Most Popular Roof Bike Racks for Toyota Highlander

RockyMounts Roof Bike Racks Review - 2016 Toyota Highlander

Today on our 2016 Toyota Highlander, we're going to be test fitting for the RockyMounts JetLine roof bike rack, part number RKY1320. 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. The first being the fact that this has no frame contact with your bike whatsoever, so there's going to be no scratches to your bike once you install it. Instead, it holds it by 2 points. We have a skewer up here at the front that grips your bike by the forks, and it is lockable, you can pop this out and install a lock for it, and that will add some security to prevent theft and tampering.

Will the Rhino-Rack Road Warrior Rooftop Bike Carrier Fit Your 2016 Toyota Highlander?

Today on our 2016 Toyota Highlander, we're going to be test fitting the Rhino-Rack Road Warrior Roof Bike Rack, part number RBC036. 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. Now the first feature is that this doesn't have any frame contact whatsoever. Instead it grabs it by two points. We have a skewer up here at the front that'll grab the bike by it's fork mounts, and it is lockable. Then we have this wheel strap here in the back.

Fit Test: Inno Fork Lock Roof Bike Rack on a 2016 Toyota Highlander

Today on our 2016 Toyota Highlander, we're going to be testing the NO4 clock roof-mounted bike rack on number INXA391. 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 first and foremost is going to be no frame contact whatsoever with the bike. Instead it grips it by 2 points. We have a wheel strap here at the back. To the front, we have this skewer which grips the bike by its forks.

RockyMounts Roof Bike Racks Review - 2016 Toyota Highlander rky1270

Today on the 2016 Toyota Highlander, we're going to be test fitting the Rocky Mounts Switch Hitter roof top bike rack, part number RKY1270. We already have the bike on top of the rack, let's go ahead and show off some of the features. The first is is that it has no frame contact whatsoever to connect it to the bike rack. Instead it has 2 points of contact. We'll have a wheel strap in the back and this front skewer here which will grab your bike by it's fork mounts. This does also work with through axles as well.

Is the Rhino-Rack MountainTrail Rooftop Bike Carrier Compatible with the 2016 Toyota Highlander?

Today on our 2016 Toyota Highlander, we're going to be test fitting the Rhino-Rack MountainTrail rooftop bike rack, part number RBC035. 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 and foremost, there's going to be no frame contact whatsoever with your bike to hold this onto the rack, so your bike won't get scratched up when it's being installed. Instead, it holds it by 2 points, 1 up towards the front here which is the lockable skewer around the forks of your bike. As I said before, it is lockable. That's going to prevent theft and tampering.

Thule Roof Bike Racks Review - 2016 Toyota Highlander

Today on our 2016 Toyota Highlander, we're going to be test fitting the Thule Circuit XT Rooftop Bike Rack, part number TH526XT. 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, there's going to be absolutely no frame contact to connect this to your rooftop bike rack. Instead, it uses a skewer here at the front, which if you pop this out, you can put a lock core 00:00:23 in to prevent theft or tampering. You can also use it with through axle bikes. It also has this wheel strap here in the back. Let's go ahead and take the bike off and set it aside. We'll start here in the rear, pushing on this tab here.

Fit Check: Testing Kuat Trio Roof Bike Rack on a 2016 Toyota Highlander

Today in our 2016 Toyota-Highlander, we're going to be test fitting the Kuat Trio rooftop bike rack, part number, Tr02. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's go and take a closer look and show off some of the features. Now first and foremost, there's going to be no frame contact with this bike rack at all. Instead, it uses a skewer system up at the front to grip your bike by the forks and it also has this wheel strap here in the back. Let's go ahead and take the bike off and set it aside. To do that, you just push up on this tab on the wheel strap.

Thule Roof Bike Racks Review - 2016 Toyota Highlander th535

Today, on our 2016 Toyota Highlander, we're going to be test fitting the Thule ThruRide Bike Rack, Part Number TH535. Now, 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 and foremost, there's going to be no frame contact on the spike whatsoever. It grips it by the fork mounts, up here at the skewer. Then we also have a wheel strap here at the back. Let's go ahead and take the bike off and set it aside.

Thule Roof Bike Racks Review - 2015 Toyota Highlander

Today on our 2015 Toyota Highlander, we're going to be test-fitting the Thule Circuit XT Rooftop bike rack, part number TH526XT. We already have our bike installed on the rack, let's go and take a closer look and show off some of it's features. First off, how the bike is attached to the rack, we're going to have no frame contact at all, so you're bike itself is not going to get scratched up once it's loaded up. Instead, we have it held on by two points. We have this front skewer here that holds the bike in place by it's fork-mounts, which is lockable if you remove this portion here, so you can actually secure the bike to the rack. We also have this wheel strap in the back, which is adjustable the length of the bike rack to accommodate different sized bikes. With the bike attached you're not going to have any clearance issues between the hatch and the bike rack itself in this position. Let's go ahead and take the bikes off and set them aside. We'll start with the rear wheel strap.

RockyMounts Roof Bike Racks Review - 2015 Toyota Highlander

Today in our 2015 Toyota Highlander, we're going to be test fitting the Rocky Mount Switch Hitter Rooftop Bike Rack, number RKY1270. 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. The first feature about this is the fact that there's frame contact at all holding the bike to the rack, so there's not going to be anything scratching your bike once you install it. Instead, we have this quick release skewer here at the front, which grips the bike by it's fork mounts, which also works for two axles for 10-15 millimeters. At the rear we have this strap here and this is adjustable the length of the bike rack to accommodate different size bikes. Now with the bike on there, I like to point out now that with the hatch open there's not going to be any clearance issues between the two. I would also like to point out that, at the end here, we have an integrated cable lock which will provide additional security for your bike once it's attached. Let's go ahead and take the bike off and set it aside. We'll start here at the rear strap and just push this tab in at the top, that will release it, you'll see it's adjustable.

Thule Roof Bike Racks Review - 2015 Toyota Highlander

Today on our 2015 Toyota Highlander we're doing a test fit of the two lease sprint T-track roof bike rack. Part number TH569. Now we do already have our bike on our rack. First, we're going to show you how we strap that down. So, back here we've got a wheel cradle that's going to accommodate for different types of wheels that you may have. Like the larger ones or the smaller ones like the one we have here. So, we're just going to step up here and we've got buttons one either side.

Fit Check: RockyMounts BrassKnuckles Roof Mounted Bike Rack on a 2015 Toyota Highlander

Today on our 2015 Toyota Highlander, we're doing a test fit of the RockyMounts BrassKnuckles Rooftop Bike Rack that part number is RKY1202. The first thing we're going to go over is how the bike is strapped down. Now, at the back end and the front tire we have the same strap on our wheel, it's just a regular wheel ratcheting strap. Just push on the black part and lift up on the strap. The great thing about this back, actually the whole bike rack is that we have a little channel in there for your smaller bike tires that you may have, and it's got a bigger section for those bigger tires as well. Now up here at the front, like I said we do have the black strap just like in the back. We've also got this wheel cradle here that sets up and holds it back against the back part of your rack, and we have our BrassKnuckles Wheel of Frame Hook, or Wheel Hook, excuse me.

Thule Roof Bike Racks Review - 2015 Toyota Highlander TH535

Today on our 2015 Toyota Highlander, we're doing a test fit of the Thule ThruRide roof mounted bike rack, part number TH535. The first thing we're going to do with this bike rack is show you how we strap the bike down. Back here, we've got a regular ratcheting strap that you would find on most of your bike racks. We've also got a bushing, or a cushion, that's going to hold down that bike even more. If you had a bigger bike tire than this one, you could always take that off. To release that we'll just push down and lift up to get that out of the way. We'll come up to the front and the first thing we'll do is lift up our cover here and open our skewer.

Fit Check: Rhino-Rack Road Warrior Rooftop Bike Carrier on a 2015 Toyota Highlander

Today on our 2015 Toyota Highlander we're doing a test fit of the Rhino-Rack Road Warrior, Part Number RVC036. This is going to be our roof mounted t-track loaded bike rack and the first thing we are going to go over is how we strap that down. Back here in the back we've got a simple ratcheting strap. We want to make sure that it's between or just next to our spokes. We don't want it to interfere too much or else it might damage them. We just push the black lever and lift the strap out.

Will the Rhino-Rack MountainTrail Rooftop Bike Carrier Fit Your 2015 Toyota Highlander?

Today on our 2015 Toyota Highlander, we're doing a test fit of the Rhino-Rack Mountain Trail rooftop bike rack, part number RBC035. Now, the first thing we're going to go over is how we strap down our bike. Back here at our back tire we've got a ratcheting strap, that's going to secure that tire down into the channel of the bike rack. To release that we just pull down and lift up and you can hear the clicking whenever you pull it down to tighten it. Up at the front we've got a locking skewer here, that's going to secure that bike to your rack. To loosen and tighten it, you'll just turn the knob one way or the other. We'll just undo that and we can pull our bike straight off our rack. Now if you've got any straps, I always suggest that you replace those on any type of rack you may have.

Inno Roof Bike Racks Review - 2015 Toyota Highlander

Today on our 2015 Toyota Highlander, we're doing a test fit of the INNO multi-fork lock roof-mounted bike rack. That part number is INA 932. Now, we already have our bike up on the rack, we're first going to show you how we strap it down. In the back we've got a nice little cradle that's going to hold it in place. There's a smaller channel in there for your small tires, and it's also got enough space for some of the bigger tires as well. To undo the ratcheting strap here, we're just going to push down the black lever and lift that strap straight out. Up here at the front, we've got a locking cover and it does come with that key in the lock. If we pull that off, we've got another anti-theft device and anti-tampering.

Fit Check: Testing Inno Fork Lock III Roof Bike Rack on a 2015 Toyota Highlander

Today, on our 2015 Toyota Highlander, we're doing a test fit of the Inno Fork Lock III roof mounted bike rack. The part number is INA391. The first thing we're going to do is go over how the bike is strapped down. Back here at the back wheel, we have a ratcheting strap that's going to strap that down to our bike rack. To release that, we'll just push down and lift up on the strap. We want to make sure that we have it between the spokes whenever we strap it down.

Thule Domestique Roof Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Highlander

Today on our 2013 Toyota Highlander well be test fitting the Thule Domestique Fork-Mount Bike Carrier part number th513. For easier installation, I already removed the skewer at the front and removed the bracket at the front. With the Thule Aeroblade Roof-Racking System assembled onto our vehicle. Well begin out test fit by placing the Domestique directly on top of our load bars. Ill fit our front bracket around our front load bar making sure that the bolts goes through the brackets and tightened with an Allen Key. Once I have the bracket tight Ill go ahead and reinstall the skewer.Here at the rear well bring our clamp around our rear load bar, run the bolt through and tighten with a Allen key.

RockyMounts TieRod Stretch Roof Bike Rack Review - 2013 Toyota Highlander

Today on our 2013 Toyota Highlander well be test fitting the RockyMounts Tierod Stretch Roof Mounted Bike Carrier, part number rky1011. With a Thule Aeroblade roof rack system assembled on to our vehicle, well being our test fit by placing our carrier directly on to our load bars. Well remove the black plastic cover at the front and bring our rubber-coated straps around our front load bar fitting them back into the head of the carrier. Well go ahead and move to the rear and fit our rear bracket around our rear load bar. Well use an Allen key at the front of the carrier to tighten the Allen bolt which will tighten down our straps. We can replace our black plastic cover and then move to the rear and tighten down the bolts to tighten down our rear clamp.

2013 Toyota Highlander Swagman Fork Down Roof Mounted Bike Carrier: Complete Installation

Today on our 2013 Toyota Highlander, well be test-fitting the Fork Style Roof Mounted Bike Rack from Swagman, part number S64710. With the Thule Aeroblade Roof Rack system assembled on to our vehicle, well begin the test-fit by placing our carrier directly on to our load bars. Once we have it situated well begin at the front by bringing our U-bolts up under our load bar through our bracket and tighten with wing nuts on top of our platform at the front. Well repeat the same process for the other side of our front bracket platform. Once we have those wing nuts tightened we can then move on to the rear where well drop the U-bolt through the top of our carrier around our load bar and well make sure the U-bolt is through the black bracket with the flat side against the carrier. Then well use the wing nuts to tighten it and secure the rear part of our carrier.

Mount: Yakima ForkLift Roof Mounted Bike Carrier on a 2012 Toyota Highlander

Today on our 2012 Toyota Highlander well be test fitting the Yakima Forklift Roof Mounted Bike Carrier, part number y02098. With a factory roof rack system installed onto our vehicle, well place the carrier onto our crossbars, and bring our front clamp around our front bar. We can then go ahead and remove our skewer. Well fit the t-bolt through the appropriate slot and tighten it down. Well slide our bracket up around our t-bolt and then we can reinstall our skewer. Well move to the rear, bring our rear bracket around our rear bar, fit the t-bolt through the appropriate slot, and tighten it down.

RockyMounts TieRod Stretch Roof Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota Highlander

Today on our 2012 Toyota Highlander well be test fitting the RockyMounts Tierod Stretch Roof Mounted Bike Carrier, part number rky1011. To begin our test fit well place the carrier directly on to our crossbars. Well bring our straps around our front crossbar and remove the black plastic cover. Well fit the straps into position back into the head of the carrier and then well use an Allen key to tighten down our Allen bolt which will tighten our straps around our front bar. Once we have that secured, we can go ahead and reinstall our front cover. Well move to the rear and bring our rear bracket around our rear bar.

Thule Domestique Roof Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota Highlander

Today on our 2012 Toyota Highlander well be test fitting the Thule Domestique Fork Mount Bike Carrier, part number th513. For an easier installation, the skewer is removed, and all the screws at the front and the rear are loosened. With a Thule Edge roof rack system assembled onto our vehicle, well begin our test fit by placing the Domestique directly onto our load bars. Well go ahead and fit our rear and front clamps around the load bar. Here at the front, well feed our bolts back through the appropriate holes in the clamp and tighten with an Allen tool. Once we have all the bolts tight at the front, well move to the rear, fit the bolt through our rear clamp, and tighten it down with an Allen tool.

Mount: Swagman Fork Down Roof Mounted Bike Carrier on a 2012 Toyota Highlander

Today on our 2012 Toyota Highlander well be test fitting the Fork Style Roof Mounted Bike Carrier from Swagman, part number s64710. With a Thule Edge roof rack system assembled onto our vehicle, well begin our test fit by placing our Fork Down directly onto our load bars. Well take our u-bolt and place it through the holes at the rear of the carrier making sure that it goes around our load bar. Now well go to the front, place our u-bolts under the load bar and bring them up through our platform. Well secure it with two wing nuts. Well tighten those down and repeat that process on the other side.

RockyMounts TieRod Roof Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota Highlander

Today, we're working with a 2012 Toyota Highlander and we're going to be test fitting the RockyMounts TieRod Roof Mounted Bike Carrier, part number RKY1014. To mount our carrier up on top of our roof rack, we'll simply place it on top of our load bars. We'll fit the rubber coated steel straps at the front of the carrier around our front load bar. We'll fit them back into the head of the carrier and use an Allen key to tighten them down. Once we have those straps tightened down, we can reinstall our front cover. We'll also make sure that our skewer is open in preparation for loading a bike.