Best 2014 Dodge Journey Bike Racks

Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Dodge Journey

Ryan: Hey everybody, Ryan here at etrailer. Today on our 2014 Dodge Journey, we're going to be taking a look at the Thule Helium platform-style bike rack.So today on our Journey, we have the rack that can hold up to a total of two bikes, but if you don't need to carry two, there's a one bike version available as well.Now what really separates this platform-style rack from many of the others is how it's going to secure your bike. It's going to use two-wheel hooks. So one on the back tire and one on the front tire.And it's pretty unique. A lot of the other platform racks only use one wheel hook and usually a small strap or something like that here in the back. So, with two hooks, it's going to do a great job of keeping your bike secure.And because of that design, we're able to do something pretty cool.

Rhino Rack Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Dodge Journey

Hey everybody. Ryan here at etrailer. Today on our 2014 Dodge Journey, we're going to be taking a look at the Rhino-Rack to bike rack. Now using bike rack with your Journey is really going to work out well. With these Journeys, typically, being family cars, you're going to be able to free up that space on the inside, allowing you to carry around more friends or family. But with that being said, kind of my first impression of the rack is that it's going to hold their bike up pretty high.

Yakima FullTilt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Dodge Journey

Rate your transcript OrderClientKevin BrossRef #20531Order #TC0769209494 Today on 2014 Dodge Journey, we're going to do a test fit of the Yakima Full Tilt. This is a folding and tilting four bike rack. It's been designed for use with inch and a quarter or two inch hitches, part number Y02462. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we do, I like to keep my thumb on that silver anti-rattle device there and we'll slide it in until we see our silver pin appear in our hitch pin hole. We'll then come here to the rear where we're going to start tightening down the red triangle shaped knob. This is going to engage our anti-rattle device and further secure the rack to our vehicle.

Saris Bike Porter Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Dodge Journey

Rate your transcript OrderClientKevin BrossRef #20527Order #TC0593978002 Today on our 2014 Dodge Journey we're going to do a test fit on the Saris Bike Porter. This is a folding and tilting 4-bike rack. It's been designed for use with 1-1/4" or 2" hitches. Part number on it is SA404B. Now if you don't need quite that many cradles we do have a 2-bike version available as well, part number SA402B. To begin our test fit we'll slide the shank of the rack right into the receiver tube of our hitch. We need to slide it in far enough so that our threaded hole lines up with our hitch pinhole.

Saris Freedom SuperClamp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Dodge Journey

Rate your transcript OrderClientKevin BrossRef #20526Order #TC0813871593 Today on our 2014 Dodge Journey we're going to do a test fit on the Saris Freedom Superclamp. This is a platform-style 2-bike rack. It's been designed for use with 1-1/4" or 2". Part number on it is SA4025. now to begin our test fit we'll slide the shank of the rack right into the receiver tube of our hitch. We'll slide it in far enough so that our threaded hole lines up with our hitch pinhole. We'll then take our anti-rattle bolt, slide it in, and then we'll start threading it down.

Kuat NV Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Dodge Journey

Rate your transcript OrderClientKevin BrossRef #20513Order #TC0799103651 Today on our 2014 Dodge Journey we're going to do a test fit of the Kuat NV. This is a 4-bike platform-style rack that tilts up against the vehicle for easy storage and will also fold away. Part number on it is N105-107; that's the black and chrome. It's also available in a gun metal gray and orange. That part number is N101-103. To begin our test fit we're going to slide the shank of the NV right into the receiver tube of our hitch. As we do this we're going to slide it in far enough so that our pinhole lines up with our hitch pinhole.

Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Journey

Today on our 2014 Dodge Journey, well be test fitting the Thule Vertex Hitch Mounted 4-Bike Rack, part number TH9029. Well begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. After lining up the pin holes, well thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pin holes, and then tighten it down using a wrench. 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 5 inches away, and weve added about 15 inches to the overall length of our Dodge Journey.

Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Journey

Today on our 2014 Dodge Journey, we'll be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro, part number TH934XTR. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. After lining up the pinholes, we'll thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pinholes and then tighten it down using a wrench. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a few clearance measurements and see how the two fit together. We have about 11 and a half inches of ground clearance. The closes part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 8 inches away and we have added about 18 inches to the length of our Dodge Journey.

Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Journey

Today on our 2014 Dodge Journey, we'll be test fitting the Thule Doubletrack platform style, hitch mounted, two-part bike rack, part number TH990XT. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. After lining up the pinholes, we'll thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pinholes 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. From the rear of the bike rack, we have about 18 inches of ground clearance. The closes part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 5 inches away.

Softride Dura Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Journey

Today on our 2014 Dodge Journey, well be test fitting the Softride Dura Parallelogram Tilting 4 Bike Rack, part number SR26247. Well begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. After lining up our pin holes, well thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pin holes and then tighten it down using a wrench. The bike rack secure, well go over a few clearance measurements to see how the 2 fit together. We have about 12 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 4 inches away and weve added about 34 inches to the overall length of our vehicle. One great feature of this bike rack is that you have the ability to remove the arms. You can do this by sliding over the black tab on the backside of the upper part of the mast and simply pull the arm out.

Saris Freedom Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Dodge Journey

Today on our 2014 Dodge Journey, we will be test fitting the Saris Freedom, a platform style 4-bike rack for 2-inch hitches, part #SA4414B. To begin our test fit we'll slide the shank of our bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch, line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, tighten it with a wrench, then secure it with a clip. With our bike rack in this position we have about 11 3/4 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of the Journey is about 8 1/2 inches and overall we have added about 18 1/2 inches to the length of the car. With our rack in this position, you can see we do have full access to our rear hatch. By pulling the gray lever, we can unfold our rack into the loading position. With our bike in this position, we do have about 20 inches of ground clearance, the closest point to the back our Journey is now about 11 1/2 inches and overall we've added about 41 inches to the length of the vehicle. We will now pull the yellow handles at the base of each mast to raise them into their upright position.

Kuat NV Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Journey

Today on our 2014 Dodge Journey we'll be test fitting the Kuat NV platform style aluminum two bike rack, part number N101. 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 insert the pin into the pin holes and then we'll secure with the lock on the other side. We then can turn the black knob at the back of the shank to engage the anti-rattle device. With the bike rack secure, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 12 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 4 1/2 inches away, and we've added about 16 inches to the overall length of our vehicle. We can now lift up on the orange lever at the base of the bike rack and tilt the platform down.

Yakima StickUp 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Journey

Today on our 2014 Dodge Journey, well be test fitting the Yakima StickUp Platform Style Hitch Mounted 2-Bike Rack, part number Y02420. Well begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. After lining up the pin holes, well thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pin holes and then tighten it down using a wrench. With the bike rack secured, well go over a few clearance of measurements to see how the two fit together. We have about 14 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 4-1/2 inches away, and weve added about 13-1/2 inches to the overall length of our Dodge Journey.

Yakima ForkLift Roof Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Journey

Today on our 2014 Dodge Journey, we'll be test-fitting the Yakima ForkLift Roof-Mounted Bike Rack, part number Y02098. With the Yakima RoundBar Roof Rack System already installed, we'll start by placing our bike rack on the roof rack. Bring the clamp around the bar. Remove the skewer from the top of the clamp. Slide the cover over the clamp, securing the T-bolt. After that, you will re-insert the skewer.

Thule Helium Aero Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Journey

Today on our 2014 Dodge Journey, we'll be test-fitting the Thule Helium Aero hitch-mounted two bike rack, part number TH9042. 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 allow the integrated hitch pin to fall into place and we'll then turn the black knob to engage the anti-rattle device. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. The shank of the bike rack, we have about 12 1/2 inches of ground clearance. Going further out on the shank, here at the angle- up piece of the mast, we have about 16 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 9 inches away and we've added about 18 1/2 inches to the overall length of our Dodge. Now I'll go ahead and lift up on the gray lever at the top of the mast, which will allow us to swing the cradle arms out. With the arms out we've added about 29 inches to the overall length of our vehicle.

Thule Apex 4 Swing Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Journey

Today on our 2014 Dodge Journey well be test fitting the Thule Apex Swing Hitch Mounted 4 Bike Rack, part number TH9027. Well begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. After allowing the integrated hitch pin to fall into place, we then go ahead and turn the black knob, which will engage the anti-rattle device. With the bike rack secured, well go over a few clearance measurements to see how the 2 fit together. We have about 12-1/2 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 5 inches away and weve added about 14-1/2 inches to the overall length of our vehicle. Well now go ahead and lift up on the gray lever at the top of the mast, which will allow us to swing the cradle arms of the bike rack outward. With the cradle arms in this position, weve added about 36 inches to the overall length of our Dodge Journey.

Thule Apex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Journey

Today on our 2014 Dodge Journey, we'll be test fitting the Thule Apex Hitch-Mounted 4 Bike Rack, part number TH9025. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the shank of the bike rack into the opening of the hitch. After allowing the integrated hitch pin to fall into place, we'll then turn the black knob to engage the anti-rattle device. With the bike rack secured, we'll go over a few clearance 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 4 inches away, and we've added about 13 inches to the overall length of our Dodge Journey. We'll now go ahead and lift up on the gray lever at the top of the mast, which will allow us to swing the cradle arms out. With the cradle arms out, we've added about 36 inches to the overall length of our vehicle. To access the cargo area, we'll lift up on the gray lever at the base of the bike rack, which will allow us to tilt the mast of the rack down.

Swagman XTC4 Wheel Mount Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Journey

Today on our 2014 Dodge Journey, we'll be test fitting the Swagman XTC 4 Hitch-Mounted Platform Style 4 Bike Rack, part number S64665. 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 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 11-1/2 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 1-1/2 inches away, and we've added about 11 inches to the overall length of our Dodge Journey. We'll now go ahead and remove the silver pin at the base of the bike rack and tilt the platform down. With the bike rack in this position, we have about 20 inches of ground clearance at the back of the carrier. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 12 inches away, and we've added about 42 inches to the overall length of our vehicle. With the bike rack in this position, you can also see that we can easily access the rear hatch.

Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Journey

Today on our 2014 Dodge Journey, we will be test fitting the Swagman Titan, a Tilting 4-Bike Rack for 1 1/4" and 2" hitches Part #S63410 To begin our test fit, we'll side the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pinholes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it with the wrench. In this position you'll have about 15" of ground clearance, the closest point of the rack to the back of our Journey is about 9 1/2" and over-all we've added about 20 1/2" inches to the length of the vehicle. Pulling the handle at the base of the rack allows us to tilt it away from the vehicle giving us full access to our rear hatch. With our mast back in its upright position, we'll pull the handle at the top allowing us to swing out our dual-cradle arms. In this position we've added about 39" to the length of the vehicle. We'll now undo our cradle straps, grab our bike, placing it in to the frame cradles then securing it with the straps. With our bike secure that will complete today's test fit of the Swagman Titan Part# S63410 on our 2014 Dodge Journey. .

SportRack Super EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Journey

Today on our 2014 Dodge Journey, we'll be test fitting the SportRack Super EZ Platform Style Hitch-Mounted 2 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 lining up the pin holes, we'll thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pin holes and then tighten it down using a wrench. We'll then secure it with the lock on the other side. With the bike secured, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the two fit together. From the shank of the bike rack, we have about 12 inches of ground clearance. From the back of the bike rack, we have about 14-1/2 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 11 inches away, and we've added about 27 inches to the overall length of our Dodge Journey. To access the cargo area, we can remove the 3 black pins at the base of the bike rack, which will allow us to fold down the wheel cradles as well as the mast.

SportRack 3 Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Journey

Today on our 2014 Dodge Journey, we'll be test fitting the Sportrack Hitch-Mounting Hanging 3 Bike Rack, part number SR2403. We'll begin our test fit by sliding the bike rack shank into the opening of the hitch. We'll then line up the pin holes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pin holes, and tighten it down with 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 12 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the bike rack to the closest part of the vehicle is about 8 inches away, and we've added about 14 inches to the overall length of our Dodge. We'll now go ahead and remove the black pin at the top of the mast to swing the cradle arms out. With the cradle arms out, we've added about 30 inches to the overall length of our vehicle. To access the cargo area, we can pull the black pin at the base of the bike rack and tilt the mast down.

Softride Element Hitch Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Journey

Today on our 2014 Dodge Journey, we will be test fitting the Softride Element Parallelogram, a Tilting 4 Bike Rack for 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches. Its part number is SR26248. To begin our test fit, we will slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. We will line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and secure it using a wrench. In this position, we have about 12" of ground clearance underneath our bike rack. The closest point to the vehicle is about 5", and overall we've added 14-1/4" to the length of our Journey. Pulling the two pins at the top of the bike rack will allow us to swing out our dual cradle arms. We will want to lock them back in place, using those same pins.

Saris Thelma 3 Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Journey

Today, on our 2014 Dodge Journey, we will be test fitting the Saris Thelma, a platform-style 3-bike rack for inch and a quarter and 2-inch hitches, part number SA4239B. To begin our test fit, we will slide the shank of our bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. We'll line up our pinholes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and then tighten it with a wrench. In this position, we will have about 12 inches of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our Journey is about 4-1/2 inches, and overall, we have added about 11-1/2 inches to our vehicle. By pulling the gold-colored pin, we can unfold the bike rack into its loading position. As you can see, in this position, we do have full access to our rear hatch.

Saris Cycle-On 2 Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Journey

Today on our 2014 Dodge Journey we will be test fitting the Saris Cycle-On, a platform style 2-bike rack for 2 inch hitches Part Number SA4024. To begin our test fit we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch, line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, tighten it with a wrench, and secure it with our lock. In this position we have about 11-3/4 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of our rack to the back of our vehicle is about 10-1/2 inches. Overall we've added about 16-1/2 inches to the length of the Journey. As you can see even with the bike rack in its stored position, we do have full access to our rear hatch. We will pull the pin at the base of the bike rack folding it down into its loading position, and we'll reinsert the pin to secure it.

Saris Axis 3 Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Journey

Today on our 2014 Dodge Journey we will be test fitting the Saris Axis, a tilting 3-bike rack for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number SA843B. To begin our test fit we will slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pinholes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, tighten it with our wrench, and secure it with the provided lock. In this position we have about 12" of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of the vehicle is about 6-1/2". Overall we have added about 15-1/2" to the length of our Journey. Pulling the yellow handle at the base of the Saris Axis allows us to tilt the mast away from our vehicle, giving us full access to our rear hatch. We will now use the yellow levers on top of the rack to extend out our dual cradle arms.