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Kuat Trio Roof Bike Rack - Fork Mount - Clamp On - Aluminum - Black and Polished Chrome
Installed all products after having watched videos and read through pdf instructions. The Yakima JetStream roof rack system is outstanding (with one exception) - instructions and videos facilitated the installation. The Yakima system is the only one I could find for my car (Mercedes E450 Coupe), as the car's panorama roof glass extends to the edges near the fixed mounts. The Yakima system is quiet, thanks to the ability to modify the crossbar pitch angles, and has a high-quality appearance that complements my car. And it is rock solid. The Kuat Trio bike tray is an outstanding low-cost, simple solution - well-designed and well-executed and installs to the Yakima JetStream bars flawlessly. I would recommend that Kuat include a 12mm x 100mm thru-axle in the Trio kit, as I had to purchase that part separately. Only disappointment is in the Yakima Landing Pad Covers that ship with the Landing Pad 22 (LP 22) kit. The covers do not snap tightly into place, and appear as if they were designed for a different Landing Pad. In summary, my Yakima/Kuat bicycle roof rack system exceeds expectations (except for the LP 22 Covers), operates flawlessly, looks great, and stores easily. It has given me high confidence in Yakima, in Kuat and in etrailer.com. Well done.
Product arrived quickly, and with all the necessary parts and pieces. Installation was quick and easy, and the product performs exactly as I had hoped.
Thule Roof Bike Racks Review - 2017 Ford Taurus
Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Ford Taurus, we're gonna be test-fitting the Thule pro log XT rooftop bike rack, part number TH516XT. We already have a bike installed on our rack; let's take a closer look. I would actually attach this to the bike rack. We're not gonna have any frame contact at all. Instead, we're gonna have this wheel strap at the rear, and this is adjustable along the length of the bike rack to accommodate for bikes of different sizes. Then at the front here, we'll have a skewer mount, which will grip your bike by the forks.
Fit Check: Inno Fork Lock III Roof Bike Rack on a 2017 Ford Taurus
Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Ford Taurus, we're going to be test fitting the INNO Fork Lock III roof mounted bike rack, part number INA391. We have our bike installed already. Let's take a closer look and show off some of the features.How the bike is attached to the rack, we're not going to have any frame contact at all. Instead, we're going to have two points of contact, which is going to be the rear strap here, and this is adjustable the length of the bike rack to accommodate for bikes of different sizes. Then up at the front here, we're going to have the skewer mount that's going to grip your bike by the forks.This top portion is lockable, so once this is locked down, you can't remove your bike, therefore your bike is secured to the rack, and you can't remove your bike rack from the roof rack, so it's secure that way as well. With everything as installed as it is, we're not going to have an issue of clearance between the bike rack and the trunk.
Does the Inno Fork Lock Roof Bike Rack Suit Your 2017 Ford Taurus
Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Ford Taurus, we're going to be test fitting the Inno fork lock roof mounted bike rack, part number INXA391. We already have it installed on a rack. Let's take a closer look and then show off some of the features. How the bike attaches to the rack . we're not going to have any frame contact at all. Instead, we're going to have a rear wheel strap, which is adjustable to the length of the bike rack to accommodate for bikes of different sizes.And then, up at the front here, we'll have this skewer mount, which will grip your bike by the forks.
Inno Roof Bike Racks Review - 2017 Ford Taurus INA387
Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Ford Taurus we're going to be test fitting the Inno Slim Fork Roof Mounted Bike Rack, part number INA387. We already have our bike installed on the rack. Let's take a closer look.How it actually attaches to the bike rack, we're not going to have any frame contact at all. Instead, we're going to have this wheel clamp at the rear. We have this knob here to tighten it up and you hear that click. That's to make sure that you don't over tighten it.Up at the front, we have this skewer mount that grips your bike by its forks, so you will have to remove the front tire.
Does it Fit? Testing the Yakima HighSpeed Roof Bike Rack on a 2017 Ford Taurus
Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Ford Taurus, we're gonna be test fitting the Yakima High Speed Rooftop Bike Rack, part number Y02115. We already have our bike installed on our rack. Let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. How the bike is attached to the rack, we're not gonna have any frame contact at all. Instead, we're gonna have a rear wheel strapped here, to keep it in place, which is adjustable along the bike rack to accommodate bikes of different sizes.And then, up at the front, we'll have this skewer mount gripping our bike by the forks. This skewer can be removed and replaced, so you can use this with through axles as well.
Thule Roof Bike Racks Review - 2017 Ford Taurus TH535
Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Ford Taurus, we're going to be test fitting the Thule ThruRide Rooftop Bike Rack, part number TH535. We already have a bike installed on the rack, so let's take a closer look here. How it attaches to the rack, we're not going to have any frame contact at all. Instead, it's going to grip it by this wheel mount at the rear here, which is adjustable on the length of the bike rack to accommodate for different size bikes.Then, up at the front here, at this moment we have a nine millimeter skewer mount that grips your bike by the forks. You can remove this and replace this so it can be used with through axles as well. At the top portion here, there is a lock that's in place, or a lock core that you can use, as well as this point here.
RockyMounts Roof Bike Racks Review - 2017 Ford Taurus
Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Ford Taurus, we're going to be test fitting the RockyMounts SwitchHitter rooftop bike rack, part number RKY1270. We already have our bike installed on the rack. Let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. How this attaches to the bike rack will have two points of contact with no frame contact at all. Instead, we'll have this strap at the rear, which you can adjust back and forth on the rack itself to accommodate for bikes of different sizes. And then, up at the front, we have this skewer mount, which will grip your bike by the fork mounts.
RockyMounts Roof Bike Racks Review - 2017 Ford Taurus RKY1320
Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Ford Taurus, we're gonna be test fitting the RockyMounts JetLine Roof Bike Rack, part number RKY1320. We have our bike installed already. How this actually attaches to the bike rack, we'll have two points of contact with no frame contact at all. Instead, we'll have this rear wheel strap, which is adjustable along the length of the bike rack to accommodate for bikes of different sizes. Then up towards the front here, we'll have this skewer mount, which will grip your bike by its forks.This does have a knock out at the end of it if you wanted to replace it with a lock core so you can secure your bike to the bike rack. The same is for the top portion here to secure your bike rack to the roof rack, but we'll get to that later.
Fit Test: Rhino-Rack Hybrid Roof Bike Rack with 2017 Ford Taurus
Speaker 1: Today in our 2017 Ford Taurus, we're going to be test fitting the Rhino Rack Hybrid roof top bike rack, part number RRRBC050. What sets this apart from most roof bike racks is the fact that you don't have to take the front wheel off, and there's not a fork mount. Instead, we have this wheel hook up at the front to hold everything in place, and then we have two wheel straps on either side.It also comes with locks for an integrated cable lock that is included, so you can secure your bike to the bike rack, and there's also a lock up top here, which you can lock the bike rack to the roof rack as well, but we'll get to that in a minute. With the bike rack installed as it is, we're not going to have an issue of clearance between the trunk and bike rack. As you can see here there's plenty of space.The straps here are adjustable back and forth to accommodate bikes of different sizes. Let's go ahead and take the bike off.
Fit Check: Testing Rhino-Rack Road Warrior Rooftop Bike Carrier on a 2017 Ford Taurus
Speaker 1: Today, on our 2017 Ford Taurus, we're gonna be test fitting the Rhino-Rack Road Warrior Rooftop Bike Rack, part number RBC036.We have our bike installed already and, as you can see, it doesn't grip it at all by the frame. But instead, has a strap here at the rear, which can be adjusted the length of the bike rack to accommodate for bikes of different sizes. And then, up at the front we have this skewer mount, which grips your bike by the fork mounts. The skewer mount is lockable. So once this is in place, you can lock it down. And the bike is gonna be secured to the rack.
Compatible? Yes! The Rhino-Rack MountainTrail Rooftop Bike Carrier Fits a 2017 Ford Taurus
Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Taurus, we're gonna be test fitting the Rhino-RacK MountainTrail Rooftop Bike Rack, part number RBC035. We have our bike installed, and as you can see how it installs, there's gonna be no frame contact at all. Instead, we're gonna have this rear wheel strap at the back here, and this is adjustable along the length of the bike rack to accommodate bikes of different sizes.Then we have this fork mount up at the front, or steer mount up at the front, excuse me that grips by your bike's forks. This is lockable at the end here, so once this is attached, you can lock this done to secure your bike to the bike rack. It also locks up at the top here to secure to your roof rack as well, but we'll get to that in a minute or two.As it stands right now with everything installed, we're not gonna have an issue of clearance between the trunk and the bike rack as you can see here. Of course, plenty of space between the two.
RockyMounts Roof Bike Racks Review - 2017 Ford Taurus RKY1202
Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Ford Taurus, we're going to be test fitting the Rocky Mounts Brass Knuckles Rooftop bike rack, part number RKY1202.We already have our bike installed on the rack. Let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. How the bike is actually attached to the rack, we're going to have three points of contact. With no frame contact at all. We're going to have the two straps to either side, which are adjustable to accommodate bikes of different sizes, and then we'll have this wheel hook up at the front with these brass knuckle-like handles here to pull it down into place.Now, this is pretty unique as opposed to most other rooftop bike racks, as they usually grip the bike by your fork mats and you have to remove your front tire. With everything installed as it is, there's going to be more than enough space between a bike rack and the trunk so you're not going to have any issues of clearance.Let's go ahead and take the bike off real quick.
Thule Roof Bike Racks Review - 2017 Ford Taurus TH526XT
Speaker 1: Today on your 2017 Ford Taurus, we're gonna be test fitting the Thule Circuit XT Rooftop bike rack, part number TH526XT.We have our bike installed on our rack, let's take a closer look here. How your bike is going to be gripped to the bike rack, we're not gonna have any frame contact at all. Instead, we're gonna have a rear wheel mount here, which is adjustable to accommodate for bikes of different sizes, and a wheel strap that'll hold the wheel in place.Up at the front, we have this skewer mount, which is gonna hold your bike by the fork mounts here, so you'll have to remove your front tire. At the end here, there is actually a locking mechanism that you can take this plastic piece out, and replace with the Thule lock core, which is sold separately. Once you lock this down, not only are you going to lock the bike to the bike rack, but the bike rack is going to be secured to your roof rack as well, and we'll get to that later.With everything installed, the issue of clearance is gonna be non-existent between the trunk and the bike rack. As you can see, there's plenty of space in between.
Fit Test: Yakima HighRoad Roof Bike Rack with 2017 Ford Taurus
Speaker 1: Today in our 2017 Ford Taurus we're going to be test-fitting the Yakima Highroad Rooftop Bike Rack, part number Y02114. We already have our bike installed on the rack and one of the biggest differences between this and most other bike racks is the fact that it grips it by your front tire, so you don't have to actually remove it like you would with most others. It grips your bike at three points. We're goin to have this rear wheel strap here. Which is adjustable, the length of the bike rack to accommodate for bikes of different sizes. Now I have these two points with our wheel mount.
How to Install the Swagman Fork Down Roof Mounted Bike Carrier on a 2014 Ford Taurus
Today on our 2014 Ford Taurus we're going to be test fitting the Swagman Fork Down. This is a fork mount roof bike rack. Part #S64710. We've got the Rhino Rack Vortex Arrow Roof Rack System already installed on the Taurus. We're going to begin our test fit by placing our bike rack directly up on to our crossbars. Here at the front, we'll take one of the U-bolts, bring it around the underside of our crossbar and fit it up through the head of our carrier. We'll then take two of the wing nuts and thread them on just to hold that in place. The other side in the front we've got a second U-bolt, we're going to do the same as we did on the other side. Bring it around the underside of our bar and we adjust them so we've got both of our U-bolts in the same spot.
Thule Sprint Fork Mount Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Taurus
Today on our 2014 Ford Taurus, we're going to be test fitting the Thule Sprint. This is a fork-mount roof style bike rack, Part Number TH528. We've got the Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero Roof Rack System already installed here on the Taurus. So we're going to begin our test fit by placing our bike rack directly up onto our load bars. We want to bring the black rubber-coated metal straps around the underside. To be sure that the top portion of our clamp is resting just right on top of those bars. We'll then bring the one at the rear here around the back, fit it into the foot of the carrier there.
DIY Install: Swagman Upright Bike Rack for 1 Bike on your 2014 Ford Taurus
Today, on our 2014 Ford Taurus, we're going to be test fitting the Swagman Upright. This is frame clamp style roof bike rack. Part # S64720. We've got the Rhino Rack Vortex Aero Roof Rack System already installed in the Taurus. We'll begin our test fit by placing our bike rack directly up onto our cross bar. At the front of the rack, we've got 2 U bolts we're going to use to secure it. We're going to take the U bolt, bring it around the underside of our cross bar, and up to the head of the carrier.
RockyMounts TieRod Stretch Roof Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ford Taurus
Today on our 2014 Ford Taurus, we're going to be test-fitting the RockyMounts TieRod Stretch. This is a fork mount roof bike rack. It's part #RKY1011. We've got our Rhino Rack Vortex Aero roof rack system already installed on this Taurus. We'll begin our test fit, by placing the bike rack up on to our crossbars. Here at the front we're going to remove the black plastic cover, and remove the two rubber-coated metal straps from the head of the carrier. We'll then bring those around the underside of our crossbar, fit them back into the head of the carrier, and secure them by tightening down the Allen bolt right here in the front. With our front nice and secure, we can move to the rear.
Step-By-Step Installation Tutorial for the Kuat Trio Roof Bike Rack on a 2014 Ford Taurus
Today on our 2014 Ford Taurus, we're going to be testing the Kuat Trio. This is a fork-mount roof style bike rack part number RU01. We've got a Rhino-Rack Vortech Aero Roof Rack System. I already installed them to Taurus. We'll begin our test like placing our bike rack up onto the roof rack. We'll then going to take one of our black rubber-coated metal U-bolts. We'll bring it around the underside of the rack and fit it up to the head of the carrier.
Setting up the Yakima FrontLoader Wheel Mount Bike Carrier on your 2013 Ford Taurus
Today on our 2013 Ford Taurus, we are going to be test fitting the Yakima front loader, a wheel mount roof bike rack, part #Y02103. With our Yakima Q tower roof rack system already installed on our Taurus, we are going to begin our test fit by placing our back rack directly onto our cross bars. Here at the front, we'll bring the two portions of the clamp to the front side of our cross bar and the single portion of our clamp will go around the rear. We will then use the T-handle located in the front to tighten this down. With our front secure, we will now move to the rear. Here we're going to loosen the black T-nut, remove the T-bolt from the slot on the lower half of the clamp, bring our clamp around our bar, re-insert the T-bolt and tighten it down with the T-nut. With our rack secure, it is now time to load our bike. We'll first undo our wheel strap and move our front wheel cradle all the way to it's forward position. We'll now grab our bike, place it onto the rack, allow it to roll forward slowly, bringing up the smaller rear half of the front wheel cradle.
Beginner’s Guide to Installing the Yakima ForkLift Roof Mounted Bike Carrier on a 2013 Ford Taurus
Today on our 2013 Ford Taurus we'll be test-fitting the Yakima ForkLift, a fork mount, roof-mounted bike rack, part number Y02098. With the Yakima Q-Tower Roof Rack system already installed on the Taurus, we're going to begin our test fit by placing our bike rack directly onto our crossbars. The front, we'll remove the skewer. It is reverse thread. Slide back the black plastic cover. Then we can loosen the T handle to separate the lower half of our clamp.
Install: Swagman Upright Bike Rack for 1 Bike on a 2013 Ford Taurus
Today on our 2013 Ford Taurus, we're going to be test fitting the Swagman upright roof bike rack, part number S64720. With our Yakima Q tower roof rack system already installed on the Taurus, we'll begin our test fit by placing the bike rack directly on to our crossbars. Here at the front we'll bring two of the metal U-bolts around the underside of our bar, fit them through the head of the rack, and use two wingnuts to secure each one in place. With all four of our wingnuts in the front tight, we can now move to the rear. This time we're going to place the U-bolt down through the rack, around our bar, being sure that we have threads on both sides of our crossbar. We'll then bring the metal portion of the clamp up, place the U-bolt through it, and then we'll secure this in place using two of the wingnuts. With the rear secured it's now time to load our bike.
DIY 2013 Ford Taurus Installation for the Swagman Fork Down Roof Mounted Bike Carrier
Today on our 2013 Ford Taurus, we're going to be test fitting the Swagman Fork Down, the fork mount roof bike rack, part number S64710. With our Yakima Q Towers roof rack system installed on our vehicle, we're going to begin the test fit by placing the bike rack directly onto our crossbars. Here at the front, we'll bring one of the metal U-bolts around the underside of our bar, fit it through the head of the carrier, and secure it in place using 2 wing nuts. We'll repeat the same process on the other side of the front of the carrier here, and then secure down all 4 of our wing nuts. With our front secure, we'll move to the rear. Here at the rear, we're going to place one of the U-bolts down through the rack. We'll be sure that it comes down on both sides of our crossbar.
SportRack Roof Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Taurus
Today on our 2013 Ford Taurus, we're going to be test fitting the SportRack Roof Mount Bike Rack part number SR4622. With our Yakima Q Towers Roof Rack system already installed on the Taurus, we're going to begin our test fit by placing our bike rack directly on to our cross bars. At the front we'll bring one of the black rubber coated metal U-Bolts around the underside of our bar, fit it through the head of the carrier and hold it in place with two wing nuts. On the other side of the front we'll repeat that same process, then we can tighten all four wing nuts down to secure the front of our rack to our front bar. We'll now moved to the rear bar, where we're going to place two carriage bolts through the rack, being sure that they come out on both sides of our rear crossbar, we'll then place the black plastic portion of our clamp in between our rack and our load bar being sure that these carriage bolts go through it. Then we'll bring our metal portion of our clamp around the underside of our bar. We'll fit the two bolts through it and secure it and place using two wing nuts. With these two secure, it's now time to load our bike.
RockyMounts TieRod Stretch Roof Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Taurus
Today on our 2013 Ford Taurus, we are going to be test fitting the RockyMounts TieRod Stretch, a fork mount roof bike rack, part number RKY1011. With the Yakima Q Towers roof rack system already installed on our Taurus, we're going to begin our test fit by placing the bike rack directly onto our cross bars. Here at the front we'll bring the black rubber coated metal straps around the underside of our bar. We'll then remove the black plastic cover. We can take our straps, fit them into the appropriate slots. Then, use our Allen key to tighten our Allen bolt.
What our customers are saying:
"The bike rack went together with ease. Everything was in the box, no missing parts. It was very stable on my first trip with it.Works well with womens bikes also. Delivery was prompt with no mishaps. Good job"