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Thule Sprint Fork Mount Bike Rack Review - 2011 Subaru Outback Wagon

Today on our 2011 Subaru Outback were going to be test fitting the Thule Sprint. This is a fork mount style roof bike rack, part number TH528. With the factory roof rack already installed on our Subaru well begin our test fit by placing the bike rack right up onto our crossbars. As we do this were going to want to guide the black rubber coated metal straps around the underside of our crossbars. With those going around the underside were going to bring the front one around, were going to place it into the small indentions that are located here underneath the front head of the carrier. Then well tighten it down with the black lever located here behind our foot pack. For your initial tightening process you want that lever pointed straight out so it acts like a screw.



Saris Porter 4 Bike Rack Review - 2011 Subaru Outback Wagon

Today on our 2011 Subaru Outback wagon we're going to be test fitting the Saris Bike Porter. This is a tilting-style 4-bike rack designed for use in 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number SA404B. Now to begin our test fit we'll slide the shank of the bike rack right into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we slide it in we want to be sure that the pinhole in our rack lines up with the pinhole in our hitch. With those in line we're going to take our anti-rattle bolt, slide it in from the left to the right, and tighten it down. We'll use a wrench for the final torque process.



Rhino-Rack Mountain Trail Bike Rack Review - 2011 Subaru Outback Wagon

Today on our 2011 Subaru Outback Wagon, were going to be test fitting the Rhino-Rack Mountain Trail. This is a fork clamp style roof bike rack. Its part number is RBC2035. With the factory roof rack already on our Subaru, were going to begin our test fit by placing our bike rack directly up onto our crossbars. As we do this, we want to be sure that the two black rubber coated metal straps come around the underside of our crossbar. We can then remove the black plastic cover.



Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Subaru Outback Wagon

Today on our 2011 Subaru Outback Wagon we'll be test fitting the Thule Vertex 4-bike rack for 1 1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number TH9029. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch. We'll line up our pin holes and thread in our anti-rattle bolt tightening it with a wrench. Now we'll go over a few clearance measurements. We have about 12 inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the bike rack to the rear of our Subaru is about 3 1/2 inches. We've added about 13 inches to the overall length of our vehicle.



Thule Apex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Subaru Outback Wagon

Today on our 2011 Subaru Outback Wagon, we'll be test fitting the Thule Apex 4 Bike Rack for inch and a 1/4 and 2 inch hitches, Part Number TH9025. We'll being our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch allowing the attached hitch pin to fall into place and then using the hand knob to secure the bike rack to our vehicle and engage our anti-rattle device. Now we'll go over some clearance measurements. We have a ground clearance of about 12 inches. The closest point of the bike rack to the rear of our vehicle is about 2 inches. We've added about 12-1/2 inches to the overall length of our Subaru Outback Wagon. Now we'll pull the lever at the base of the bike rack, and allow it to tilt away from our vehicle.



Swagman Upright Roof Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2011 Subaru Outback Wagon

Today on our 2011 Subaru Outback Wagon we'll be test fitting the Swagman upright roof-mounted bike rack, part number S64720. We'll begin our test fit by placing the bike rack onto the vehicle's crossbars. We'll bring out our hardware to go underneath the front bar into the pre-drilled holes in the front part of the bike rack. We'll then thread on our black wingnuts and secure the front part of the bike rack to the front crossbar. We'll then move to the rear where this time we'll slide the sliver bracket down through the pre-drilled holes taking the black plate up on the underside of the rear bar and threading on our black wingnuts. We'll then tighten everything down to secure the bike rack to the vehicle. Now with everything all tightened down and secured we're ready to load up our bike. We'll double check to make sure our jaws are lose and we'll undo the front and rear strap. We'll place our bike up onto the bike rack maneuvering the frame hook up around the sprocket. Quick tech tip, if you bike has a very large diameter downward portion of the frame, it may not fit into the jaws of the bike rack. With our bike in place we can tighten on the black knob to secure the claws up against the bottom portion of the frame. We can then secure the front and rear tire with the red straps. Now that our bike is all loaded up that will complete today's test fit for the Swagman upright roof-mounted bike rack, part number S64720 on our 2011 Subaru Outback Wagon. .



RockyMounts TieRod Roof Bike Rack Review - 2011 Subaru Outback Wagon

Today on our 2011 Subaru Outback Wagon we'll be test fitting the Rockymounts Tierod Roof Mounted Bike Rack, part number RKY1014. With the factory roof rack on our vehicle we'll begin our test fit by placing the bike rack onto the vehicles crossbars. We'll bring the rubber-coated steel straps around the underside of the front bar and move to the rear of the bike rack. We'll loosen up one of the Allen bolts to bring the rear bracket around the underside of the rear bar and using an Allen wrench tighten down the two bolts to secure the rear part of the bike rack to the rear bar. We'll now move back up to the front and remove the black plastic cover, taking the straps and hooking them into the connection points. We will then again use the included Allen wrench and turn the silver bolt to tighten down the straps up against the bar. With everything all tightened down and secured we're ready to load up our bike. We'll replace the black plastic cover and double check to make sure our skewer is loose. We'll undo the tray strap at the rear and place our bike up onto the bike rack. We'll slide the forks down onto the skewer, adjust the skewer and clamp it down and secure the back tire with the rear strap. With our bike all loaded up that will complete today's test fit for the Rockymounts Tierod Roof Mounted Bike Rack, part number RKY10104 on our 2011 Subaru Outback.



Yakima FrontLoader Roof Bike Rack Review - 2011 Subaru Outback Wagon

Today on our 2011 Subaru Outback Wagon we'll be test fitting the Yakima Frontloader roof mounted bike rack, part number y02103. We'll begin our test fit by first placing the bike rack up onto the vehicle's crossbars. We'll loosen up the black T handle at the front to position the front two brackets around the front bar. We'll then move to the rear, loosen up the black wing nut to allow us to bring the rear bracket around the under side of the rear bar. We'll insert our silver T bolt into the slot of the bottom portion of the bracket and turn the black wing nut to tighten it down. We'll then move back up to the front and tighten down the black T handle to secure the front part of the bike rack to the front crossbar. With everything all tightened down and secured, we're ready to load up our bike.



Yakima ForkLift Roof Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2011 Subaru Outback Wagon

Today on our 2011 Subaru Outback Wagon, we'll be test fitting the Yakima Forklift Roof Mounted Bike Rack, part number Y02098. We'll being our test fit by placing the bike rack up onto the vehicle's cross bars. We'll then adjust the front bracket, if necessary, to fit the thickness of the cross bar. We'll then loosen up the black wing nut and insert the silver t-bolt into the bottom portion of the bracket,turning the wing nut to tighten it down. We'll then move to the rear and adjust the rear bracket to fitthe thickness of the rear cross bar. We'll again loosen up the wing nut and insert the silvert-bolt into the slot of the rear bracket.



Swagman Fork Down Roof Bike Rack Review - 2011 Subaru Outback Wagon

Today, on our 2011 Subaru Outback Wagon, we'll be test-fitting the Swagman Fork Down Roof Mounted Bike Rack, part number S64710. With a factory roof rack on our Subaru Outback, we'll begin our test-fit by placing the bike rack up onto the vehicle's cross bars. We'll pull out our hardware, and take the silver brackets underneath the front bar and up through the pre-drilled holes of the bike rack. We'll thenthread on our black wing nuts to secure the front part of the bike rack to the front cross bar. We'll now move to the rear, and this time, bring the silver bracket down through the pre-drilled holes of the bike rack, taking the silver plate to rest on the underside of the rear bar. We'll then thread on the black wing nuts to tighten it down to secure the rear part of the carrier to the rear bar.



RockyMounts TieRod Stretch Roof Bike Rack Review - 2011 Subaru Outback Wagon

Today on our 2011 Subaru Outback Wagon, we'll be test fitting the Rockymounts Tierod Stretch roof mounted bike rack, part number rky1011. We'll begin our test fit by placing the bike rack up onto the vehicle's crossbars. We'll remove the black plastic cover at the front to bring the rubber coated steel straps around the under side of the front bar, we'll then hook them into the connection points and move to the rear of the bike rack. We'll loosen up one of the Allen bolts and bring the rear bracket around the under side of the rear bar using the included Allen wrench to tighten them down to secure the rear part of the bike rack to the rear bar. We'll now move back up to the front and again, using the included Allen wrench to turn the silver bolt to tighten down the straps up against the front bar. With everything all tightened down and secured, we're ready to load up our bike. We'll replace the black plastic cover at the front and double check to make sure our skewer is loose so our forks can slide down onto it.



Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Subaru Outback Wagon

Today on our 2011 Subaru Outback Wagon well be test fitting the Thule hitching post pro, part number TH934XTR. Since we have an inch and a quarter class two hitch on our vehicle we wont need the adapter sleeve on the shank of our carrier. Now to mount it well insert the shank into the receiver tube of our hitch. Well line up the pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it down with a wrench. Next well go over a handful of clearance measurements to give you an idea of how the bike rack is going to fit behind the vehicle. Weve got about 11 inches of ground clearance.



Kuat Alpha Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2011 Subaru Outback Wagon

Today on our 2008 Subaru Outback Wagon, well be test fitting the Kuat Alpha three-Bike Carrier, part number a103-white-114. To mount our carrier to our vehicle, well insert the shank of the carrier into the hitch. Well line up our hitch pinholes, then we use the handle at the base of the carrier to tighten the anti-rattle device then well secure the carrier with a locking hitch pin. Next, well go over a handful of clearance measurements so you can get an idea of how the carrier is going to fit behind the Outback. Weve got about 12 inches of ground clearance and about five inches of clearance between the closest of the carrier and out Outbacks bumper. Overall, weve added about 13 inches of length to the rear of the vehicle with the carriers arms folded down.





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