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Thule Hitching Post Pro Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches
I purchased this rack to carry our families' four bikes. There are two adult bikes and two kid bikes. It was very simple to put together and install on the vehicle! That's where the easiness stopped! It was nearly impossible for all four of our bikes to fit on this rack! It took me almost an hour the first time placing the bikes on the rack to figure out a way to position them so that they all would fit. Luckily, I manage to get them all on.. Not to mention, they rubbed each other and scratched the paint off of ne another. I think we need to purchase a 6-bike rack for our family of four..
The Thule Hitch has been very easy to use, but becomes loose after using it for a period of time. We tighten it as much a possible and it still manages to loosen. This makes us a bit nervous for a long trip.
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Thule Passage 3 Bike Carrier - Trunk Mount
2015 Chevrolet TraverseFits my 2015 Chevy traverse perfectly. Holds the bike great & very sturdy. So glad I found this rack & bought it here would definitely recommend it.
This rack was very easy to install on my Chevy traverse. Some people may be concerned about the spoiler being pulled apart, but if you follow the directions this should never happen. Make sure you adjust your dial to the correct number.
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Thule Passage Trunk Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - Hanging Style
2015 Chevrolet TraverseFits my 2015 Chevy traverse perfectly. Holds the bike great & very sturdy. So glad I found this rack & bought it here would definitely recommend it.
I needed a bike carrier that would fit a full size Crown Vic trunk as well as the back of a Chevy Traverse. This product does both. It only took about 10 minutes to assemble.
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Curt Bike Rack for 5 Bikes - 2" Hitches - Tilting
It was obvious that we received a product that was returned by someone else when the box was overly taped shut, a support collar was broken, and most of the pieces were out of their ripped plastic bags. However, it was a great price to hold 5, 26" and/or 27" Trek bikes. I used a piece of the broken collar and went ahead and assembled the rack. Due to the weight of the 5 bikes it did not wobble that much when driving, as one of the bike tires was up against my car. I can only imagine that if we received an untampered product that this review would have been 5 stars. The picture is a little hard to see, but there are 5 Trek bikes on the rack on my 2020 Toyota Seinna.
We received a damaged box, damaged items, no instructions, the nuts and bolts are completely stripped and not inside a bag. This was obviously used, returned, not checked for quality and sent out. We are extremely upset.
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Swagman XTC4 Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
Outstanding product and worth the money. Unpacked this, assembled easily, and loaded it up for 1000 mile roundtrip the next day on our 2013 Chevy Traverse. Very secure and stable - no noise or rattles - everything is snug - excellent quality. Locking hitch pin and locking cable included for great security. And kudos to Etrailer - I waited until the last minute - paid for 2 day shipping and got it in about 28 hours - great service! I will be ordering the 2 bike version for my son to replace the cheap noisy one that he has.
So far I’ve just assembled it and took a quick test drive around the block. My initial thought is this thing is perfect. It’s super sturdy and easy to use. My only gripe and it’s not fault of the rack, but it’s heavy…
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Swagman XTC2 Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
This bike rack is exactly what I was looking for. It is heavy duty, but not too heavy to lift & carry when putting it on our vehicle or camper. I feel that our bikes are very safe and will get to where ever we are going, no matter the distance. Super easy to load and lock down and easy to fold down for getting things out of the Traverse. My wife likes it much better than our old "hanging" rack and can take the bikes off with ease. Great product!
This bike rack was easy to assemble with clear instructions. It holds the bicycles securely. I have a vehicle with a rear lift gate. Once the bicycle is removed, the rack can me repositioned to open the lift gate without having to remove the rack. This rack is easy to use, versatile, and well made. Great purchase. Would purchase it again if I needed another rack.
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Saris Freedom Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
With a few adjustments this rack has delivered. Needed to add additional strapping since the provide straps for securing the bikes to center bar were not long enough due to my ebike design (Velotric). My bikes are step through with a thick frame so provided straps won't fit. Simple adjustment with strapping resolved minor issue. Speed of 73 mph on the highway and some bumpy VT roads and this rack performed.
I had to put my electric bikes into this rack, backwards, to make them fit. Not ideal, but it works.The receiving 'trays' that are intended to provide support for holding the bikes, by being placed under the bike tires, are forced to be moved to a location that is not directly under the bottom of the bike tires. While it works in this manner, it is not ideal.For the support that attaches to the diagonal bike frame, we had to remove it from the vertical rail of the rack. We reinstalled it, upside down, because that's the only way we could make it fit, or 'grab', the bike frame. Again, we made it work, but it's not ideal. We chose to keep the rack because it was so much less expensive than the Thule rack we considered buying. The bike shop owner didn't agree with us. He observed that we are putting $3000 worth of bikes on the rack and risking that investment. So far, no problems, other than the ill-fitting installation.
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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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Yakima RidgeBack Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Tilting
The rack was very easy to install. Like anything you do for the first time, the next time would be much easier. Could do 5 or 6 in the time that the first install required. The bike lock was also an easy installation. The two make a nice unit.
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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Kuat Sherpa 2.0 Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 2" Hitches - Wheel Mount - Gray
The Kuat rack was easy to assemble and has performed very well. The bikes were easy to load and unload and stable on rough roads. The rack looks good folded on the back of my Traverse and folded down allowed me to access golf clubs. I recommend this rack.
So after much research into bike racks, I decided on pulling the plug on the Kuat Sherpa 2.0. I've looked into the Kuat NV and other brands, but they were just too much for my needs. If you've got "regular" bikes and not the heavier eBikes, then this rack is perfect. I wanted a hitch rack that was user friendly and not overly complicated. I have a mixed bag of bikes and this rack can handle them all, from mountain bikes, street bikes, and BMX bikes. I like that this rack comes with an adapter piece for 20"-24" wheels. Assembly of the Kuat Sherpa 2.0 is really a no-brainer. I think it's only 4-5 bolts really. Everything else is ready to go. The anti-rattle hitch ball mechanism is simple to use with just a twist of the dial, easy. The tilt pedal/lever is also easy to access should you need to open your hatch, a solid "click" assures it's in place. So far, loving this rack. Fit and finish is superb. Thanks to Jerred and etrailer for answering my questions, always helpful.
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Yakima RidgeBack Bike Rack for 5 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Tilting
The rack was very easy to install. Like anything you do for the first time, the next time would be much easier. Could do 5 or 6 in the time that the first install required. The bike lock was also an easy installation. The two make a nice unit.
Great product, easy to set up and take down. Looking forward to taking our whole family out for a ride. Only thing to be aware of is if your using kids bikes or mountain bikes, you may need to purchase the adapters.
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Rola TX-104 4-Bike Rack for 2" Hitches - Tilting
I like this bike rack, I’ve used it a few times and it does the job it’s intended to do. Installing and removing is easy. I use it casually I take the family to the park or beach and we want to take our bikes out, the lock feature is a lifesaver. Would definitely recommend
Decent 4-bike rack for the price. Stable side-to-side with the screw-in hitch pin (2 inch receiver version). Gets some fore-aft rocking over bumps at speed (inherent to the tilting design). Bikes need bungee cords to keep them from swinging (typical for this style of rack). I used this with two bikes, and really struggle to see how four full-size bikes could be added. Maybe if seats were removed? I added bumpers and some padding for the vertical post, and will probably relocate the retainer pin lanyard so the rack can be completely collapsed for storage. A few design improvements for 5 star rating would be: 1 - Add some bumpers for the fully lowered position, 2 -Add some padding on the vertical post for bike contact or accidental vehicle hatch lifting when in the raised position, 3 - Mount the retainer pin lanyard to one of the through-bolts or move the lanyard hole - collapsing this rack chews up the retaining lanyard. etrailer.com service was great - well packaged, and quickly shipped!
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Yakima RidgeBack Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Tilting
The rack was very easy to install. Like anything you do for the first time, the next time would be much easier. Could do 5 or 6 in the time that the first install required. The bike lock was also an easy installation. The two make a nice unit.
This two bike rack has been great for the occasional bike ride outside of our home area. I like the sturdy construction, but beware that it is a little heavier than it looks (I’m retired and a bit older so maybe not as strong). Easy to fit into the factory trailer hitch on our 5 passenger SUV and no problem securing the bikes for transport. My only complaint is, the stick on Yakima Graphic started coming apart the day we got it. Sorry, no free advertising for Yakima.
Yakima RidgeBack Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Chevrolet Traverse
Speaker 1: Today on our 2015 Chevrolet Traverse, we're going to be testing the Yakima Ridgeback 4 Bike Rack for 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches, part number Y02458. We already have a bike installed on the rack, let's go ahead and take a look here. Starting with the ends of our arms here, we do have the patented Yakima bottle openers. Moving onto the cradles, they are going to be stationary, meaning they can't move back and forth, but they do have this cushioned TPE cushion. That's going to help absorb the shock and help protect the frame of your bike while traveling. The bottoms, or I should say the tops, of our zip strips are also padded to provide that extra protection as well.
Saris Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Chevrolet Traverse
Speaker 1: Today on 2015 Chevrolet Traverse, we're gonna be test fitting the Saris Glide EX4 bike rack for 1 1/4" and 2" hitches, part number SA774. We already have a bike installed on the rack. So let's go ahead and take a look at some of the features here. Now the most prominent feature about this bike rack is how it can tilt away. When you have a hanging style bike rack, if you want to get rear hatch access, normally, you have to remove all the bikes and tilt it away and that's how you get to it or you can purchase a swing out version where you would swing the bike rack out completely with all four bikes attached to get rear hatch access and that can be a little bit of a hassle. But with this, you're able to tilt it or glide it away with all four bikes attached with no problems.
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Chevrolet Traverse
Speaker 1: Today on our 2015 Chevrolet Traverse we're doing a test fit of the Swagman Chinook platform style two bike rack. That part number is S64683.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 behind where we mount of both of our bikes and we're going to pull up on our lever. When we pull up on that, we can tilt our bike rack away from our vehicle with our bikes loaded, and we're going to gain full access to 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 this access.
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Chevrolet Traverse
Speaker 1: Today on our 2015 Chevrolet Traverse we're doing a test fit of the Swagman G10 platform style bike rack. That part number is S64682. Now, we already have our bike secured down, I'm first going to show you one of the key features of this rack. We're gonna come here, behind both of our mounting points, and we're going to lift up on our lever. This is going to allow us to tilt our bike rack away from our vehicle with our bikes fully loaded, and in this position we are gonna 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 bike rack or our bikes just to gain that access.
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Chevrolet Traverse
Speaker 1: Today, on our 2015 Chevrolet Traverse, we're doing a test-fit of the Kuat Transfer Platform-Style 2-Bike Rack, that part number is: TS02G.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 back, move our wheel hook out of the way, and we're able to push down on our pedal here. That's going to allow us to tilt our bike rack away from our vehicle with our bikes fully loaded. In this position, you'll see we're going to have clearance for our hatch to completely open so that we can get anything in or out of our back hatch that we may need without having to remove our bikes or our bike rack. With that closed up, we can lift straight up on our bike rack until that locks into place.Now, how our bike is secured down. Here at the back, we're going to have a cam-buckle strap.
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Chevrolet Traverse
Today on our 2015 Chevrolet Traverse we're doing a test fit of the Thule T2 Classic platform-style 2-bike rack. That part number is TH9044. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you one of the main features of this rack. We're going to come here to the back and pull out our pin. We'll pull down on our lever.
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Chevrolet Traverse
Today on 2015 Chevrolet Traverse, we're going to be test fitting the Kuat NV 2.0 Two-Bike Rack, Part Number NV22G. 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 most important feature about this bike rack is the fact that it can tilt away from the vehicle with the bike still attached. To do that, we have this latch here, which is a little bit easier to get to, pull it towards us holding on to the bike rack and letting it come down. Now with it tilted away, we have full access to the rear hatch to get whatever we need with plenty of space on either side to do so.
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Chevrolet Traverse
Today on our 2015 Chevrolet Traverse, we're going to be testing the Swagman XC-2 Bike Rack, part number F64650. 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. How the bike is actually hooked onto this rack, we're going to have one point of contact, and that's going to be this padded frame hook up at the top. That's going to ensure that your bike doesn't get scratched up once you get it installed. We also have these wheel wells here at the base, if you loosen up these knobs, they do adjust along the length of the bike rack. So they fit in things a little easier, but also to accommodate different sized bikes.
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Chevrolet Traverse
Today on our 2015 Chevrolet Traverse, we're going to be test fitting the Thule T2 Pro 2 Bike Platform Rack for number TH9034. We already have the bike installed on the rack. Let's go and take a closer look and show off some of the features. Now the first and most important feature of this rack is the fact that it can tilt away from the vehicle with the bike still attached. To do that, there's this great handle up at the front. You pull towards you and let it come down, which is a little bit more convenient than other racks that usually have the latches up towards the front. It can make it a little awkward to lower them out of the way. Let's go ahead and do that.
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Chevrolet Traverse
Today, on our 2015 Chevrolet Traverse, we're doing a test fit of the Thule Roadway Hanging Style 2 Bike Rack. That part number is TH912XTR. Now, we already have our bike on the rack. We're first going to show you how we secure that down. Then, we'll go over some other features of the rack itself. We have two cradles in place holding our bike down with three straps. Two on our frame and then one on the back as our anti-sway strap. We're just going to pull down and release those straps. Then, we can pull our bike straight off of our rack and set it off to the side. Now, anytime that you remove your bike, I always suggest you replace the straps so you don't lose or damage any of them. All right. Now, with all of those in place, we can take a few measurements. Our first one is going to be our overall, added to the back of the vehicle with our arms hanging out.
Kuat NV Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 chevrolet traverse
Today on our 2015 Chevrolet Traverse we're taking a look, and doing a test fit on the Kuat NV. As you can see, this is a platform style 4 bike rack. It's been designed for use in 2 inch hitches. The part number is N105-107 for the black and chrome. It's also available as part number N101-103. That's for a nice gunmetal gray and orange finish. Now the Envy has a tilt away feature that we like with our bikes.
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Chevrolet Traverse
Today on our 2015 Chevrolet Traverse, we're going to be taking a look and doing a test out on this Swagman Trail Head. This is a folding and tilting forward bike rack. They've designed for use with the 1 1/4 or with 2 inch hitches. Part number on it is S63380. No the . *clears throat* pardon me. Now the Trail Head uses 3 frame cradle straps here across the top and also an anti-sway cradle strap that's going to go on our seat down tube.
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Chevrolet Traverse
Today on our 2015 Chevrolet Traverse, we're going to be doing a test fit on the Swagman Dispatch. This is a platform style 2 bike rack. It has been designed for use in 2 inch hitches. The part number on it is S64684. As you can see the Dispatch is going to use 3 points of contact to hold our bike in place, we got a front wheel cradle, rear wheel cradle and also a frame hook. Now the frame hook has a padded design on it, we won't have to worry about any kind of abrading or any scratches or anything on our frame and each of our wheel cradles has a padded or a pad rather that sits right on top of our rim that's going to give us some shock absorption there and keep it from doing any damage there. We'll use just a cam buckle style strap, press the button then we'll be able to bring our straps out.
Inno Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 chevrolet traverse
Today on our 2015 Chevrolet Traverse, we're going to be doing a test on the Inno Tire Hold. This is the three bike, platform style rack. It's been designed for use with the two inch hitch. Part number on it is INH305-306. Essential what you have is the Inno Tire Two Bike Rack and that you've added the INH 306 pack too .. To convert it into a three bike rack.
SportRack Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Chevrolet Traverse
Today we're going to be taking a look at the Sport Rack Ridge. This is a folding and tilting 5-bike rack. It's been designed for use with 1-1/4" or 2" hitches. The part number on it is SR2405. Now as you can see, we've got a dual arm design hanging-style bike rack. Uses three rubber straps at each bike location to hold them in place.
Curt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Chevrolet Traverse
Today on our 2015 Chevrolet Traverse, we'll be doing a test fit of the Curt Premium 4 Bike Rack, this is going to be your hanging style 4 bike rack. It does come with a 2 inch shank for your 2 inch hitches only and it's going to be part number C18064. Let's go ahead and get it fitted on there. First thing you want to do is insert your shank into your receiver and then line up your pin holes. Once you have your pin holes lined up, insert your anti rattle bolt and thread it in as far as you can by hand. This anti rattle bolt is going to help to eliminate a lot of the sway, rattle and wobble that you may have in your bike rack and with it just hand tighten, you can still see a lot of that wobble.
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Chevrolet Traverse
Today we're going to be taking a look at the Thule Vertex, this is a hanging style 4 bike rack, it's been designed for use with inch and 1/4 or 2 inch hitches. The Part Number on it is TH9029XT, as you can see it holds our bike nice and sturdy. We've got an anti-sway cradle here that's been designed to keep our bikes from making contact with our rack and our other bikes. There are going to be 3 heavy duty rubber straps, it's going to hold them in place. Allow us to slide our bikes on and off, it uses the dual arms here. As you can see the cradles are slotted there.
Yakima FullTilt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Chevrolet Traverse
Today on our 2015 Chevrolet Traverse we're going to be doing a test fit of the Yakima FullTilt. This is going to be your hanging-style 4-bike rack. It does come with an 1-1/4" shank as well as a 2" adapter. It's going to be part number Y02462. Let's go ahead and get it fitted onto our Traverse. Insert your shank into your receiver. Once you get it up here you're going to need to make sure that the tensioner is all the way to the front.
Softride Element Parallelogram Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Chevrolet Traverse
Today on our 2015 Chevrolet Traverse, we'll be doing a test fit of the Soft Ride Element Parallelogram. This is your tilting 4 Bike Rack. It's going to be your hanging style. It comes with your 2 inch shank for your 2 inches hitches only and it's going to be part number SR26248. Let's go ahead and get it fitted in to our receiver. Now this does have two different settings on it, you can either set it further in or further out depending on which ever fits your application better.
SportRack Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Chevrolet Traverse
Today on our 2015 Chevrolet Traverse, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Sport Rack 4 Bike Rack. This is going to be your platform style four bike rack, part number SR2902. It does come with your 2 inch shank for your 2 inch hitches only. We're going to see how it fits today. First thing you're going to do is insert your shank into the receiver. Then we'll line up the pin holes. Once you have your pin holes lined up, insert your anti-rattle bolt and thread it in as far as you can by hand.
SportRack Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Chevrolet Traverse
Today on our 2015 Chevrolet Traverse, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Sport Rack III, this will be your hanging style three bike rack. It comes with an inch and a quarter shank as well as a two inch adapter. This will be part number SR2403. We're going to go ahead and get it fitted onto our Traverse that we have here today, first step being insert the shank into the receiver and line up the pin holes. This does have two separate sets of pin holes. There will be a hole here and a hole here. Let's line it up with the first one, because the second one is going to be just too far in to the bottom fascia.
Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Chevrolet Traverse
Today on our 2015 Chevrolet Traverse we're going to be doing a test fit of the Hollywood Rack Traveler 5. This is going to be your hanging-style 5-bike rack. Comes with a 2" shank for your 2" hitches only. It is a tilting bike rack and it's going to be part number HR9200. Let's go ahead and get it fitted onto our Traverse. Insert your shank into your receiver and line up your pinholes. Once you have your pinholes lined up, insert your anti-rattle bolt and thread it in as far as you can by hand.
Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Chevrolet Traverse
Today on our 2015 Chevrolet Traverse we're going to be doing a test fit of the Hollywood Racks Traveler 4-bike rack. This is going to be your hanging-style 4-bike rack. Comes with an 1-1/4" shank as well as a 2" adapter. It's going to be part number HR8500. Let's go ahead and get it fitted onto our vehicle that we have here today. First thing you're going to do is place your shank into your receiver and line up your pinholes. Once you have your pinholes lined up, you'll insert your anti-rattle bolt.
Saris Thelma Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Chevrolet Traverse
Today, on our 2015 Chevrolet Traverse, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Saris Thelma. This will be your platform style 3-bike rack. It does come with a 1-1/4-inch shank for your class I and II hitches as well as a 2-inch adapter for your class III hitches. It's going to be part number SA4239B. Let's go ahead and fit it onto our Traverse. Insert your shank in your receiver, then line up your pin holes.
Saris Freedom SuperClamp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2015 Chevrolet Traverse
Today on our 2015 Chevrolet Traverse, we'll be doing a test fit of the Saris Freedom Super Clamp. This is going to be your platform style 2 bike rack. Does come with an 1 1/4 shank as well as a 2 inch adapter for your class 3 hitches. This is going to be part number SA4025. We'll go ahead and get it fitted onto our Traverse that we have here today. First thing you got to want to do is insert your shank into your receiver and lineup your pinholes.
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