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Thule Passage Trunk Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - Hanging Style
Easy install. Directions with specific car notes is great. The only issue with the bike mount was trying to adjust the rubber bike cradles to fit our two bikes. Really hard to adjust. You can twist them with strong effort, however moving them back and forth comes with high difficulty. Finally called customer support and they advised to heat it or use soap and also said the cradles may not remain in place after they are moved. IO opted for strength (which was quite a feat for an old guy like me) and twisted and pulled until the cradles were adjusted for our bikes. Tested with bikes and it worked great!
Well built, easy to put together. Planning to go out on the weekends to places we only thought of going out to. Do not have to try and put the bikes in the back of my SUV.
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Thule Hitching Post Pro Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches
Although the bike rack is everything I had hoped it would be, I will say the instructions leave a lot to be desired. We are only talking a bike rack and one that is nearly assembled but these are my comments: 1) Which way to the rubber straps go, with the groove edge toward the bike or away? 2) How do you attach the "sway bars" and where? 3) Did they tell you the sway bars connect to the thin part of the bracket, no! 4) What's this big bolt for? Eventually you figure it all out(with the exception of the groove edge of the straps) but why not make the instructions a little clearer? Again, it is a great rack for carrying up to four(4) bikes! MTF
You can't beat this bike rack if you have a receiver hitch for price/quality. Handles 4 bikes easily. The bonus for us on our Ford Edge with a 1.25" receiver, the gate is still able to open with the rack on without having to make it tilt down. The handlebars of the first bike sometimes gets in the way, but it still is nice.
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Thule Passage 3 Bike Carrier - Trunk Mount
Easy install. Directions with specific car notes is great. The only issue with the bike mount was trying to adjust the rubber bike cradles to fit our two bikes. Really hard to adjust. You can twist them with strong effort, however moving them back and forth comes with high difficulty. Finally called customer support and they advised to heat it or use soap and also said the cradles may not remain in place after they are moved. IO opted for strength (which was quite a feat for an old guy like me) and twisted and pulled until the cradles were adjusted for our bikes. Tested with bikes and it worked great!
Well built, easy to put together. Planning to go out on the weekends to places we only thought of going out to. Do not have to try and put the bikes in the back of my SUV.
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Yakima FullBack 2 Bike Rack - Trunk Mount - Adjustable Arms
fantastic product best design of any 2 bike rack that fits crossovers and most other cars.
Really well made and sturdy. Fitment website very helpful, especially the photos showing my exact vehicle. Used it for first time yesterday and worked great!
# 5
Swagman XTC2 Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
We bought the Swagman Doubletrack hitch bike rack a year ago to use with our 2013 Ford Edge. Etrailer shipped it out right away and the assembly was very straight forward. The actual use of the bike rack is very easy with 2 clamps that slide down to lock the bikes in position and 4 bungees which lock the wheels in. The rack keeps the bikes secure (even on bumpy roads) and the upright bar swings down and out of the way so we have access to the back of the Edge without removing the rack from the hitch. Just a very good solid design.
Good: the product assembly was fairly easy, and the instructions were good. I found the rack easy to insert and remove from the hitch. I use a wrench to ensure it is tightened, and just keep that wrench in the car at all times. Poor: I found it somewhat cumbersome to organize two bikes on the rack. You need to adjust the tire platforms just so, depending on the bikes. But also, the height matters too, and getting them on there so that the handlebars and pedals don't clash. That can be a small issue with hanging racks too. If you always have the same 1 or 2 bikes, then you figure out a routine and just stick with it. But, that said, I didn't think the inverted hooks securely held the bikes. I never feel as if I can get them snug, and I end up using a couple of bungees just for insurance. Plus, I'm not comfortable with the tires sticking out beyond the sides of the car, even though they probably don't stick out much further than the outside edge of the sideview mirror. My final assessment: I went back to the roof rack I had been using, for convenience and easy of use. I tried the hitch rack because I didn't want to risk marring the roof of my new Prius with the load-bearing bars and then the bike rack-tracks on top of that. But, with a second person, I was able to get the bars and rack positioned with no problems, and decided to just leave it on for the season. It takes me only about 4 minutes to get two bikes on top without any assistance. And I have access to the trunk (which I definitely don't have with the hitch rack).
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Yakima FullBack 3 Bike Rack - Trunk Mount - Adjustable Arms
2016 Ford EdgeThis is the only rack that would fit on my ford edge. I leave the anchor straps and all year around even though I bike three seasons. The rack is solid and very easy to load bikes onto.
The Yakima Y02633 worked incredibly well for 3 bikes - Worked extremely well with 2016 Lincoln MKX (Lincoln version of Ford Edge) - Very sturdy and handled the turns very well
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Malone Hanger Trunk Bike Rack for 3 Bikes - Adjustable Arms
The Malone rack adjusts to fit my 2017 Trax really snugly and securely. Once we learned how to configure the bikes for best fit, everything traveled without movement. The only downside is that this system seems designed for narrow road bikes rather than the mountain and hybrid bikes we own. Although the anti-sway cradles are sufficiently wide for mountain tires, the close proximity of the individual bike setups sometimes cause a strap to pull loose during travel, so we keep the bikes cabled to the rack frame. We are able to make it work. For narrower bikes, I would recommend this rack without reservation.
Works great! We keep it set up to one position because it's used on my car only. I'm glad we bought the lock feature because we can just leave the rack on at the trail site. This was a great purchase. I'm impressed that you follow up on your product. I recall your staff was quite helpful in making sure I purchased the correct item for my car and set it up correctly. No recent pictures of the carrier but I do have one of myself as "happy camper" on the Fox River Trail which was doable because of the carrier purchase!!
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Swagman Trailhead Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Tilting
etrailer is one of the best online retailers. George J. Was in constant contact with us through the email on our order. etrailer sent emails when the product shipped and even alerted us when it would be delivered. George also emailed us as far as when we received our product that if we had any questions he was there ready to answer any and all questions. Their customer service is second to none. If I have any future purchases it will be through etrailer. Thank you George and etrailer.
Your service was great and the Swagman S63360 is exactly what I needed to carry our two bikes on our Ford Edge.
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Yakima RidgeBack Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Tilting
The rack arrived fully assembled and the additional HandCuff Cable Lock was securely packed in the same carton. The installation of the Cable Lock was very simple (watch the Etrailer video concerning the lock -- made things very clear though the printed instruction were easy enough to follow). Installing the rack on my 2017 Ford Edge was extremely simple (again, watch the Etrailer video). The rack slid easily into the hitch and tightened up very snugly. I have not used the bike rack yet for transport, but it appears very sturdy and the clips holding the bike in place are very secure. Etrailer customer service was exceptional and I was very surprised to see the cable lock arrive with the rack since I was originally told it was on backorder.
Check out my other review on the hidden hitch for a 2015 BMW 4 Series for the majority of the review, but this thing is great. Easy setup and install, does all the things it's supposed to do. Mounting and removing bikes is a snap with the included clips (big difference from some of the cheaper variants with nylon ratchet straps). Fits very snugly in my 2" receiver, and pretty solid on the highway and over bumpy roads.
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Yakima HangOut 2 Bike Rack - Trunk Mount - Adjustable Arms
I 've just opened the box and do not qualify to give a review. What I see looks very well made, but I have concerns about the upper straps location. I have a spoiler on my 2016 Ford Edge Titanium that will not allow me to have the straps over the top. The hinge points at the top of the spoiler are my only connection point to provide strap support. The hinge point looks adequate, but the strap hook appears to be too wide to make that connection. Any suggestions before I return bike rack?
Works great for my 2019 Jeep Renegade. I adjusted it to be open a little more, so I could use my rear wiper. It also keep pressure off the rear spoiler.
Yakima HoldUp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Ford Edge
Speaker 1: Today, on our 2013 Ford Edge, we're doing a test-fit of the Yakima Holdup Platform-Style 2-Bike Rack, that part number is: Y02443.Now, we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you one of the key features of this rack. We're going to come here to the side and pull out on our red pin. Then we can tilt our rack away from our vehicle. In this position, you'll see we're going to gain full access into our back hatch area to get anything in or out that we may need. What's great about this is that we don't have to worry about removing our bikes or our bike rack just to gain that access.
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2013 Ford Edge
Speaker 1: Today on our 2013 Ford Edge, we're doing a test fit of the Kuat NV 2.0 Platform Style Two Bike Rack. That part number is NV22G.We already have our bike secured down. First we're going to show you one of the key features of this rack. We're going to come here to the side, and we're going to pull down on our lever. That's going to allow us to tilt our bike rack away from our vehicle. In this position we'll see, we are going to gain full access to our back hatch area to get anything in or out that we may need.
Saris Thelma 3 Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Edge
Today on our 2013 Ford Edge we'll be test fitting the Saris Thelma hitch mounted 3 Bike Rack for inch and a quarter inch, 2 inch hitches, part number SA4239B. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. After lining up our pin holes we'll thread in our anti-rattle bolt, tighten it down using a wrench, and then secure with a clip on the other side.With the bike rack secured we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. Closest part of the bike rack to the closet part of the vehicle is about 2 inches away and we've added about 12 and a 1/2 inches to the overall length of our Ford. 3We can now remove the gold pin at the base of the bike rack and fold down the platform. With the platform down we have about 15 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 3 inches away and we've added about 36 inches to the overall length of our edge. With the platform down you can see that we do have access to the rear hatch.
Softride Hang2 Tilting Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Edge
Today on our 2013 Ford Edge, we'll be test fitting the Softride Hang2 Hitch Mounted 2-Bike Rack, part number SR27041. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. After lining up the pin holes, we'll thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it down using the wrench. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 11" of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 2-3/4" away, and we've added about 21" to the overall length of our vehicle. To load up a bike, we'll need to remove the two silver pins at the top of the mast. This will allow us to swing the top bar of the bike rack out. When unfolding the top bar of the bike rack, you want to make sure that you keep a steady hold on it, as it could slide back and hit the back of your vehicle. After lining up the holes, we'll then re-insert the silver pin to secure it in place.
Softride Element Hitch Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Edge
Today on our 2013 Ford Edge we'll be test fitting the Softride Element Parallelogram Hitch Mounted Hanging 4-Bike Rack, part number SR26248. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. After lining up the pin holes, we'll thread in our anti-rattle bolt and then tighten it down using a wrench. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 11 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle's about two inches away and we've added about 11 inches to the overall length of our Ford. We'll now go ahead and remove the two silver pins at the top of the mast. We'll swing the cradle arms outward and line up the pin holes to reinsert the sliver pins.
Saris Freedom Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Edge
Today on our 2013 Ford Edge, well be test fitting the Saris Freedom Hitch Mounted Platform Style Four Bike Rack for 2 inch hitches, part number SA4414B. Well begin our test by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. After lining up our pin holes, well thread in our anti-rattle bolt, tighten it down with a wrench, and then secure it with the clip on the other side. With the bike rack secured, well go over a few clearance of measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 13 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 2 inches away.
Saris Axis 3 Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Edge
Today on our 2013 Ford Edge, we'll be test fitting the Saris Axis, Aluminum Hitch Mounted, Hanging 3-Bike Rack, part number SA843B. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening the hitch. After lining up our pin holes, we'll thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down using a wrench. You then secure the lock on the other side. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 11 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about four and a half inches away and we've added about 13 inches to the overall length of our Ford. We can now lift up on the yellow levers on the upper left and right hand corner of the back rack. This allows us to slide the arms off the grooves, onto the smooth part and raise the cradle arms up.
Saris Axis Tilting 2 Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Edge
Today on our 2013 Ford Edge, we'll be test fitting the Saris Axis Hitch Mounted 2 Bike Rack For 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches, part number SA832. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. After lining up the pin holes, we'll thread in our anti-rattle bolt, tighten it down with a wrench, and then secure it with a clip on the other side. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have 11" ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 5" away, and we've added about 13" to the overall length of our Ford. We can now loosen up the black knobs on the upper left and right hand corner of the mast. This will allow us to slide the cradle arms off the grooves onto the smooth portion of the rack. We'll raise the cradle arms up and slide them back over the grooves.
Rhino-Rack 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Edge
Today on our 2013 Ford Edge we'll be test fitting the Rhino Rack hitch-mounted 4-bike rack for 2 inch hitches, part number RBC038. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. We'll thread in our anti-rattle bolt, tighten it down with a wrench and secure it with the lock. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. From the back of the bike rack, we have about 17 inches of ground clearance. Lowest point of the bike rack is about 12 inches from the ground. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 1 3/4 inches away.
Swagman XTC4 Wheel Mount Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Edge
Today on our 2013 Ford Edge, well be test fitting the Swagman XTC4 Platform Style Hitch Mounted Four Bike Rack, part number S64665. Well begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. Well thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it down using a wrench. With the bike rack secured, well go over some clearance of measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 11 inches of ground clearance. Now as you can see, the platform when folded up does have a little bit of wiggle room.
Hollywood Racks Traveler Tow n Go Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Edge
Today on our 2013 Ford Edge we'll be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler Tow N Go three bike rack for two-inch ball mounts, part number HR135. For today's test fit we'll be using the Hidden Hitch ball mount with an extra long shank, part number 80232. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the ball mount into the opening of the hitch. After securing it with a pin and clip we're ready to load up our bike. Keep in mind the ball mount, hitch ball and pin and clip are all sold separately. See our web site for more details. We'll remove the black pin at the top of the mast and swing out our dual arms.
SportRack Super EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Edge
Today on our 2013 Ford Edge we'll be test fitting the SportRack Super EZ platform style two bike rack, part number SR2901LR. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. After threading in our anti rattle bolt we'll tighten it down with a wrench and secure it with a lock on the other side. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a couple of clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 13-1/2 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about nine inches away, and we've added about 24 inches to the overall length of our vehicle. To access the rear hatch, we can pull the three black pins at the base of the bike rack and tilt the wheel cradles down as well as the mast. As you can see, we can easily gain access to the rear hatch.
Thule Helium Aero Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Edge
Today, on our 2013 Ford Edge, we'll be test fitting the Thule Helium Aero Hitch-Mount 2 0:05 Bike Rack for 2 inch hitches, part number TH9042. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. We'll allow the integrated hitch pin to fall into place and we'll then turn the black knob at the back of the shank to engage the anti-rattle device. With the back rack secured, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 17 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 3-1/4 of an inch away. With the cradle arms down, we've added about 16-1/2 inches to the overall length of our Ford.
Yakima ForkLift Roof Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Edge
Today on our 2013 Ford Edge we're going to be test fitting the Yakima Forklift Roof Mounted Bike Carrier, part number y02098. Now our Ford Edge is already equipped with a Yakima roof rack system so we're going to mount our Forklift directly to those crossbars. To do this we'll remove the skewer from the head of the bike rack first. We'll open up the clamp at the head of the bike rack and fit it around our front crossbar, and then we'll tighten it down with the t-bolt and wing nut. We'll slide the cover back into place and then we can reinstall our skewer. At the back we'll need to slide the clamp over our rear crossbar, and again tighten it down with the t-bolt and wing nut.
Thule Apex 4 Swing Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Edge
Today, on our 2013 Ford Edge, we'll be test fitting the Thule Apex Swing 4-Bike Carrier, Part Number TH9027. Now to begin our test fit, we'll simply slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, lineup our pinholes, allow the integrated hitch pin to fall into the hitch holes and turn the black knob to engage the anti-rattle device. Now, with our two-way Apex Swing secured to our Ford Edge, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how they fit together. We have about 13 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the carrier to the closest part of the vehicle here at the rear bumper is about three inches. With the cradle arms folded down, we've added about 11 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. We'll now pull the grey lever at the top of the mast to swing the cradle arms out, and with the cradle arms out, we've added about 34 inches to the overall length of the vehicle.To load the bike, we'll undo the cradle straps, place the bike into the frame cradles and secure with the straps. To access the cargo area, we'll unscrew the black T-handle at the base of the carrier and then lift up on the black T-handle with a gold post.
Thule Apex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Edge
Today, on our 2013 Ford Edge, we'll be test fitting the Thule Apex 4-Bike Carrier for 1-1/4 and 2-inch Hitches, Part Number TH9025. Now to begin our test fit, we'll simply slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, lineup our pinholes, allow the integrated hitch pin to fall into place and we'll then turn the black knob to engage the anti-rattle device. Now, with our two-way Apex secured to our Ford Edge, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how they fit together. We have about 14 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the carrier to the closest part of the vehicle here at the rear bumper is about five inches. With the cradle arms folded down, we've added about 12 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. We'll now pull the grey lever at the top of the mast and with the cradle arms out, we've added about 36 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. To access the cargo area, we'll lift up the gray handle at the bottom of the carrier to tilt the mast down. This will allow us to have access to our cargo door.
Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Edge
Today on our 2013 Ford Edge, we'll be test fitting the Swagman Titan 4-bike carrier, part number S63410. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the bike rack shank into our hitch, line up the hitch pin hole, and then go ahead and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. With our bolt tight, we can now go ahead and go over a few clearance measurements. We have a ground clearance of about 12-1/2". With the bike rack in its folded position, we've added about 19" to the overall length of our vehicle. Now we can go ahead and lift up on the liver at the bottom of the mast to take advantage of the tilt feature of this bike carrier.
Yakima FrontLoader Roof Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Edge
On our 2013 Ford Edge, were going to be test fitting the Yakima Frontloader Roof Mounted Bike Carrier, part number Y02103. Our Ford Edge is already equipped with the Yakima roof rack system, so were going to go ahead and mount the frontloader directly to the crossbars. Well take the carrier and set it up onto of our crossbars, well fit the head of our bike carrier around the front crossbar and use the hand knob to tighten down the clamp and then well take the clamp on the rear and slide it over our rear crossbar using the T-bolt and included wing nut to tighten it down. With that done our bike rack is now secure to our roof rack and were ready to load up our bike. We want to make sure that the front wheel loop is up and open and that our rear wheel strap is open as well. Well then pick up the bike and sit it in the carrier.
Yakima DoubleDown Ace Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Edge
Today, on our 2013 Ford Edge, well be test fitting the Yakima Doubledown Ace Four-Bike Carrier for 1-1/4 and Two-inch hitches, Part Number Y02451. Now to begin our test fit, well simply slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pinholes, insert the pin with the red knob into the pinholes and turn the black knob at the end of the shank to engage the anti-rattle device.Now that our Doubledown Ace is secured to our Ford Edge, well go over a few clearance measurements to see how they fit together. We have about 11 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the carrier to the closest part of the vehicle here at the rear bumper is about 4-1/2 inches. With the cradle arms folded down, weve added about ten inches to the overall length of the vehicle.Well now pull the red lever at the top of the mast to swing the cradle arms out. With the cradle arms out, weve added an additional 34 inches to the overall length of the vehicle.
Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Edge
Today on our 2013 Ford Edge well be test fitting the Thule Vertex 4-Bike Carrier for 1-1/4 and 2-inch hitches, part number th9029. Now to begin our test fit well simply slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pin holes and tighten with a wrench. Now with our Thule Vertex secured to our Ford Edge, well go over a few clearance measurements to see how they fit together. We have about 13 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the carrier to the closest part of the vehicle here at the rear bumper is about 3 inches. With the cradle arms folded down weve added about 11 inches to the overall length of the vehicle.
Thule Raceway Trunk Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Edge
Today on our 2013 Ford Edge we'll be test fitting the Thule Raceway Trunk Mounted Two Bike Carrier, part number th9001. Now to begin our test fit we'll first need to refer to the Thule Fit Guide or the included instructions to determine what number our Fit Dial should be at. According to the Thule Fit Guide our Fit Dial should be set at nine.After setting our Fit Dial we'll place the carrier onto the vehicle. Again, referring to the Thule Fit Guide it states that our lower arm of the carrier should rest at the bottom of the license plate well. We'll go ahead and put the top hooks to the top part of the trunk above the spoiler and then we'll put the bottom hooks to the bottom part of the trunk.You may need to open up the cargo door to get the bottom hooks in place. Now we can go ahead and turn the knobs on the left and right hand side of the carrier to tighten down the straps to secure the carrier to our vehicle.
Thule Passage Trunk Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Edge
Today, on our 2013 Ford Edge, we'll be test fitting the Thule Passage Truck-Mounted Two-Bike Carrier, Part Number TH910XT. Before we begin our test fit, we'll first need to refer to the Thule fit guide or the included instructions to determine what number or fit dial should be set at. After getting our fit dial, which in this case is nine, we'll set the carrier on to our vehicle.We'll go ahead and put the top hooks to the top part of the cargo door above the spoiler. The bottom hooks to the bottom part of the trunk and the side hooks to the side part of the trunk, just a little bit above the taillights. You may need to open up the cargo door to position the bottom hooks in place. Once you have all the hooks in place, we'll then go ahead and tighten down each strap to secure the carrier to our vehicle. Once we have the carrier secured, we're ready to load up our bike.
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Edge
Today on our 2013 Ford Edge we'll be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro, part number th934xtr. Now to begin our test fit we'll simply slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pin holes and tighten with a wrench.Now with our Thule Hitching Post Pro secured to our Ford Edge we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how they fit together. We have about 11 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the carrier to the closest part of the vehicle here at the rear bumper is about six and a half inches.With the cradle arms folded down we've added about 15 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. We'll now pull the pin at the top of the mast to swing the cradle arms out and with the cradle arms out we've added an additional 36 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. To access the cargo area we'll pull the gold pin at the base of the mast to tilt the carrier down.This will allow us to have access to our vehicle's cargo door.
Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Edge
Today, on our 2013 Ford Edge, well be test fitting the Thule Double-Track Platform Style Two-Bike Carrier for 1-1/4 and Two-inch Hitches, Part Number TH990XT. To begin our test fit, well simply slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pinholes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pinholes and tighten with a wrench.Now, with our two-way double tracks secured to our Ford Edge, well go over a few clearance measurements to see how they fit together. With the platform folded up, theres about 11 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the carrier to the closest part of the vehicle here at the rear bumper is about three inches and weve added about ten inches to the overall length of the vehicle.Well now lift up on the grey lever at the base of the carrier to fold the platform down. With the platform folded down at the rear of the carrier, we have about 16 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the carrier to the closest part of the vehicle here at the rear bumper is about 2-1/2 inches, and weve added a total of about 30 inches to the overall length of the vehicle.Now with the platform folded down, you can see that we can easily have access to our vehicles cargo door.
Thule Domestique Roof Bike Rack Review - 2013 Ford Edge
Today on our 2013 Ford Edge we'll be test fitting the Thule Domestique Fork Mounted Bike Carrier, part number th513. To begin our test fit we'll let the head of the bike rack directly over the front load bar. We can then use the clamps to go underneath the front load bar and bolt it down using the Allen bolts and wrench provided with the bike rack.After tightening down the head of the bike rack we'll move to the back. We'll bring the clamp around the rear load bar and secure it again and using the Allen bolts included with the bike rack. Now we can go ahead and re-insert our skewer into the head of the bike rack. With our skewer installed we'll undo the rear wheel strap and get ready to load our bike.We'll place the front fork of the bike directly into the skewer and tighten it down.
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