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Swagman XTC2 Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
I was sent additional mounting materials that don't correspond with my hitch or my bike rack. See the photo below. Are these materials for my Swagman STC2 Bike Rack Item #S64670?
Very stable and simple to use bike rack that works great with my road bike AND with my 29" Big Rippers. It makes loading and unloading the bikes a snap and they are safe and secure for traveling once loaded and secured. I have already logged over a thousand miles hauling bicycles with this rack and highly recommend it. I am a big fan of Yakima roof racks but, honestly, wish I would have went with this setup for my bikes from the beginning.
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Swagman XC2 Bike Rack for 2 bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
This is a well designed rack. Adding and removing bikes is quick & easy. Just set the bike on & slide the padded hook down onto the bike frame to secure it; no straps required. If only one bike is transported, it does not interfere with opening the trunk on our Tesla Model 3. With 2 bicycles the trunk cannot be opened. For 2 bikes the Swagman model that can tilt might be worth the extra 22 bucks. This rack uses a bolt in the receiver hitch instead of a pin. This locks it securely preventing it from moving in the hitch & rattling. It also requires a wrench to remove it, good for theft prevention but one more thing to keep track of. For storage on the vehicle the top bar folds down. For storage in the garage, the left & right bars fold up & you can hang it using one of the hooks.
So far so good. The rack wiggles a bit, but that is expected. I have it on my 2007 Corolla and I have hit 65+ on the highway with it and have not had a problem. I would recommend getting a locking pin. The one included is threaded, which aside from security, makes it harder to take the rack on and off. I would also look into a DIY way to secure the wheels better. I am using some bungee straps which do the job no problem. The two bikes I carry are at the racks capacity.
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Kuat Beta Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" Hitches - Tilting
The quality of the bike rack was excellent, but I was unable to use it because I couldn't open and close my trunk (Honda Accord 2012) when the bike rack was closed. It may have worked if I had a different trailer hitch, but I didn't want to spend the extra money on a new trailer hitch. Unfortunately, I will need to return the bike rack.
I was looking for a light weight bike rack for my 2015 Honda Accord. Your videos stated that the Kuat Beta was light and easy to install. You were right. I opened the box, read the instructions, and had it installed in about 10 minutes. I don't use a rack lock. It is so easy to pop on and off the hitch that I keep the rack in my car trunk.
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Swagman Chinook Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
Works for my fat tire bike. Once it's set up, it's easy to install and remove. I had to cut out some of the plastic cladding on the underside of my bumper on my 2014 Subaru Outback. Good value. I've had no issues.
GI love the Rack, it is easy for me to handle, (as a 89 yearold rider.), two bikes ride and fit very nicely. Like how it folds down,and how it folds to open the tailgate . Great quality for the money, I would highly recommend this rack
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Swagman Trailhead Bike Rack for 3 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Tilting
My previous bike rack was a hitch mounted Yakima. It was sturdy but not well suited for my low Subaru Impreza. It stuck out too far and hung too low so that I had to inch my way down the driveway or over speed bumps for fear of it bottoming out. A roof rack or a rear window mounted rack was not suitable since I wanted to be able to also carry two kayaks. First, I tried to modify my rack by shortening the part that sticks out of the hitch. I tried to saw off about 6 inches so it wouldn't stick out so far but the steel was much too hard. I ended up ruining several metal-cutting blades on my power saw before I gave up. I looked for other rack options. There weren't many out there. But eventually, I found something that met my needs. I purchased the "Swagman Trailhead 3 Bike Fold Down Bicycle Hitch Rack" in 2013 from eTrailer.com. The part that enters the hitch curves up to increase clearance from the ground. It is sturdy and sticks out far enough so I can still open my trunk hatch without having to lower the main vertical bar on the hitch (though I could if I wanted to). It isn't often I am really excited about a piece of gear but this hitch rack has made me worry-free when I transport my bicycle(s) via car. The only thing I don't like is that it is advertised as being a 3 bike carrier but it only fits 2 hybrid bikes. Maybe it will fit 3 skinny racing bikes but for the average rider, don't expect to fit on more than 2. But my experience is that is the case for all bicycle racks.
Nice heavy duty rack. Putting it together is quite simple if you read the instructions. I like the ability to use both a 2" or 1 1/4" receiver. etrailer is very easy to deal with.
Fit Test: Swagman XTC2 Bike Rack for 2 Bikes on a 2013 Ford Focus
Speaker 1: Today, on our 2013 Ford Focus. We're going to be doing a test fit on the Swagman XTC2 platform style bike rack. That's part #S64670. So, I've already got it loaded up on the Focus. Just to give a good idea of what it looks like. And, how it's going to hold our bikes.
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Ford Focus
Today on our 2013 Ford Focus we're gonna be taking a look at the Thule Roadway 2 Bike Rack, Part Number TH912XTR. Now our bike's gonna be held onto our bike rack at three points. We're gonna have two straps. They're gonna go over our cross tube here on the top and then right here on our vertical support we're gonna have another strap that's gonna act as our anti-sway. Now the way we're gonna remove it is we're just gonna pull on the straps and release it from the holder right here. Now these are rubber straps so we won't have to worry about scratching our bike or in the paint on it. With all the straps loosened we can take our bike off and take a closer look at our bike rack. The cradles here are gonna have several grooves in them and that's to help keep our bike secure.
Does it Fit? Testing the Swagman XC2 Bike Rack for 2 bikes on a 2013 Ford Focus
Today in our 2013 Ford Focus, we're going to be test-fitting the Swagman XC2 bike rack for inch and a quarter and two inch hitches, part number S64650. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's go ahead and take a closer look and show off some of the features. First off, how the bike is actually attached to the rack, we're going to have one point of contact. That's going to be this padded frame hook up at the top. It's padded to make sure the bike does not get scratched up once you have it installed.
Hollywood Racks Sport-Rider-2 Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Ford Focus
Today on our 2013 Ford Focus, we're going to be test fitting the Hollywood Rack Sport Rider 2-Bike Rack for inch and quarter and 2 inch hitches, part number HR1000. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's go and take a closer look and show off some of the features. One of the more prominent features of this bike rack is the fact that this can tilt away from the vehicle with bikes actually still attached to it. To do that, you come to the base here and you'll see 2 pins. We'll go ahead and remove the smaller of the 2 pins first, while holding onto the bike rack.
Hollywood Racks Trail-Rider Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Ford Focus
Today on our 2013 Ford Focus, we're going to be test-fitting the Hollywood Racks Trail Rider 2-bike rack for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches. Part number HR200. We already have a bike installed on the rack, let's go and take a closer look and show off some of the features. First off how the bike is actually attached to the rack, we're going to have three points of contact. We're going to have this padded frame-hook up at the top and it's padded so once you install your bike its frame won't get scratched up. You have two hook-and-loop straps on either tire and the wheel-holders themselves are adjustable along the arms here by loosening and tightening these knobs. They're adjustable to accommodate different-sized bikes but also to assist with loading. The bike rack does have this nice free shank so even if your hitch sits pretty low to the ground, you're not going to have any clearance issues between the bike rack and the ground. Let's go and take the bike off and set it aside.
Fit Test: Kuat NV 2.0 Bike Rack for 2 Bikes with 2013 Ford Focus
Today on our 2013 Ford Focus, we're going to be test fitting the Kuat NV 2.0 2-Bike Rack for 1-1/4" hitches. Part number NV12G. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's go and take a closer look and show off some of the features. The most prominent feature of this bike rack is the fact that it can tilt away from the vehicle with the bike still attached. To do that, you come to the front here, to this latch, pull towards you while holding onto the bike rack, let it come down, and now we have full access to our rear hatch to get what we need. We'll lift it back up into its position until you hear a click. How the bike is actually held into place, we're going to have two points of contact with no frame contact at all. We'll have a wheel hook up at the front, and then we'll have this wheel strap at the rear.
Fit Test: Kuat Beta Bike Rack for 2 Bikes on a 2013 Ford Focus
Today on our 2013 Ford Focus we'll be doing a test fit on the Kuat Beta hanging style two bike rack. That's part number B202-114. I've already got it loaded up on the Ford Focus just to give you a good idea of what it looks like and how it's going to hold our bikes. It actually secures our bikes in three spots. We have two straps for our top tube and then one strap for our seat post tube. This one is going to be our anti-sway strap. It's going to help prevent bike-to-bike contact and bike-to-vehicle contact and help prevent that sway when we're on the road.
Fit Check: Swagman XC2 Bike Rack for 2 bikes on a 2012 Ford Focus
Today on our 2012 Ford Focus, we're going to be taking a look at the Swagman XC2 bike rack, part number S64650. We already have a bike on the rack. Let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. Now how this bike is actually attached to the rack, we're going to have one point of contact. That's going to be with the bike's frame at the top, with this frame hook. It is padded so your bike will not get scratched once you put this on. To hold the wheels in place, we have these wheel cradles here which are adjustable to the length of the arms to accommodate different sized bikes. Let's go ahead and take the bike off and set it aside.
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Ford Focus
Today on our 2012 Ford Focus we're going to be taking a look at the Thule Vertex 4 Bike Rack, part number TH9029XT. As you can see we already have a bike installed on the rack, let's go ahead and take a closer look and show off some of the features. This first one I would like to show off is it has a integrated cable lock here at the top of the mast. You just pull it out, wrap it around you bikes and it will attach at this spot here at the front and you can lock it into place for additional security for your bikes. Now the bike actually attaches to the rack itself, we're going to have 3 points of contact with the bike's frame. We're going to have 2 straps up at the top here and one off to the side. That's going to serve as an anti-sway strap to keep the bike from moving too far back and forth, possibly hitting the bikes in front of it and damaging them both. Let's go ahead and take the bike off and set it aside. With the bike rack in this position, I'm going to give you some quick measurements here.
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2012 Ford Focus th912xtr
Today on our 2012 Ford Focus we're going to be taking a look at the Thule Roadway 2 Bike Rack, part number TH912XTR. As you can see we already have a bike on the rack. Let's go ahead and take a closer look and show off some of the features. How 00:00:14 the bike is attached to the rack we're going to have 3 points of contact with the bike's frame. We're going to have 2 straps up at the top here and 1 off to the side and that's going to serve as an anti-sway strap to keep the bike from moving too far back and forth, possibly hitting the vehicle or the bikes in front of it and damaging them both. Let's go ahead and take it off and set it aside. With the bike rack in this position I'm going to go ahead and give you a couple of quick measurements here.
Saris Axis Tilting 2 Bike Rack Review - 2012 Ford Focus
Today on our 2012 Ford Focus, we'll be test fitting the Saris Axis 2 Rack for 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches, part number SA832. Let's get started by sliding the shank of the bike rack over the receiver. We'll line up the pin holes, thread in the anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it up with a quick turn of the wrench. You'll see, once installed, we have a ground clearance of about 9". The closest point from the back of the car to the rack is about 6-1/2", and the overall dimensions added to the back of our Focus is about 17". One of the great features of the Saris Axis is that by pulling the yellow T handle at the bottom of the mast, the rack tilts back, giving you full access to your hatch. Now with the mast back in position, we will extend our cradle arms. We will do this by loosening the thumb screw. Once loose, push the cradle in towards the mast.
Saris Axis 3 Bike Rack Review - 2012 Ford Focus
Today on our 2012 Ford Focus we will be test fitting the Saris Axis 3-bike rack for 1 1/4 and 2-inch hitches, part #SA843B. Let's get started by sliding the shank of the bike rack onto the receiver. Next we'll line up our pin holes and thread in the anti-rattle bolt, tighten it with a quick turn of the wrench. Be sure to add your lock to the other side of your bolt. With the bike rack now in place you'll see you have a ground clearance of about 9 inches, the closest point from the back of the Focus to the rack is about 6 inches and the overall length added to the back of our car is about 16 inches. As you can see here, by pulling the yellow T handle at the bottom of the mast, the rack tilts back. You can see here there's plenty of room to access your hatch.
Rhode Gear Highway Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Ford Focus
Today on 2012 Ford Focus were going to do a test fit of part number RG8015220 from Rhode Gear. This is our highway 2 bike carrier. Some things to know about this bike rack it will work of 1-" receiver hitches both class I and class II. This will also work with 2" receiver hitches with the provided spacer. On this test fit we'll be using a class I receiver hitch. We'll start and test fit by installing into the hitch, we tighten it down the anti-rattle bolt and put the safe pin on the other side.
SportRack EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Ford Focus
Today our 2012 Ford Focus were going to do a test fit of part number A30901 from Sportrack. This is Sportrack 2 bicycle carrier. Few things to know about this bike rack that will work with 1-" receiver hitches both class I and class II. This will also work with 2" receiver hitches with the included spacer. And this application will be using a class one receiver hitch. Now, we'll start off by installing the bike rack into the hitch and then we'll tighten it down with the anti-rattle bolt and put the safety pin on the other side.
Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Ford Focus
All right, today on 2012 Ford Focus were going to do a test fit of part number TH990XT from Thule, the double track platform style 2 bike carrier. A couple notes about this bicycle rack that will work with 1-" receiver hitches both class I and class II. This also work with 2" receiver hitches with the included spacer.On this test fit, we'll be trying it out on class I receiver hitch. We'll start off our test fit by installing the bike rack into the hitch. You will tighten it down the anti-rattle bolt then install the lock on the other side. Now go ahead and get some clearance and measurements from the fender wheel to the back catch of the vehicle were looking at 7-".
Rhode Gear Highway Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Ford Focus
Today on our 2011 Ford Focus, we'll be test fitting the Rhode Gear Highway 2 Bike Carrier, part number RG8015220. With our vehicle already equipped with the 1-1/4-inch hitch and our bike rack already preassembled, we're ready to go ahead and fit it to the vehicle. We'll begin by inserting the bike rack shank into the hitch. We'll line up the hitch pin hole and go ahead and install our anti-rattle bolt. With our bolt installed, we can tighten it down using our wrench. Once the bolt is tight, we can then put on our safety pin.
Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Ford Focus
Today on our 2011 Ford Focus we'll be test fitting the Thule Doubletrack Platform-Style Bike Carrier, product number TH990XT. With our vehicle already equipped with the 1-1/4 inch hitch and our bike rack already preassembled we're ready to go ahead and fit it to the vehicle. We'll begin by inserting the bike rack shank into the hitch. We'll line up the hitch pin hole and go ahead and install our anti-rattle bolt. With our anti-rattle bolt in we'll go ahead and tighten it down with our wrench. Now that our anti-rattle bolt is tight our bike rack is secured to the vehicle and we're ready to load a bike.
SportRack EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Ford Focus
Today on our 2011 Ford Focus, we'll be test fitting the SportRack 2 Hitch Mounted Bike Rack with Wheel Mount Cradles, product number A30901. With our vehicle already equipped with the 1-1/4 hitch and our bike rack already preassembled we're ready to go ahead and fit it to the vehicle. We'll begin by inserting the bike rack shank into the hitch. We'll line up the hitch pin hole. We'll then insert our anti-rattle bolt. With our anti-rattle bolt tight we'll go ahead and insert our safety pin.
Pro Series Q-Slot Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2009 Ford Focus
Today on this 2009 Ford focus, were going to be test fitting the Pro Series Q-slot flatform style by carrier, part number PS63134. To fit up by carrier into our hitch, well line up the shank and slide it in. Well make sure the hitch pinholes line up and well secure the bike rack with the included hitch pin. From the farthest part of our bumper to the nearest point of the bike rack measures about seven and a quarter inches. We have about 11 inches of grand clearance from the bottom of the bike rack to the ground. Next well check for rear vehicle access.
Kuat Sherpa Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2009 Ford Focus
Today, we have a 2009 Ford Focus and well be test fitting the Kuat Sherpa Aluminum Hitch Mounted Bike Carrier, part number S102. To mount the bike carrier in our vehicle, well fit the shank into the receiver. Well line up the hitch pinholes and then we can use the knob on the end of the bike rack to tighten the anti-rattle device. Once weve done that, we can take our hitch pin, insert it to our holes and secure it with a lock on the other side. We have about 1-3/4 inches clearance from the nearest part of our bike rack to the farthest point of our bumper. Ground clearance comes in at about 11 inches.
Compatible? Yes! The Thule Hitching Post Pro Bike Rack for 4 Bikes Fits a 2009 Ford Focus
Today on this 2009 Ford Focus, well test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro part number TH934XTR. To mount the Hitching Post Pro on our hitch, well fit the shank into the receiver and line up the pinholes. Well take our bolt and use a -inch wrench to tighten it down. We have about 9 inches of clearance between the furthest part of our bumper and closest part of the bike rack. And about 11 inches of ground clearance from the bottom of the bike rack to the ground. Once weve done that, were gonna check for rear vehicle access.
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