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Thule Passage 3 Bike Carrier - Trunk Mount
Fits perfectly on our Lexus CT200h. Only on the old LS400, the side straps have to be fastened to the wheel arch edge, since the upper trunklid gap is to narrow for inserting the strap hooks. Mounting of two bikes is (with some routine) quickly done, and they stay safe even for longer and faster routes. For transporting three (mountain) bikes, though, the design doesn't seem big and robust enough. Nevertheless, the price-benefit-fun ratios are way better than reasonable.
The side / bottom straps are seriously lacking. It has those straps you would find on a backpack, making it difficult to securely tighten down because of the angle. I'd usually have to pre-tighten them to a certain length, then forcefully shove the whole rack until it clipped onto my car. They really just need to be ratchet straps. Even then, one of the side straps came off while driving after hitting a small pothole and the whole thing dangled to one side - Luckily I was in a parking lot. I've also never been able to fit 3 regular bikes, only 2. It's really only a capacity of 3 if you have 2-3 slim bikes. The rubber is so wide that it makes it nearly impossible to slide certain bikes on. If you have a step thru bike with one of those crossbar adapters, I wouldn't even bother with trying this. Unfortunately I don't use this anymore since I'd be constantly worrying the whole thing will come off whenever I drive.
# 2
Thule Passage Trunk Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - Hanging Style
Excellent and prompt customer service! When I first ordered my product it wasn’t in stock— staff were quick to let me know and offered me comparable products. I ended up waiting for my original order and shipping quick and they stayed in touch with ideas! Thule: The instructions could be a little more detailed. I ended up watching YouTube videos to help me instal. Overall it was easy, and this was the first rack I’ve ever installed and I did it by myself! I was surprised to learn the bike rack is in no way secured inside your vehicle, so.. I store it in my garage when it’s on.
Ordered online, it shipped the same day. Received it 3 days later. There is a little assembly, but, pretty simple. It took me less than 15 minutes to install and no tools were needed. It is adjustable to be used on many different auto types, but, the instructions were very clear about how to adjust it to fit my 2011 Ford Edge. I have used it twice so far to transport my bike. There are a couple of items that are inherent in the design, not a flaw, but, you need to be aware of them. First, you can't use rear window wipers. Second, the back-up alarm goes nuts because it registers a bike less than 6 inches behind you (I tolerate it for the few seconds it takes to back out of my driveway or out of a parking lot). Third, there is a little flexibility, it is held on with straps and clamps, not bolts, so, it bounces a little when you go over bumps or make sharp turns, however, it holds the bike fast to the frame and stays on the car. I use mine to transport my bike on short trips around town to bike trails. On a long trip I would suggest checking that the straps remain tight from time to time during the drive.
# 3
Malone Hanger Trunk Bike Rack for 3 Bikes - Adjustable Arms
The Malone rack adjusts to fit my 2017 Trax really snugly and securely. Once we learned how to configure the bikes for best fit, everything traveled without movement. The only downside is that this system seems designed for narrow road bikes rather than the mountain and hybrid bikes we own. Although the anti-sway cradles are sufficiently wide for mountain tires, the close proximity of the individual bike setups sometimes cause a strap to pull loose during travel, so we keep the bikes cabled to the rack frame. We are able to make it work. For narrower bikes, I would recommend this rack without reservation.
Works great! We keep it set up to one position because it's used on my car only. I'm glad we bought the lock feature because we can just leave the rack on at the trail site. This was a great purchase. I'm impressed that you follow up on your product. I recall your staff was quite helpful in making sure I purchased the correct item for my car and set it up correctly. No recent pictures of the carrier but I do have one of myself as "happy camper" on the Fox River Trail which was doable because of the carrier purchase!!
Thule Archway Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2017 Chevrolet Traverse
Today on our 2017 Chevrolet Traverse we're doing a test fit of the Thule Archway XT Trunk Mount 2 Bike Rack. That part number is TH9009XT. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're using three straps all together. We've got two on our frame and one as our anti-sway strap in the back. We're going to start by pulling down and lifting up to release those.
Thule Passage Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2017 Chevrolet Traverse
Today on our 2017 Chevrolet Traverse we're doing a test fit of the Thule Passage trunk-mount 2-bike rack. That part number is TH910XT. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're going to have three straps holding our bike in place, two on our frame and one as our anti-sway strap in the back. We're going to start by pulling down and lifting up to release those. Then we'll be able to pull our bike off and set it off to the side. We'll take a few measurements here.
Thule Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2017 Chevrolet Traverse
Today on our 2017 Chevrolet Traverse we're doing a test fit of the Thule Gateway XT Trunk Mount 2 Bike Rack. That part number is TH9006XT. We already have our bike secured down. First, we're going to show you how we secure it in place. We have three straps altogether, two over our frame and one as our anti-sway strap in the back. We're going to pull down and lift up to release that.
Thule Archway Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2016 Chevrolet Traverse
Today on our 2016 Chevrolet Traverse, we're doing a test fit of the Thule Archway XT trunk-mount 2-bike rack. That part number is TH9009XT. Now we already have our bike secured down. We've got 2 cradles in place with 3 straps, 2 on our frame here, and 1 as our anti-sway in the back. We're going to start by releasing those. Then we can pull our bike off and set it off to the side. With that out of the way, we'll start off with some measurements.
Thule Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2016 Chevrolet Traverse
Today on our 2016 Chevrolet Traverse, we're doing a test fit of the Thule Gateway XT trunk-mount 2-bike rack. That part number is TH9006XT. Now we already have our bike secured down. We've got 2 cradles in place with 3 straps, 2 on our frame, and 1 as our anti-sway strap. We're going to start by removing the straps. We'll be able to pull our bike off and set it off to the side. With our bike out of the way, we can take a few measurements.
Thule Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2016 Chevrolet Traverse TH9001PRO
Today on our 2016 Chevrolet Traverse we're doing a test fit of the Thule Raceway Pro Trunk Mount Two Bike Rack. That part number is TH9001PRO. Now we already have our bike secured down. We've got two cradles in place with three straps, two on our frame here and one as our anti-sway in the back. I'm going to start by releasing those and we can pull our bike off and set it off to the side. Now with our bike out of the way, we'll take a few measurements.
Thule Passage Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2016 Chevrolet Traverse
Today on our 2016 Chevrolet Traverse, we're doing a test fit of the Thule Passage 2 Trunk Mount Bike Rack. That part number is TH910XT. Now, we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you how we do that. We've got two cradles in place with three straps, two on our frame here, and one as our anti-sway in the back. We're going to start by releasing those. We can remove our bike, set it off to the side and we'll take a few measurements. Our first one is going to be overall what we're adding to our vehicle with our arms hanging out.
Thule Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2012 Chevrolet Traverse
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Traverse we're going to be test fitting the Thule Raceway Pro hatch or truck mounted bike rack, part number TH9001PRO. As you can see we already have a bike rack installed on there, let's go ahead and get a little bit closer and show you some of the features. As you can see there are three points of contacts on the bike frame. You have the two straps on top and the anti-sway strap on the side. This keeps it from going back and forth and possibly hitting the other bike that you have installed on it. Let's go ahead and take this off. It's always a good idea to reattach your straps so they're not flapping around while you're driving or possibly losing them while you're driving. Next I'm going to give you a measurement about how far this sticks out from the back of your vehicle so you know that.
Thule Archway Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2012 Chevrolet Traverse
Today on our 2012 Chevrolet Traverse, we're going to be test fitting the Thule Archway 2 bike carrier. Part number TH9009XT. This is for both trunks and hatches. As you can see we already have a bike on our rack. Let's go ahead and take a closer look at some of the features. First off, I'd like to point out, this has 3 points of contact with your bike frame. You have 2 straps up here, and 1 anti-sway strap down here, which keeps the bike from gong back and forth and possibly bumping into the bike you have in front of it, or even into the car if it we're close enough.
Hollywood Racks Over-the-Top Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2012 Chevrolet Traverse
Today in our 2012 Chevrolet Traverse, we're going to be test fitting the Hollywood Rack's over the top 2 bike rack, part number HRF2. As you can see, we already have a bike installed on our rack. Let's go ahead and take a closer look at some of the features. Here we have 3 points of contact to the bike's frame. We have the 2 straps on top, plus an anti-sway strap on the side here, which keeps it moving back and forth, possibly hitting the vehicle or the bike in front of it. Let's go ahead and take it off. Now it's always good practice to reinstall your straps after you've taken them off, just so their not flapping around while you drive, and so you don't lose them while you drive. Now I'd like to give you a measurement to give you the distance from the back of of the hatch, how much is added to it.
Thule Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2012 Chevrolet Traverse TH9006XT
Today on our 2012 Chevrolet Traverse, we're going to be showing you the Thule Gateway XT 2-bike rack, part number TH9006XT. As you can see, we already have a bike on the rack. Let's go ahead and take a closer look and show you some of the features. Now, with this bike rack, there are 3 points of contact on the frame. There are 2 straps on top to hold it in place and an anti-sway strap here which keeps it from going back and forth hitting maybe your vehicle or possibly the bike in front of it. Let's go ahead and take that off.
Thule Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2011 Chevrolet Traverse
Today on our 2011 Chevrolet Traverse we're doing a test fit of the Thule Raceway Pro trunk-mount 2-bike rack. That part number is TH9001PRO. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to go over that. We've got two cradles in place with three straps, two on our frame here and one as our anti-sway in the back. We're going to start by lifting up, pulling down and lifting up to release those.
Thule Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2011 Chevrolet Traverse TH9006XT
Today, on our 2001 Chevrolet Traverse, we're doing a test fit of a Thule Gateway XT Trunk Mount 2-Bike Rack. That part number is TH9006XT. We already have our bike in place, but first we're going to show you how we do that. You've got two cradles with three straps altogether, two on our frame and one on our anti-sway in the back. We're going to start by pulling down and lifting up to release those. Then we can pull our bike off and set it off to the side. With our bike out of the way, we can take a few measurements.
Thule Archway Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2011 Chevrolet Traverse
Today on our 2011 Chevrolet Traverse we're doing a test fit of the Thule Archway XT trunk-mount bike rack. That part number is TH9009XT. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you how we do that. There's two cradles in place with three straps, two on our frame and one as our anti-sway in the back. We're going to start by releasing that, lift our bike up, and set it to the side.
Thule Passage Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2011 Chevrolet Traverse
Today on our 2011 Chevrolet Traverse, we're doing a test fit of the Thule Passage II trunk mount bike rack. That part number is TH910XT. Now, we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you how we do that. We have two cradles in place with three straps altogether, two on our frame and one as our anti-sway in the back. We're just going to start by removing those and we'll lift our bike up and take it off of our rack.
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