Best 2012 Ford Focus Bike Racks

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.

Is the Rhino-Rack Road Warrior Rooftop Bike Carrier Compatible with the 2012 Ford Focus?

Today, on our 2012 Ford Focus, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Rhino-Rack Road Warrior Rooftop Mounted Bike Carrier. This is going to be for your fork mounting setup onto your roof rack of the vehicle. You can see that we already have the Rhino Rack Vortex Aero Blades installed. We're going to show you how this gets mounted to that. First thing you're going to need to do is unlock the end cap using the key that you we're provided, which is going to look like so. It's going to have little teeth on the inside and you're just going to turn that and make sure it's unlocked.

Fit Check: Rhino-Rack MountainTrail Rooftop Bike Carrier on a 2012 Ford Focus

Today on our 2012 Ford Focus, we are going to be doing a test fit of the Rhino Rack Mountain Trail Rooftop Mounted Bike Rack. This is going to be for your single bike to be fork mounted on top of your rack system. As you can see we've already got our Rhino Rack Vortex Arrow Bars installed. This bike rack is going to be part number RBC035, and we're going to set it up here and show you exactly how it's fitted, and what it looks like with a bike on it. First thing we're going to do is make sure that we've got the rubber straps on the inside undone to where we can lay them underneath the bar, and rest the pad on top with the straps coming underneath. Unlock the cover, and remove it. Place the T shape of the rubber strap into the slots and groves 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.

Yakima QuickBack 2 Bike Rack Review - 2012 Ford Focus

Today we have with us the 2012 Ford Focus and we'll be test fitting the Yakima Quickback 2 trunk-back bike carrier, part number Y02621. To fit our bike carrier onto our vehicle, we're going to set the top legs up on top of our trunk and the bottom legs against the trunk door of our vehicle. We'll fit the front hooks into the edge of trunk next to the windshield. Next well take the side hooks and fit them on the side just below the tail lights. Then the bottom hooks will go on the bottom edge of the trunk. We'll tighten down all our hooks and make sure that the bike rack is steady and secure.

Thule Raceway Trunk Bike Rack Review - 2012 Ford Focus

Today we have with us the 2012 Ford Focus and we're going to be test fitting the Thule Raceway 2 trunk-mount carrier, part number TH9001. To fit the Raceway to our vehicle, we need to make sure that fit dial is set at number 7. Once we've done that, we can set the trunk mount rack up on top of our vehicle. The upper arm of our carrier will rest on our trunk and the lower arm of our carrier should be positioned on the upper tier of our rear bumper. We'll place the hooks on the top at the trunk gap right by the rear windshield. Then we'll take the other two hooks and hook them to the bottom of the trunk lid.

Thule Gateway 2 Bike Carrier Review - 2012 Ford Focus

Today we have with us a 2012 Ford Focus and we're going to be test fitting the Thule Gateway 2 trunk-mounted bike carrier, part number TH9006. We already have our carrier setup to fit our vehicle with fit dial being set at number seven. Next, we're going to place the bike rack up on top of our trunk. The upper support is going to sit on the top of our trunk lid. The lower arm of the carrier should be sitting on the upper tier of the bumper. With our bike rack in place, we'll fit the top two hooks on the edge of our trunk near the windshield.

Fit Test: Swagman Fork Down Roof Mounted Bike Carrier with 2012 Ford Focus

Today on our 2012 Ford Focus we're going to be test fitting the Swagman fork-down roof-mounted bike carrier, part number S64710. We already have our carrier assembled according to the instructions and now we're ready to mount it up on top of our vehicle. We'll set the bike carrier up on top of our crossbars. We'll fit the U bolts around our front crossbar, through the head of the bike rack and tighten them with our wing nuts. Once we've done that, we'll take the rear U bolt, fit around our rear crossbar and use the clamp plate and the last two wing nuts to secure the rear of the bike carrier. With that done, our bike carrier is all secured to our roof rack and we're all ready to mount up our bike.

RockyMounts TieRod Roof Bike Rack Review - 2012 Ford Focus

Today on our 2012 Ford Focus we're going to be test fitting the Rocky Mounts tie-rod roof mounted bike carrier, part number RKY1014. We already have our carrier assembled according to the instructions, so now we're ready to mount it up on top of our vehicle. First we'll lay the carrier up on top of our crossbars. We'll fit the front straps around the crossbar, back to the head of the bikerack and use the included allen key to tighten the straps down. Once we've done that, we can reinstall our front cover. Next, at the rear of the bike rack, we'll fit the rear clamp around our crossbar and use the wing nuts to tighten it down.

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-".