum flashing around adapter to make it fit much tighter and that stoped wobbling. Expect to have adapter and holder to match each other way better.
Overall we were very pleased with this bike roof rack. The install was easy and we can take it on/off quickly when we have to accommodate other items on the crossbars. I especially like the integrated wheel holder, it’s very stable and I don’t have to worry about locating a Velcro strap. Price point was more affordable than other brands and no loss in quality. Would buy again if we had a need!
# 12
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.
Very good product. It holds the bike securely on the roof without contacting the frame. It is easy to adjust from my road bike to my 29er mountain bike. Our drives are all relatively short, so I like that I do not need to remove the front wheel to lock in the bike. It's also nice that the SKS locking system allows me to use the same key for this rack that I use for my Yakima roof box and hitch rack. This is my first roof rack and I chose this route for a couple reasons. Some of the roads we travel to get to our trail heads are a bit rough and with a roof rack I don't have to worry about bottoming out a hitch rack hanging off the back of the vehicle. Also, it takes up less room in the garage. Our vehicle is a 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee with an additional 4 inches of ground clearance. That makes it a bit of a reach for my 5'4" wife, so we take our two-step along to help her. This is my third time purchasing from etrailer, and each experience has been very good. They are a very customer service oriented company. I really appreciate all the additional information they provide on their products, especially all the videos they produce to aid in reviews, assembly, and use.
# 13
Softride Shuttle Pad Tailgate Pad for Full-Size Trucks - Up to 6 Bikes - 61" Wide
The fit for a 2014 Ram was spot on, no issue with the wide style tailgate top and the access flap for the tailgate handle lined up perfectly. Material is durable and easy to clean, the only thing holding it from a 5 stars is if it had the padded dividers on top to keep the bikes separated. But for the price, the fit and finish was exceptional, great value !!!
The product review/installation video helped me make my selection. I selected the full size pad for 2001 Silverado 1500. Installs easily, fits nicely, flap in pad is positioned for easy access to tailgate latch.
# 14
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.
Hitch pin broke before I got it. Looks like a poor design for the locking pin, they might want to consider a different design. I got a 3/8 shear pin from Home Depot to replace and it works great. Bike rack is great!
# 15
Rhino-Rack Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 2" Hitches - Tilting
I purchased this bike rack a year ago and I use it A LOT. I had to buy and install a stabilizer because without it, the unit would sway back and forth even without a bike on it (very noisy). This makes removal more cumbersome but since I keep the hitch on year round it doesn't matter to me. The tilting function is fabulous allowing easy use of my RAV4 hatchback. I can even tilt it down with a bike on it. I got the 2 bike hitch. Plenty of room for two bikes to fit without rubbing. Lastly, the hitch has a sizable through-hole on the bottom to thread a good sized cable so I can lock my bike up. Sturdy. I highly recommend.
The unit ‘s simplicity is a real plus. It takes less than 3 minutes to put the rack on the vehicle. It is well built and very durable and has a nice feature that allows you to open the rear hatch for SUV owners without removing the rack.
# 16
Swagman Patrol Truck Bed Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - Fork Mount - 9-mm Skewer and 15-mm Thru-Axle
rack tends to work itself loose from bed walls during long trips. had to strap down with ratchet straps to keep from moving. locks only work at a specific angle -- wish the manual had said this because we couldn't lock our bikes until figuring it out.
Excellent Customer service and help for this product. Thank you Carol and Neil your the best.
# 17
Swagman XP Bike Rack for 5 Bikes - 2" Hitches - Tilting
Bike carrier works great. It is built well and does what I expected.
Purchased this after reading some of the other reviews and Q&A on etrailer - i hadn't thought about the fact that how the crossbars on the bike are configured makes a difference - 3 of our 5 bikes wouldn't have fit on a two bar bike rack because the openings are two small (I ended up measuring them before selecting a rack). I still ended up having to use the adapter for one of them which works great. Installation was easy (I had uhaul put a receiver hitch on my 2012 odyssey the week before) - you do have to pull a pin on the bottom of the rack when you tilt it, which some might consider an inconvenience compared to some of the other brands that just have release levers, but i view it as less stuff to break compared to those racks. If you're going to have it on a lot and park in a garage, consider the fact that it doesn't collapse because it does add significant length to the vehicle. 5 bikes are definitely doable if you set it up correctly. I think its the most versatile rack you can get based on the way it holds the bikes and would definitely recommend.
# 18
Thule T2 Pro XTR Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 2" Hitches - Wheel Mount
Great product, great company to do business with. etrailer is the best. Friendly, helpful and they made sure the bike rack was shipped immediately and it was delivered on time.
The quality of the rack is very sturdy and well built. I needed a rack that has a 12” spacing between wheels do to the baskets on each bike, and this rack delivered that. The issues I have with this rack are: I have a GMC Yukon suv and with the rack mounted I have to lift my two Lecritc 2.0 e-bikes, at 60 pounds each up over 24” to get it mounted. It sure could use ramps, which I know it did not come with. The clamp hold down does not work with fenders on a bike. It does not clamp very well on the cross bar (male and female) type do to the width and the angle of the cross bars. When clamping in front of the front fender makes the bike very unstable, and will require additional strapping and tie downs to secure the bikes. It claims it is for e-bikes, but only if it has no fenders. Nice rack, just not for me.
# 19
Inno Fork Lock III Roof Bike Rack - Fork Mount - Clamp On - Aluminum
The NA391 roof bike rack is sleek and stylish looking. It's light and seems to be pretty aerodynamic. At the same time, it appears to be pretty sturdy. Once clamped to my INNO roof rack system, I can grab the track of the roof bike rack and pull back and forth enough to rock the whole car without it moving on the roof rack system. I would give it 5 stars but for what I believe is a design flaw that INNO seems to have overlooked. Due to the curvature of the roof on the Tucson that the Inno rack system is mounted on, the front clamp of the bike rack does not sit flat on the INNO crossbars. The bike rack comes with a spacer to use under the rear clamp to level the rack. But the bolts on the clamp knobs are too short to use the spacer. I don't understand how INNO could miss this design flaw in their own product. Even with just the thin strips of rubber spacers on the bottom of the rack on top of the rear crossbar is almost too much for the bolts on the knobs. INNO needs to look into this flaw and correct it.
I like the bike racks…I ordered two for my INNO roof rack load bars…good quality and reasonably easy to install. I did not realize etrailer also carried the same type of bike carrier that will slide directly into the T-Slot track, otherwise I would’ve gotten those instead…Oh well, that’s the way it goes sometimes.
# 20
Kuat Dirtbag Bike Rack - Fork Mount - Bolt On - 15 mm Thru-Axle Skewer
Cheap alternative compared to having to buy a 9mm thru axle mount for the utili-track in my Nissan Frontier AND THEN having to buy an adapter for that! For under $10 I bought some parts from a local hardware store and made this mount fit the track. It's sturdy, and high quality.
Disappointed. The Kuat Dirtbag works, and feels relatively solid once installed, but is about 2-3 mm shorter than my hub. That means while loading and unloading the fork doesn't sit nicely on the rack and inserting/removing the thru-axle can be quite challenging. I'd heard great things about Kuat's products, and all I can say is I'm glad this one isn't as overpriced as the rest of their lineup.
Kuat Piston SR Roof 1 Bike Rack Review - 2023 Chevrolet Silverado 2500
Hey, it's Ethan here at etrailer. Today, we're gonna be taking a look at the Kuat Piston SR Single Bike Rack and how it fits on a 2023 Chevrolet Silverado 2500. We have ours on the bed ladder rack in our case, we see it on roof racks sometimes, but we see it on a lot of ladder racks too. So if you're interested in using it in this way, we'll show you how it works. The Piston is a single bike platform-style bike rack capable of supporting one bike up to 67 pounds and held primarily with this dual wheel mount design, so there's no frame contact. As you can see, we have our carbon frame bike on in our case and I'm not gonna be worried about any damages it's gonna take while it's traveling, 'cause there's no contact to the frame bike.
Yakima HighRoad Roof Bike Rack Review - 2023 Chevrolet Silverado 2500
Hey, it's Ethan here at etrailer. Today we're gonna be taking a look at the Yakima HighRoad bike rack and how it fits on our 2023 Chevrolet Silverado 2500. We have ours on these Yakima ladder rack here. A lot of people like to use this on a roof rack, but this is how we're using it in our case. So let's check out how it works. This rack holds onto our bike, primarily by this two front hoops here and one extra strap in the back.
Swagman Paramount Full-Size Trucks Tailgate Pad Review - 2023 Chevrolet Silverado 2500
Hey, it's Ethan from here at etrailer. Today we're gonna be taking a look at the Swagman Paramount Seven Bike Tailgate Pad for full size trucks on our 2023 Chevrolet Silverado 2500. Might be a good option for you if you're trying to get up to seven bikes where you're needing to go, but maybe you're towing something or you don't want the added length that a bike rack will add from your hitch, this could be a good option for you. The bike is being held by the frame on these hook and loop straps in the back. You can slide them up and down a little bit to adjust. If you do have a carbon frame bike, we recommend not using a tailgate pad or anything that holds onto it by the frame, 'cause it could potentially be damaged while it's driving.
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 2500
Today on our 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 we're doing a test fit of the Thule Vertex 4 Bike Rack Hanging Style. Part number is TH9029XT. We have a bike on our rack and we have a rack on our vehicle. I'm going to show you a few features. How we have our bike connected to our bike rack itself we have a total of 3 straps. We have 2 up top, we have the strap to the side which we call an anti-sway strap, that's going to help prevent it from swinging, damaging your car, or if you have other bikes on your bike rack. Let's go ahead and take off the 2 up top first. We're going to take off our anti-sway strap and if you're loading your bike up you just do it the opposite way.
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 2500
Today, on our 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 2500, we're doing a test-fit of the Kuat Transfer 3 Bike Rack Platform Style. That part number is TS03G. Now, we have a bike on our rack, and we have the rack hooked to our vehicle. I'm going to show you a few features. Now the first feature I want to show you, with the bike on the rack, we have a tilting feature. Now, you can do it either with your hand or your foot.
Inno Truck Bed Bike Racks Review - 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 2500
Today on our 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 we're going to do a test fit of the Inno Velo Gripper bike rack for truck beds, part number INRT201. We have a bike already on it. We're going to show you how it's all hooked up. How it is pretty much hooked up, we have a strap around our forks and a strap right here around our seat pole. To disengage it we have a little slot here we just push and to engage it just throw it in there, pull it until it's nice and tight. So we'll go ahead and pull it out. We're going to do the other one also in the back.
Inno Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 2500
Today on our 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 2500, we're doing a test fit of the InnoTire Hoe 3 bike rack platform style, part number INH305-306. We have a bike on our rack, and we have our rack hooked to our vehicle. Just going to show you a few things. The first thing I want to show you with the bike on a rack, it has a tilting feature. We want to grab this handle here, let our rack come to a rest, and now we should be able to open up our tailgate so we can get into our truck bed. Now you see, it doesn't touch.
Thule Truck Bed Bike Racks Review - 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 2500
Today on our 2016 Chevorlet Silverado 2500, we're doing a test fit of the Thule Insta-gater Single Truck Bed Bike Rack. That part number is TH501. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're going to first show you how we do that and then well go over how we secure the bike rack to our truck. Here on our rack we have our bike pushed all the way up against the front of our truck bed or our tailgate there. We've got a wheel cradle down here where the bike's just going to sit right in the middle. Then back here in the back we have a wheel hook that's going to loop around the back of it and just kind of hold the bike up against that tailgate. Now to remove our bike, we're going to come over to the hook, push the button here on the end, and we can lift up our hook.
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 2500
Today, on our 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 2500, we are doing a test fit of the Thule Roadway Hanging Style II bike rack. That part # is TH912XTR. We already have our bike loaded up on our rack. The first thing we are going to do is show you how we strap that down and then we will go over some features of the rack itself. We have two cradles holding our bike in place with 3 straps; 2 on our frame and one is our anti-sway strap in the back. The first thing we will do is remove our straps at the top and then we will remove our anti-sway strap. We can pull our bike off and set it off to the side. Any time that we remove our straps, I always suggest to replace those so you don't lose or damage any of them. With those back in place, we will take a few measurements. The first one is going to be our distance overall with the arms hanging out.
Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 2500
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Silverado we will be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler 4 Bike Rack for 1-1/4 and 2 inch hitches, Part #HR8500. Let's get started by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the receiver. We'll line up the pin holes, thread in the anti-rattle bolt and tighten it with a quick turn of the wrench and then you can insert the cotter pin on the other side. With the rack in place, you'll see your ground clearance is about 5-1/2 inches. The closest point from the back of the truck to the rack is about 6 -1/2 inches and the overall dimensions added to the back of the Silverado is about 12-1/2 inches. By pulling the pin at the bottom of the mast, you can tilt the rack back and have full access to the back of the Silverado. Next, you can pull the pin at the top of the mast, swing your cradle arms out, reinsert the pin to secure it in place. With the cradle arms extended, the overall length added to the back of the Silverado is about 38 inches. Now we can undo our cradle straps, grab our bike, place it in the cradle, secure out cradle straps and you're good to go. That completes our test fit of the Hollywood Racks Traveler, Part #HR8500, on our 2014 Chevrolet Silverado.
Swagman Fork Down Roof Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 2500
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 2500, well be test fitting the Swagman Fork Down Roof Mounted Bike Rack, part number S64710. With the Thule rapid traverse roof rack system on our vehicle, well begin our test fit by placing our bike rack directly on to our load bars. Here at the front, well bring one of our U-bolts around the underside of our front load bar fitting the bolts back up through our front platform. Well secure it by installing two wing nuts and tightening them down. Then we can repeat this process for the other side of our front platform. Here at the rear, well take our U-bolt and drop it to the top of our bike rack making sure that the bolts go around to our rear load bar. Well fit the bolts through our black metal plate and secure it by installing and tightening down two wing nuts.
RockyMounts TieRod Stretch Roof Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 2500
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Silverado, well be test fitting the RockyMounts Tierod Stretch Roof Mounted Bike Rack, part number RKY1011. With the Thule rapid traverse roof rack system on our vehicle, well begin our test fit by placing our bike rack directly on to our load bars. Here at the front, well bring our straps around our front bar. Well need to remove the black plastic cover, so we can fit our straps back into the head of the carrier. Well then use an allen key to tighten down the allen bolt which will secure our straps around our front bar, and then well replace the black plastic cover. Well go ahead and open the securer to make sure its loose. Here at the rear, well undo all the allen bolts to bring our rear clamp around our rear bar.
Thule Big Mouth Roof Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 2500
Today, on our 2014 Chevrolet Silverado, we'll be test fitting the Thule Big Mouth Roof Mounted bike rack, part number TH599XTR. With the Thule Traverse Roof Rack system on our vehicle, we'll begin our test fit by placing our bike rack directly onto our load bars. Here at the front, we'll bring our clamps around our front bar, fitting the T bolt through the appropriate slot and using the wing nut on top to tighten it down. We'll do this for both sides of the front platform at the front of our bike rack. Here at the rear, we'll loosen up one of the wing nuts to bring our clamp around our rear bar. We'll make sure the bolt is going through the metal plate, and then, we'll tighten both our wing nuts to secure the rear part of our clamp. With the front and rear secure, we'll go ahead and undo the wheel straps and make sure our frame jaws are open. We'll grab our bike and place it onto our bike rack, securing it first with the frame jaw, placing it around the lower part of our frame. Then, we'll close the lever at the bottom of the frame jaw bar.
Swagman Pick-Up Truck Bed Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 2500
Today, on our 2014 Chevrolet Silverado, well be test fitting the Swagman pickup truck, bed-mounted, 2-bike rack, part number s64702. You want to make sure that the bike rack is extended a little bit longer than the distance between your bed rails. Then, well insert the bike rack at an angle, pushing it into position, making sure that the bike rail is perpendicular to the bed rails of our pickup truck.Now, with everything secured and tightened down, were ready to load up our bike. Well go ahead and make sure that our skewer is loose, and then well place our bike onto our truck bed. Well slide the forks onto the skewer and tighten it down.With our bike secured to our bike rack, thatll complete todays test fit of the Swagman pickup truck, bed-mounted, 2-bike rack, part number s64702, on our 2014 Chevrolet Silverado. .
RockyMounts TieRod Roof Bike Rack Review - 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 2500
Today, on our 2014 Chevrolet Silverado, we'll be test fitting the Rocky Mounts TieRod roof-mounted bike rack, part number RKY1014. With the Thule Rapid Traverse roof rack system on our vehicle, we'll begin our test fit by placing our bike rack directly onto our load bars. Here at the front, we'll bring the rubber-coated straps around our front bar, and then, we'll remove our black plastic cover. We'll fit our straps into the head of the carrier and use an Allen key to tighten the Allen bolt which will secure our straps around our front bar. We can then replace our black plastic cover. We'll go ahead and open up our skewer to make sure it's loose. Here at the rear, we'll undo one of the Allen bolts to bring our clamp around our rear bar. We'll reinsert the Allen bolt through the clamp, and then, we'll secure it be tightening down the 2 Allen bolts with an Allen key.
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