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Thule Passage Trunk Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - Hanging Style
Excellent and prompt customer service! When I first ordered my product it wasn’t in stock— staff were quick to let me know and offered me comparable products. I ended up waiting for my original order and shipping quick and they stayed in touch with ideas! Thule: The instructions could be a little more detailed. I ended up watching YouTube videos to help me instal. Overall it was easy, and this was the first rack I’ve ever installed and I did it by myself! I was surprised to learn the bike rack is in no way secured inside your vehicle, so.. I store it in my garage when it’s on.
Positive: The product is well thought out and works for a wide range of automotive vehicles. It comes with interesting dampers that i think work. Instructions seem to be translated from another language, but are quite good, accompanying pictures make installation straightforward. A test drive over speed bumps shows that the rack will support the bike for all travel needs. It can be disassembled , collapsed and stored in the trunk. Downside: The rack is made for the classic triangular shaped frame: horizontal cross bar, "male" bike. For bikes without the horizontal bar, mounting is a little less satisfactory. Such a bike can only be mounted on the outside mounts. Cannot use the damper on one side. Picture shows the mounting. as to a design solution, maybe brackets could be replaced with smaller profile, some adjustability? however, as it is, vibration control is good and adjustability with smaller profile would have vibration concerns.
# 2
Swagman XTC2 Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Frame Mount
First-time rack buyer / owner / installer. The rack arrived in a timely fashion, maybe a day or 2 ahead of schedule. It was well packaged. I’m LOVING this bike rack. It was easy to put together and to mount on my new Honda Passport. Thus far, no squeaks in my 2” receiver. Hardest part of initial set-up is figuring out the best way to position two bikes. Trial & error and some patience. The directions weren’t clear as to where the 2 left-over screws went. I found the answer in another review and have posted a pic in case others have the same problem (photo with pen pointing at screw). These screws go in the underneath side of both of the folding arms. They appear to keep the wheel wells from sliding off in case in you drive with an empty, un-folded rack, and forgot to tighten down the wheel wells. The folding arm push / pull pins can be difficult at times. I coated the tips with some lube. That and a little jiggling seems to solve that issue. I guess it’s better for the pins to be snug vs popping right out. I added a small Master lock to the hitch pin (in lieu of the provided cotter pin) as a theft deterrent. I read that a 3/16 shackle lock will fit into the bike clamp down arms to also act as a deterrent. I had an old 3/16 lock that did snugly fit and appeared to be locked. HOWEVER, I yanked on the lock and it came open as there isn’t quite enough clearance for the shackle to lock. I discovered that longer 3/16 shackle locks are hard to find. Have attached a photo of the lock that actually fits and works (Ace Hardware). One lock on the upper clamp down arm will secure both arms as the lower arm can’t be removed without removing the upper arm. The clamp down arms appear to be coated to prevent damage to your bike. I’ve tried a simple rag and ultimately settled on pool noodle pieces as a precautionary measure. I CAN NOT open my tailgate (regardless of whether or not the rack is fold up and in the bike carry position). If that’s a concern for you, then spring for the more costly titling version. My back-up camera still functions.
The Swagman XTC-2 platform bike carrier arrived very quickly from etrailer and in good shape, the actual carrier box is inside another shipper box, which I'm sure helped with its condition. Assembly was relatively quick and painless, even though the instructions could be a little more thorough. Installing the carrier on the back of our Jeep Patriot also was quick, it helps to have an extra ratchet & 3/4" socket laying around for just this purpose. Installing the bikes takes a little patience and trial and error the first time you try and put them on the carrier. It's easy enough to adjust the wheel holders to fit the wheelbase of your bikes, but for us at least, the challenge was trying to swing the vertical support bar up into position after putting on the first bike (closest to the Jeep). We couldn't angle the bike enough toward the Jeep to have the bar clear the bike. We learned that the easiest way to secure the first bike was to remove the ratcheting frame hooks altogether, put the bike in the carrier, swing up the vertical support bar, put in the pin, and then slide one of the frame hooks down on the bar. The outside bike is much easier because you can set the bike in the carrier at whatever angle you need, not being limited by the back of the vehicle. One thing we did to protect the bike frames was to use some foam pipe insulation as cushion between the frame hook and the frame (see pictures). Once you get a system for installing the bikes, it is very quick to load/unload them. The rack seems to be well made and doesn't wiggle excessively when traveling. All in all a good product for a good price, would definitely recommend it for anyone looking for a platform bike carrier.
# 3
Thule Hitching Post Pro Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches
The good: I like the way the bikes are held in and the ability to add the upright adapters to the bike frame holders. The straps are quality too. For a jeep with a spare tire, this is the perfect length to clear it. This rack is 5 stars from the bike holders to the base of it. The bad: the 2"receiver adapter and bolt are insufficient. I wish they made this in a solid 2" hitch. The entire setup is held into the receiver by a very short bolt. It only goes about half way into the receiver tube. So your hitch is only "secured" on one side. A hitch pin or bolt should go through the receiver tube completely imo so it can be secured on the other end with a retaining clip or nut. Because this only goes in the one side, the entire weight of the rack plus bikes are held tight to one side of the receiver by the undersized bolt and washer. A few bumps down the road and that bolt loosens. Now instead of distibuting the weight of the rack and bikes on the receiver and post, it's completely up to the bolt to keep you from losing the rack. The bolt threads get damaged too. I took this down a dirt road and nearly lost everything. I had to buy my own bolt with hd fender washers and lock washers to correct this. Thule should've provided this from the start. The current short bolt design where only one side of the receiver secures the rack is unacceptable. This rack is 1 star at best for the connection to the receiver.
Hitch pin broke before I got it. Looks like a poor design for the locking pin, they might want to consider a different design. I got a 3/8 shear pin from Home Depot to replace and it works great. Bike rack is great!
# 4
Thule Passage 3 Bike Carrier - Trunk Mount
Ford EdgeFits perfectly on our Lexus CT200h. Only on the old LS400, the side straps have to be fastened to the wheel arch edge, since the upper trunklid gap is to narrow for inserting the strap hooks. Mounting of two bikes is (with some routine) quickly done, and they stay safe even for longer and faster routes. For transporting three (mountain) bikes, though, the design doesn't seem big and robust enough. Nevertheless, the price-benefit-fun ratios are way better than reasonable.
We are very pleased with the quality and ease of use for our like-new purchase. From the online shopping experience with etrailer.com through multiple outings already, this bike carrier more than meets our needs. Thank you!
# 5
Yakima FrontLoader Wheel Mount Bike Carrier - Roof Mount
Overall I am happy with these bike carriers. They mount to the racks over the bed of my Tundra TRD Pro. Installation is simple. I think they could be just a bit sturdier because there is just a bit of wobbling when driving on bumpy roads but I'm not too worried about them coming dislodged. Take note that although they come with a cable lock to attach the bike to the carrier, the key is sold separately.
Very good product. It holds the bike securely on the roof without contacting the frame. It is easy to adjust from my road bike to my 29er mountain bike. Our drives are all relatively short, so I like that I do not need to remove the front wheel to lock in the bike. It's also nice that the SKS locking system allows me to use the same key for this rack that I use for my Yakima roof box and hitch rack. This is my first roof rack and I chose this route for a couple reasons. Some of the roads we travel to get to our trail heads are a bit rough and with a roof rack I don't have to worry about bottoming out a hitch rack hanging off the back of the vehicle. Also, it takes up less room in the garage. Our vehicle is a 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee with an additional 4 inches of ground clearance. That makes it a bit of a reach for my 5'4" wife, so we take our two-step along to help her. This is my third time purchasing from etrailer, and each experience has been very good. They are a very customer service oriented company. I really appreciate all the additional information they provide on their products, especially all the videos they produce to aid in reviews, assembly, and use.
# 6
Yakima RidgeBack Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Tilting
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.
The rack itself is fantastic. Not too heavy, easy to attach to hitch, and very easy setup. The only real downside is if your bicycles don't have a standard frame, you'll need to buy the Yakima Tube Top Bike Adapter Bars (~$50 each) in order to be able to mount them on the rack. I will say that smaller bikes (for my 9 year old) can be a challenge to mount with larger bikes as you'll need to finagle the handle bars and such to get them to line up but once you do it a few times you figure it out.
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Kuat Sherpa 2.0 Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" Hitches - Wheel Mount - Black
All in all pretty good. The arms that grab the front wheel have loosened a little bit and move side to side. They have never failed, just feel a little wobbly. The hitch receptacle is also hard to tighten but might be due to the receptacle it self. Used rack on a long trip and the bikes moved slightly side to side, but nothing serious.
Car: 2017 Honda CR-V This is a great rack! There's not a lot to the assembly, other than getting the first two long bolts in, those were tricky. Once those were in there, aligned properly, the rest of the assembly was pretty easy. Attaching the rack to the hitch receiver was the easiest part of the whole thing! The rack is really nicely portable, and will easily store in our apartment during the off season. It takes less than a minute to get it loaded into the hitch receiver. The cable lock is a little bit flimsy, but should hopefully deter casual thievery. What I would have loved to have seen were locks in the retaining arms as well, so those couldn't be messed with by strangers. Otherwise, this rack is really great, and I would highly recommend it.
# 8
Yakima RidgeBack Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Tilting
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.
I used this product twice to go back and forth on a 700 mile trip (1400 miles total). My initial impression was that it was sturdy because it was larger than most 2 bike carriers I've seen. The strapping system is convenient and the locking system worked great. The only flaw so far is that one of the locking mechanisms actually broke off. After closer inspection, I realized that the parts are plastic. I'm not sure what actually caused it to break other than the force of hitting a pothole causing the bike to bounce on the rack. Those types of forces should be expected with normal driving however and I expected the locking mechanism to hold up. I was fairly disappointed that it happened given the asking price and the reviews I read prior to my purchase. Other than the locking mechanism on the actual bike rack, I wouldn't put to much faith in the red handled locking pin that inserts into the trailer hitch and insertion bar portion of the bike rack. It is understood that the pin does not go all the way through the insertion bar as the locking mechanism is inside and prevents further advancement. Yakima could probably improve this aspect of the product. I will be contacting Yakima to see if they will replace the broken part. One thing I did notice was that the broken bracket is screwed in and can be removed/replaced fairly easily. I have included pics of the broken bracket and working bracket for comparison. Hope this helps in your decision!
# 9
Swagman Trailhead Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Tilting
Quick and reliable shipping and was able to take to my mechanic to get it installed and it works perfectly with my bike rack!
This is a very solid product! I have used it for over a year now and love it! I have had up to 3 bikes on this without a problem and have traveled over 8 hours in the car one way with absolutely no issues. Many other bike racks like this one that I see on other cars look unstable this is not unstable in anyway. I did have to file some of the paint off of the rack to get it to fit in my 1 and 1/4" hitch but once that was done it has been perfect. I also bought the locking hitch bolt which is awesome too.
# 10
Thule T2 Classic Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" Hitches - Wheel Mount
I have to get a trailer hitch extension in order for the bike rack to fold up when not in use. Definitely will go through etrailer for this item.
Great product. We just got a new convertible and I could not use the roof mount or trunk mount. Using the bikes was important. Taking care of the bikes is important too. This bike rack is really the best I have ever had. It is extremely easy to use. I like that it has built in locks. I can use the hard top convertible on the VW Eos if I only have one bike positioned outward. It also works with no bikes installed. I could not be happier with this product and the incredible price, fast shipping and overall value from etrailer.com.
# 11
Swagman Upright Bike Rack for 1 Bike - Roof Rack Crossbars - Frame Mount
Planning on bringing bikes while camping. I mounted 2 of the Swagman bike racks to my new Sportrack on my pop-up camper. The bikes fit perfectly. The racks seem sturdy enough. Not heavy duty, but for my needs they should be fine. Assembly was relatively fast and easy.
We have used the Swagman Roof Rack a number of times when we have needed the additional bike carrying capacity. It took a couple attempts to get the initial spacing of the bike rack properly balanced on the van’s roof rack as recommended by the instructions. But it was easy to do and once set was very easy and quick to put on and take off. The rack works great, the bike is easy to put into place and secure. The bike and rack are very stable and quiet and haven’t required any mid-trip adjustments. We always put the cheapest bike on the roof (lol) but do use a bit of duct tape to protect the finish just Incase. We are very satisfied with the rack and consider it quite a deal for the money.
# 12
Curt Bike Rack for 4 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Tilting
Nice bike rack ! Saddles are well made and none of the ears that hold the straps in place have broken like they have with other brands I've owned. It came with 1 strap for each saddle and the straps seem just a tad stretchy. I looked on line and found that Home Depot has a good price for the straps so I now have 2 straps on each saddle. I've got it on a 1&1/4 hitch, but it came with an adapter for a 2 inch. It holds 3 road bikes. I used it all the time.
We are very happy with the Curt Bike Rack. It fits our 2 fat tire bikes and our tandem bike to the back of our motorhome with no problems.
# 13
Swagman Titan Bike Rack for 2 Bikes - 1-1/4" and 2" Hitches - Tilting
One of the few racks that will clear my Jeep's large rear mounted spare tire without using an extender. The other is the Allen which doesn't have the nice features the Swagman Titan has. Tips enough to allow partial opening of Jeep rear door, but enough to open the soft top rear window. The vertical portion of rack tips slightly toward vehicle (at least it does on mine). Would be better if the horizontal "S" shaped piece could be turned around to dip down, moving it further from the spare tire, but there are only holes drilled to mount it as shown. Can't attest to the durability yet, but it doesn't wobble even a tiny bit. Have to compliment everyone I spoke with at etrailer. very nice and extremely helpful.
eTrailer.com had my new Swagman Titan bike rack delivered super fast. I received the right amout of email communication informing me of the status of my order, plus I could track my delivery directly from the eTrailer website. Awesome! As for the hitch, I am so happy with it. I was tired of taking the front wheel off my bike and cramming it into the back of my small Corolla, it never really fit right, was always a struggle, and then I had no room for anything else in my car. Now, I just hang my bike onto the rack and strap it in, takes less than 60 seconds and I have all the extra room in my car and don't have to fold down the back seats. The other feature I really like is that this bike rack has an integrated locking cable, once your bike is on the rack, you attach the locking cable so now your bike is locked onto the rack. Someone can't take your bike off the rack and walk away with it when you aren't looking. I also got the Swagman bike rack locking pin, that attaches the bike rack to the car hitch. I've used the bike rack twice so far and it makes my life so much easier. Solidly built bike rack that is well worth it. Thank you eTrailer, you rock!
Thule Roof Bike Racks Review - 2015 Volkswagen Passat
Jake: Hey, guys. It's Jake here at etrailer. Today, we're going to be taking a look at and I'm going to show you some of the cool features on this Thule ThruRide Bike Rack on our 2015 Volkswagen Passat.So with your Passat, you're going to have to add a roof rack to the top of your vehicle. We do have plenty of these available here at etrailer. And it's going to mount to the front and back crossbar by a couple of bolts.This bike rack is going to support your bike by the forks on the front, so by taking the front wheel off our bike, we're able to insert our two front forks here onto this locking pin. Now, my favorite part about this bike rack has got to be that it's a no-tool installation.
Rhino Rack MountainTrail Roof Bike Racks Review - 2015 Volkswagen Passat
Today on our 2015 Volkswagen Passat, we are test fitting the Rhino rack, mountain trail rooftop bike carrier. Part number for that is RBC035. As you can see, we do already have our bike on our rack. We're going to show you how we secure it in and then also how we secure our rack to our crossbars. So if we take a look back here, you can see we do have a strap, holding down that wheel. The strap's just going to keep that wheel in place and keep that from going anywhere. If you take a look upfront, we do have a skewer on the fork mounts here. To loosen it, you just pop that open and it just snaps back into place to tighten it down.
Inno Roof Bike Racks Review - 2015 Volkswagen Passat
Today on our 2015 Volkswagen Passat we are test fitting the Inno Fork Lock Roof Mounted Bike Carrier. Its a T-track mounted carrier so it is going to fit in that track on the cross bars here. The part number for that is INXA391. Now as you can see we do already have our bike on our carrier. I am going to show you how we strap down the bike and also how we mount that in that T-track. The first thing we will take a look the back wheel here. We've got a strap holding that in.
Inno Roof Bike Racks Review - 2015 Volkswagen Passat
Today, on our 2015 Volkswagen Passat, we are test fitting the INNO Multi Fork Lock Roof Mounted Bike Carrier. The part number for that is INA392. As you can see, we do already have our bike on here. We're going to show you how we secured the bike as well as how we secured the biker carrier to our cross bars and some features of the carrier as well. Back here, we've got a single strap and we'll create all for the back of our bike here. In the front, it's a little more complicated. We've got this locking cover here and anti-theft piece here and a skewer that's going to tighten and loosen on your forks of your bike to accommodate different types of bike frames that you may have. If you we're wanting to take everything off, you'd first start at the back wheel here, press down on the black lever and lift straight up on that strap.
Inno Roof Bike Racks Review - 2015 Volkswagen Passat
Today on our 2015 Volkswagen Passat, we are test fitting the Inno Fork Lock III Bike Carrier. Part number for that is INA391. As you can see, we do already have our bike on our carrier. Were going to show you how we mount the bike and secure it and then also how we secure the bike to the crossbars and some features of the rack itself. We take a look back here, you can see, we do have a strap pulling that in. We want to make sure that we put that strap between the spokes of the bike so it doesnt Of the wheel, excuse me so it doesnt damage those. Up here we have a skewer holding in the fork up here.
Inno Roof Bike Racks Review - 2015 Volkswagen Passat
Today on our 2015 Volkswagen Passat we're test fitting the Inno Tire Hold Roof-Mounted Bike Rack. The part number for that is INA389. Now if we look at the bike itself and how it's secured to the bike rack, we can see that we have these cradles down here holding the tire. We also have the tire holds that go across the top of the tire and secure it. Now the back tire is secured just about the same way, we've just got this locking mechanism here that's going to keep that tight against that bike rack and keep the front tire against there. I'm just going to get a little bit of help getting our bike down. Thank you. Now before we put it in the stow position, we'll take a look at how it's secured to our cross bars.
Rhino Rack Road Warrior Roof Bike Racks Review - 2015 Volkswagen Passat
Today on our 2015 Volkswagen Passat, we are testing fitting the Rhino Rack Road Warrior Rooftop Bike Rack, Bike Carrier excuse me. The Part Number for that is: RBC036. Now as you can see we do already have our bike on the rack. We're going to show you how we secure the bike down and then also how we secure the carrier itself to the crossbars. So, if you take a look at the back, we have one single strap holding that wheel down. That's just going to secure that there in place. This is a fork mounted, we have a skewer here holding forks in place. We just pull up on the black handle, turn to the left to loosen and turn to the right to tighten, and that just snaps right back into place. To take bike our off, we'll first start by taking the strap here off, just slides right through when you push the back lever.
Thule Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2015 Volkswagen Passat
Today on our 2015 Volkswagen Passat, we're test fitting the Thule Raceway Pro. It's a two bike rack, trunk mounted bike rack, and the part number for that is TH9001PRO. We do already have our bike on the rack, we're going to show you how we strapped the bike down, and then also some features of the rack, and how it's connected to your vehicle. We've got two cradles holding down the frame of the vehicle here. We've got three straps, two frame straps and one anti-sway. That's going to keep that bike from swinging back and forth, and possibly damaging your vehicle while you're driving down the road. The first thing we'll do, it we'll take off our frame straps here.
Inno Roof Bike Racks Review - 2015 Volkswagen Passat
Today on our 2015 Volkswagen Passat we're test fitting the Inno Slim fork roof mounted bike carrier. The part number for that is INA387. We already have our bike on our carrier. We're going to show you how we secure the bike down. Then I'll show how we secure the carrier to the crossbars installs. The back wheel here, we have a wheel hold here.
Saris Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Volkswagen Passat
Hi everyone, Adam, with etrailer.com. Today we're going to be taking a look at the Saris Glide EX2 bike rack on our 2014 Volkswagen Pastas. So this is going to be able to hold up to two bikes with three tie-down points per bike. You're going to have two zip tie style straps up top and one anti-sway cradle. And what that's going to do, it's going to limit that bike to bike contact that you get when you're going down the road.The main thing with this bike rack that sets it apart from most of the others is it's tilting feature. You can keep these bikes on the rack, pull this trigger and lean it away from your vehicle.
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Volkswagen Passat
Adam: Hi everyone, Adam from etrailer.com. Today we're going to be taking a look at the Swagman Current electric bike rack on our 2014 Volkswagen Passat. This is going to be able to hold up to two electric bikes and one of the main features that I want to show you is it's tilting feature.So all you got to do is just pull this green lever towards the back, and what that's going to do it's going to allow you to tilt these with the bikes installed, which is very convenient and nice. And then you can grab anything out of your trunk, whether it be a backpack, helmets, maybe even a lunch or two. Whatever may be in there that you need access, with your bikes installed you won't have an issue.And then whenever you're really done you just got to push it back up into place, it'll snap to let you know it's nice and secure. So let me go ahead and show you how easy it is to take this off the rack.
Hollywood Racks Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Volkswagen Passat
Hi, everyone, Adam, with etrailer.com. Today, we're going to be taking a look at Hollywood Racks Sport Rider SE2 on our 2014 Volkswagen Passat. This is going to be able to hold up to two electric bikes. And one of the main features with this bike rack is you can actually tilt with these heavy electric bikes installed.All you got to do is you just got to undo this pin and clip down here. You might have to push up on this lever a little bit, pull that out and pull this little pressure pin.And that's going to do, it's going to allow you to access your trunk of your Passat without anything hitting or anything like that. You can grab your book bag, your lunches, your helmets, whatever you need.
Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Volkswagen Passat
Colin: Hey everyone, it's Colin here at etrailer. Today we have a 2014 Volkswagen Passat, and we're going to be test fitting the Swagman Trailhead two bike rack. This is hanging style bike rack, which allows you to transport up to two bikes to and from your destination. It's going to be connected at four different points. We're going to have three thick rubber straps on our top two right here. There'll be two over here, more towards the handlebars, another one that is right by the seat post, you can see I kind of have it diagonally across the cradle.The fourth point of contact is going to be our anti sway cradle, with a strap coming through it.
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Volkswagen Passat
Colin: Hey everyone, I'm Colin, here at etrailer. Today we have a 2014 Volkswagen Passat. I'm going to do a test fit of the Thule Hitching Post Pro 4 Bike Hanging Style Rack. Now this is a very nice hanging style rack, and you're really just getting you bang for your buck when you have this rack. It's going to install on your inch and a quarter by inch and a quarter receiver or two inch by two inch receiver of your vehicle. On our Passat we have an inch and a quarter, but if you have another vehicle in your household it'll work for that one as well.Now, we have three different points on our hitching post where our bike is secured.
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Volkswagen Passat
Colin: Yeah, everyone. I'm Colin here at eTrailer. Today we're going to do a test fit of the Thule Camber 4 Bike Rack on our 2014 Volkswagen Passat.Now this four bike hanging style rack is a great way to transport up to four bikes to and from your destination. It's going to do a great job of holding your bikes very solid. We have three different points of contact on our bike. We have two straps on the top tube right here.
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Volkswagen Passat
Colin: Hey, everyone. I'm Colin, here at etrailer. Today, we have a 2014 Volkswagen Passat. We're going to do a test fit of the Thule Helium Pro Two-Bike Rack.Now, this is a hanging style bike rack that allows you to transport up to two bikes to and from your destination. We're going to have an on-board cable lock, which comes from the mast of the bike rack, right here. Bring it over the frames of your bikes.
Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Volkswagen Passat
Colin: Hey everyone, I'm Colin here at etrailer. Today we have a 2014 Volkswagen Passat, and we're going to do a test of the Thule Apex XT 4 Bike Hanging Style Rack.Now this bike rack is going to allow you to haul up to four bikes to and from your destination. It's nice being able to get a four bike rack on a sedan like our Passat because you don't see too many four bike platform racks having that 1-1/4" adaptability which is the hitch that fits this Passat. So it's pretty nice if you have a Passat, you want to be able to carry a family of bikes or even if you want to go out with your friends, you can fit four on here.We have an onboard cable lock which comes from the mast of the bike rack. Bring it over your bikes, and it goes into the lock right there. You just use your included key to lock it up, and it's going to be a great theft deterrent.
RockyMounts Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Volkswagen Passat
Colin: Hey everyone, I'm Colin here at etrailer.Today we have a 2014 Volkswagen Passat. WE're going to do a test fit with the RockyMounts WestSlope 2 Bike Platform Rack. Now the WestSlope is going to be able to haul up to 2 bikes, to and from your destination.It's got two different points where it's going to grip your bike. The back one, we have a strap securing the rear wheel onto the cradle right here and up front, we're going to have a wheel hook that is putting downward force on top of our front wheel forcing it down into the wheel tray down there.Now what's really cool about all four of the wheel cradles, we come to this empty one right here, is that it actually has a slot right here, which is going to be able to securely fit your road bike tires, which is what we have loaded right now. And then as you get wider, it'll be for your wider mountain bike tires, you'll be able to put mountain bikes tires up to three inches wide on this bike rack.Now another really cool feature about the WestSlope is it's got a tiered loading system, meaning that as we get from the first bike to the second bike, it's actually going to sit a bit higher and that's going to help drastically improve your ground clearance.So, if we take a measurement, we'll measure our ground clearance at the back of the rack. That's going to be 26 inches of ground clearance, which is a lot better due to having a sedan, because it does sit lower to the ground, you want something that's going to be able to clear any inclines you go up or speed bumps or curves and stuff like that.
Saris Trunk Bike Racks Review - 2014 Volkswagen Passat
Hey everyone. Today, we have a 2014 Volkswagen Passat, and we're going to do a test fit of the Saris Bones EX 3 bike rack. Now this bike rack mounts to the trunk of your vehicle, it allows you to get three of your bikes transported to and from your destination.A benefit of having a trunk mounted rack is that you're not going to have to worry about investing in a hitch mounted rack and if you don't even have a hitch yet, then you have to invest in the hitch as well, or even a roof rack, plus a bike rack to be able to get your bike from point A to point B.With the bike, it's attached at three different points, we're going to have two straps on our top tube right here, securing it into the cradles and we're also going to have an anti-sway cradle securing the seat post too, just taking out a lot of the unnecessary movement. You see, it's still moving a little bit right there, but not near as much as it would without this strap. It's going to help prevent a lot of bike to vehicle contact and bike to bike contact.Now let's go ahead and take the bike off. It's going to be pretty easy to do.
Inno Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Volkswagen Passat
Hey guys, today we have a 2014 Volkswagen Passat, and we're gonna do a test on the inner vertical hang 4-by hang style rack. Notice the hitch mounted bike rack, that's gonna allow you to carry up to four bikes to and from the trails, has a unique way of holding your bikes for a hanging style rack. Rather than having two of the support posts right here, being parallel to the ground, it's gonna have two vertical posts at a perpendicular to the ground. And where it grips your bike, it's gonna be at the top, right here we have a cradle, kind of wedged up between the junction of the down tube and the top tube right here, it's kind of wedged up in there. You pull it down, it's not moving too much, and then we just use that strap to secure it. Then down here we're gonna have support on the center part of our down tube.
Hollywood Racks Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Volkswagen Passat
Speaker 1: Today on our 2014 Volkswagen Passat. We'll be doing a test fit on the Hollywood Racks Trail Rider two bike platform rack, part number HR200Z. Now with the bike installed, let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. Unlike most platform racks, this one cannot tilted away from your vehicle. However, you can still gain access to your trunk depending on the bike you have installed. If we open it up, you see it still clears the handlebars right there.
Hollywood Racks Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Volkswagen Passat
Speaker 1: Today, on our 2014 Volkswagen Passat we're going to be doing a test fit on the Hollywood Racks Sport Rider 2, two-bike platform rack. Part number HR1000Z. Now, we have a bike installed. Let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. To start, like most platform racks, we can tilt this away from our vehicle to gain access to our trunk. We're going to come down in here to the base.
Saris Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Volkswagen Passat
Speaker 1: Today, on our 2014 Volkswagen Passat, we're going to be doing a test on the Saris SuperClamp EX two-bike platform rack, part number SA4025F. Now, as you can see, we have a bike installed. Let's take a closer look and show off some of the features.Now, to start, like most platform racks, this can tilt away from your vehicle to give you access to your trunk. There's a handle right here. We're just going to pull on it. Then we can tilt the bike rack away like so.
Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Volkswagen Passat
Speaker 1: Today in our 2014 Volkswagen Passat, we're going to be doing a test-fit on the Kuat transfer 1 bike platform rack. Part Number TS01B. Now let's take a closer look, and show off some of the features.To start, like a lot of platforms racks, this can tilt away from your vehicle to give you access to your trunk. You've just gotta push down on this foot petal right there, and we can tilt it away like so. Then you can slide in and open up your trunk, and get whatever you might need, and be on your way. I would like to point out that maybe if you are limited on space, maybe you've backed into a parking spot and there's a wall, and you can't tilt it away.
Yakima RidgeBack Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2014 Volkswagen Passat
Speaker 1: Today on our 2014 Volkswagen Passat, we're going to be doing a test fit on the Yakima RidgeBack 2 Bike hanging style rack. Part number Y02457. Now with the bike installed let's take a closer look and show off some of the features.On the ends of our two arms right here we are going to have bottle openers that Yakima likes to put on a lot of their products. Our cradle is, though they are stationary, do have this nice rubber TPE padding. Once we come in close we're going to see these little bumps right there. They're going to act as shock absorbers for the frame of your bike while you're traveling.
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