Best Dodge Avenger Bike Racks

Yakima QuickBack 2 Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Avenger

Today on our 2014 Dodge Avenger, well be test fitting the Yakima QuickBack Trunk Mounted Two Bike Rack, part number Y02621. Now, according to the included instructions or Yakimas website, well begin our test fit by placing the bottom part of the bike rack on the upper tier of the rear bumper. Then the top part of the bike rack will rest in the top part of the trunk. Now since this is specialized fit for your vehicle, youll need to double check the included instructions or Yakimas website to determine the measurement between the two pads. This one sure that the customized fit will be great for your vehicle. With the bike rack in position, we can take the top clips and hook them to the top part of the trunk. Then the side of the clips to the side part of the trunk, and the bottom clips to the bottom part of the trunk.

Yakima FrontLoader Roof Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Avenger

Today on our 2014 Dodge Avenger, were going to be test fitting the Yakima FrontLoader, a wheel mount roof bike rack with part number Y02103. With our Yakima Q-tower roof rack system already installed on the Avenger, were going to begin our test fit by placing our bike rack directly onto our crossbars. Here at the front, well want the double leg side of our clamp in the front of our bar, and the single leg portion of our clamp behind the bar. Well then tighten the black T-handle located here on the front to secure our clamp around our bar. With the front secured, well move to the rear. Here well loosen the black T-handle, remove the T-bolt from the slot, bring our clamp around our bar, reinsert our T-bolt and tighten it down with the black T-handle. With our rack secured to our vehicle, its now time to load our bike.

Yakima ForkLift Roof Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Avenger

Today, on our 2014 Dodge Avenger, we're going to be test fitting the Yakima Forklift, a Fork Mount Roof Bike Rack with part # Y02098. With our Yakima Q Towers Roof Rack System already installed on the Avenger, we're going to begin our test fit by placing our bike rack directly on to our cross bars. Here at front, we're going to remove the skewer, and slide back the black plastic cover. This will give us access to the T handle that will loosen enough to remove the T bolt from the lower half of the clamp. We'll then bring our clamp around our bar, reinsert the T bolt and tighten it down with the T handle. Once we have it secure, we'll slide our black plastic cover forward, then we can reinsert our front skewer. We'll now move to the rear where we're going to loosen the T handle, remove the T bolt from the slot and the clamp, bring our clamp around our bar, reinsert the T bolt into the appropriate slot, and tighten it using the T handle. With our rack secured to our vehicle, it's now time to load our bike. We'll undo the rear wheel strap, then make sure our front skewer is open and loose.

Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Avenger

Today on our 2014 Dodge Avenger, we're going to be test fitting the thule vertex. A titling four-bike rack for inch and a quarter and 2 inch hitches, part number TH9029. To begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. Well line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolts, and tighten it down with a wrench. We can then secure it with the provided clip. In this position, well have about 8 and a quarter inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 2 and a half inches away, and over all weve add about 9 inches to the length of the Avenger. As you can see with our mast in the upright position, we do have access to our trunk.

Prorack 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Avenger

Today in our 2014 Dodge Avenger, we'll be test fitting the Prorack Tilting 4 Bike Rack for 1 1/4 inch and 2 inch hitches, part # PR8062404. To begin our test fit, we'll slide 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 down with a wrench. We'll then secure it with the provided clip. In this position, you have 7 3/4 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to our vehicle is about 3 3/4 of an inch away. Overall, we've added about 27 1/2 inches to the length of the Avenger. With our mast in the upright position, we do have access into the trunk. However, by pulling the big pin and clip at the base of the mast, we can tilt the rack away from our vehicle giving us even more access.

Thule Passage Trunk Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Avenger

Today on our 2014 Dodge Avenger, we'll be test fitting the Thule Passage Trunk Mounted 2-Bike Rack, part number TH910XT. Now according to the included instructions or the Thule Fit Guide, we'll need to set the fit dial on the bike rack to number 7. Once we have the fit dial set, we can place the bike rack up onto the trunk. The bottom bar of the bike rack needs to be placed on the upper tier of the rear bumper and the top part of the bike rack should be placed on the top part of the trunk. We can now take the top clips and hook them to the top part of the trunk, the side clips to the side part of the trunk adjacent to the top part of the taillight and then the bottom straps to the bottom part of the trunk. Now you will need to pop open the trunk to get the side and the bottom clips in place. Now I'm going to tighten down each strap a little bit at a time so that way the bike rack can stay centered onto the trunk. Once all the straps have been tightened down and secured, I'll go ahead and secure the excess strap.

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

Today on our 2014 Dodge Avenger, we're going to be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro, a folding, tilting, 4-bike rack. For inch-and-a-quarter and two-inch hitches, it's part number 934XTR. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. We'll line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it down with the wrench. In this position, we'll have about 8-1/4 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about five inches away, and overall, we've added about 12 inches to the length of the car. Pulling the gold pin at the base of the mast will allow us to tilt it away from our Avenger.

Saris Axis 3 Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Avenger

Today, on our 2014 Dodge Avenger, we're going to be test-fitting the Saris Axis, a tilting three-bike rack for inch-and-a-quarter and two inch hitches, part number SA843D. To begin our test-fit, we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it down with a wrench. We can then secure this using the provided lock. In this position, we'll have about eight and three quarters of an inch worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of or vehicle is about two and a quarter inches away, and overall we're adding about 11 inches in length to the Avenger. As you can see with the mast in its upright position, we do have access into the trunk. However, if we need more room, we'll simply pull the yellow T handle at the base of the rack, tilt the mast away from out vehicle, and as you can see, it gives us all the room we need. We our mast back in its upright position, it's time to extend their dual cradle arms. We'll lift the two yellow levers located on our arms, slide them towards the center mast, rotate them into position, slide them back out, and hold them in place by reengaging out levers. When we set our arms, we'll be sure to set them level or slightly inclined. It's now time to load our bike, so undo our cradle straps, and grab our bike.

Thule Archway Trunk Mount Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Avenger

Today on our 2014 Dodge Avenger, we'll be test fitting the Thule Archway trunk-mounted, 2-bike rack, part number TH9009XT. According to the included instructions or the Thule fit guide, we'll need to place the fit dial on number 7. With the fit dial set, we'll place the bottom arm on the upper tier of the rear bumper and the top arm on the top part of the trunk. We'll then take the top clips and hook them on the top part of the trunk, the side clips to the side part of the trunk, and the bottom clips to the bottom part of the trunk. Now, you will need to pop open the trunk to be able to position the side clips in place. Now, I'm going to tighten down each strap a little bit at a time just to make sure that the bike rack stays centered onto the trunk. Once all the straps are all tightened down, we can then secure the excess strap with the included hook and loop fasteners. Once this is done, we're ready to load up our bike. We'll need to flip out the gray levers on the upper left and right hand corner of the bike rack. This will allow us to bring the cradle arms out.

Thule Apex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Avenger

Speaker 1: Today on our 2014 Dodge Avenger, were going to be test fitting the Thule Apex, a tilting 4 bike rack for 1-1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number TH9025. To begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. Well pull out on the attached pin located on the right side. Line up our pin holes, and allow the attached pin to go into our pin hole. We can now turn the black knob. This is going to engage our anti-rattle device and further secure our rack to our vehicle.With our rack secure, well take a few measurements.

Swagman Upright Roof Mounted Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Avenger

Today on our 2014 Dodge Avenger, we'll be test fitting the Swagman Upright, a roof bike rack with part number S64720. With our Yakima Q Towers roof rack system already installed on the Avenger, we're going to begin our test fit by placing our bike rack directly onto our crossbars. Here at the front, we'll bring a metal U bolt around the underside of our crossbar, fit it through the head of the carrier, and secure it with 2 wing nuts. We'll repeat that same process on the other side of the front, and then, we can tighten down all 4 wing nuts to secure out front to our bar. We'll now move to the rear. Here at the rear, we're going to place a U bolt down through the rack. We'll be sure that it comes out on both sides of our crossbar. We can slip on the metal plate and then hold this in place with the 2 wing nuts. We'll tighten these down to secure our rack. With both of them secure, it's time to load our bike.

Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Avenger

Today on our 2014 Dodge Avenger, we're going to be test fitting the Swagman Titan, a tilting 4-bike rack for 1-1/4-inch and 2-inch hitches, part number S63410. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and then, we can tighten it down with our wrench. To secure it, we'll use the provided pin. In this position, you'll have about 11-1/4 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to our vehicle is about 6 inches away, and overall, we've added about 16 inches to the length of the Avenger. With our mast in its upright position, you do have access to the trunk. However, if you need more space, we can simply pull up on the black lever located at the base of the rack. The mast will swing away from our vehicle, giving us great access. With our mast back in its upright position, we'll pull the black lever located at the top of the mast. This will allow us to swing out our dual cradle arms.

Swagman Fork Down Roof Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Avenger

Today on our 2014 Dodge Avenger, we're going to be test fitting the Swagman Fork Down, a fork mount roof bike rack with part number S64710. With our Rhino Rack 2500 Series roof rack system already installed on the Avenger, we'll begin our test fit by placing the bike rack directly onto our load bars. Here at the front, we'll bring 2 of the U bolts around the underside of our bar, fit it through the head of our carrier, and hold them in place with 2 wing nuts on each one. We'll tighten them down to secure the front of our rack to our crossbars. With the front secure, we'll move to the rear. Here at the rear, we're going to bring a U bolt through the rack, being sure that it comes out on both sides of our bar. We'll bring the metal bracket around the underside of our bar and fit the U bolt through it and secure this in place using 2 wing nuts. We'll tighten these down to secure the rear of our rack to our crossbars. We're now ready to load our bike. We'll begin by undoing the rear wheel strap and making sure that our skewer is loose and open.

SportRack Super EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Avenger

Speaker 1: Today on our 2014 Dodge Avenger, were going to be test fitting the SportRack Super EZ, a platform style 2 bike rack for 1-1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number SR2901LR. To begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. Well then line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down with a wrench, then secure it with the provided lock. In this position, we have about 11-1/2 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 7 inches away. Overall, weve added about 21 inches in length to the Avenger. Pulling the two black pins on the outside on the rear of the rack will allow us to tilt down our wheel cradles.

Saris Bones Trunk Mount 3 Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Avenger

Today on our 2014 Dodge Avenger, we're going to be test fitting the Saris Bones, an adjustable arm, trunk mount 3-bike rack with part number SA801. We'll begin our test fit by placing the bike rack directly onto the lid of the trunk. We'll take the hooks labeled top and connect them to the leading edge of our trunk lid. The hooks labeled side, we'll bring to the side and move them up into position. We can now take the lower hooks and connect them to the lower edge of our trunk. We'll move around the rack, tightening each strap a little bit at a time until we have it secured to our vehicle. We'll now secure our excess strap. With our rack secure to our vehicle, it's time to extend our dual cradle arms. We'll do this by turning the small black thumb dials, moving the arms toward the middle of the rack, rotating them into position, moving them back out into the slots, and tightening the thumb dial back down.

Saris Axis Tilting 2 Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Avenger

Today on our 2014 Dodge Avenger, we're going to be test-fitting the Saris Axis, a tilting 2-bike rack for 1.24-inch and 2-inch hitches, part number SA832. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down with the wrench. We can then secure this using the provided clip. With the rack in this position, we have about 8 3/4 of an inch worth of ground clearance here. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about 2 3/4 of an inch away. Overall, we've added about 11 inches to the Avenger. With our mast in its upright position, we do have access into the trunk.

RockyMounts TieRod Stretch Roof Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Avenger

Speaker: Today on our 2014 Dodge Avenger, were going to be test fitting the RockyMounts TieRod Stretch, a fork mount roof bike rack with part number RKY1011. With our Rhino Rack 2500 Series Roof Rack already installed on the Avenger, well being our test fit by placing the bike rack directly onto our load bars. When we do this, we want to bring our black rubber coated straps around the underside of our front crossbar. Well then remove the black plastic cover, bring those straps around, fit them into the head of the carrier and we can secure it by tightening down the Allen Bolt. With this secure, well replace the black plastic cover. Then, we can move to our rear clamp. Here, well remove one of the Allen bolts completely from the clamp, bring it around our crossbar, reinsert our Allen bolt and tighten both of our Allen bolts down to secure it to our rack. With our rack secure, its time to load our bike. Were going to undue the rear wheel strap and make sure that our front skewer is loose and open.

Pro Series Q-Slot Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Avenger

Today, on our 2014 Dodge Avenger, we're going to be test-fitting the Pro Series Q-Slot, a platform-style tilting two-bike rack for 1 1/4" and 2" edges, part number PS63134. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it with a wrench. We can then secure it with the provided clip. In this position, we'll have about 10 3/4" worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our Avenger is about 7" away, and overall, we've added about 22" in length to the car. Pulling the two silver pins on the outside of the rack will allow us to tilt down the wheel cradles. We'll reinsert the pins to secure them in place. Pulling the center silver pin will allow us to tilt our center mast away from our vehicle. As you can see, it gives us great access into the trunk. With our mast back in its upright position, let's take a couple more measurements.

Kuat TRIO Roof Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Avenger

Today on our 2014 Dodge Avenger, we'll be test fitting the Kuat Trio, a fork-mounted roof bike-rack, with part number RU01. With our Rhino Rack 2500 series roof rack already installed on our Avenger, we'll begin our test fit by placing the bike rack directly onto our cross bars. Here at the head of our rack, we'll bring the two black, rubber-coated U bolts around the underside of our cross bar, fit them through the head of our carrier, and hold them in place using two cylinder nuts on each one. We can then take our provided allen key and tighten these down. With our front secure, we'll move to the rear. Here we're going to completely remove one of the wing nuts, bring our clamp around our bar, replace our wing nut, and tighten both of them down. With our rack secured to our vehicle, it's now time to load our bike. We'll begin by undoing our rear wheel strap and making sure that our front skewer is loose and open. We'll grab our bike, place our bike onto our rack.

Kuat Beta Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Avenger

Today, on our 2014 Dodge Avenger, we're going to be test fitting the Kuat Beta, a full-length 2-bike rack for 1-1/4 inch hitches, part number B202-114. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. We'll line up our pinholes, slide through the pin, and secure it with the provided lock. We'll then turn the black T handle on the rear of the rack. This will engage our anti-rattle device and further secure our rack to our vehicle. With our rack secure, we'll take a couple measurements. As you can see, we'll have about 9 inches of ground clearance with the rack.

Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Avenger

Today on our 2014 Dodge Avenger, we're going to test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler. A tilting forward bike rack for inch and a quarter and two inch hitches. Part #HR8500. To begin our test fit, we'll place the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of the hitch. Line up our pinholes, throw down our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it with a wrench. We can then secure it with the provided clip. In this position, you'll have about eight and a half inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our car is about two and a half inches.

Hollywood Racks Road Runner Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Avenger

Today on our 2014 Dodge Avenger, we're going to be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Roadrunner a tilting-free bike rack for inch and a quarter hitches, part number HR310. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch, line up our pin holes, slide through our pin, and secure it with the provided lock. We'll then turn the black lever on the rear of the rack. This will engage our anti-rattle device and further secure our rack to our vehicle. In this position, we'll have about 9 inches worth of ground clearance. The closest point of the rack to the back of our vehicle is about an inch away. Overall we've added about 5 and a half inches to the length of the Avenger. Pulling the larger black pin at the base of the mast will allow us to tilt it away from our vehicle.

Hollywood Racks Expedition Trunk Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Avenger

Today, on our 2014 Dodge Avenger, we'll be test-fitting the Hollywood Racks Expedition Trunk Line 0:00:05 2-Bike Rack, part number HRF6-2. We'll being our test fit by placing the bottom part of the bike rack on the upper tier of the rear bumper. We'll then flip out the top two black levers so that we can adjust to fit the top part of the bike rack to fit the trunk. We'll need to place the top bar about the center of our trunk. We will then clamp down the black levers which will secure the top bar in this position. We'll then take the top hooks and clip it to the top part of the trunk.

Hollywood Racks Baja 2 Trunk Bike Rack Review - 2014 Dodge Avenger

Today on our 2014 Dodge Avenger, we'll be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Baja, a trunk-mounted 2-bike rack, part number HRB2. We'll begin our test fit by placing the bottom bar of the bike rack on the upper tier of the rear bumper. We'll flip out the two black levers on the left and right hand side of the carrier to adjust to fit the arms to fit this size of a trunk. The top part of the bike rack will need to rest on the top part of our trunk. We'll then go ahead and close down the black plastic levers to secure cradle arms in place. We'll now take the top clips and put it to the top part of the trunk, the side clips to the side part of the trunk, and the bottom clips to the bottom part of the trunk. Now you will need to open up the trunk to get the side and bottom clips into position. Once all the clips are in position, I'm going to tighten down each strap a little bit at a time so I don't off-center the bike rack.

Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Dodge Avenger

Today on our 2013 Dodge Avenger, we'll be test fitting the Thule Vertex 4 hitch-mounted bike carrier, part number TH9029. To install the bike rack to this vehicle, first we need to remove the 2" adaptor and then slide our bike rack into the hitch, and line up the hitch pin hole. We'll thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it down using the wrench. We'll go ahead and go over a few measurements. With this bike rack, we have a ground clearance of 9-1/2", and the closest point of the bike rack to the closest point of the bumper is about 1". With the bike rack in the folded position, we've added about 9" to the overall length of our vehicle.