Hollywood Racks Road Runner Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Chevrolet Impala

Review of the Hollywood Racks Road Runner Hitch Bike Rack on a 2012 Chevrolet Impala

Today on our 2012 Chevrolet Impala, we'll be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Road Runner 3 Bike Carrier, part number HR310. Now to begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch. Align up our pin holes, insert our pin through pin holes secured at the lock. We'll then turn the black handle located at the back of the base of the carrier to engage our anti-rattle device. Now, we'll go ahead and go over a few clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle fit together. There is about 10 inches of ground clearance.

The closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about 1 inch. With the cradle arms folded down, we've added about 7 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. With the cradle arms folded out, we've added about 28 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. With this bike carrier and this vehicle, you can access the trunk with the mast of the carrier folded up where we can pull the pin located at the bottom of the mast to tilt the mast down. This will also allow you to have access to your cargo area.

To load the bike, we'll make sure that the mast is in its upright position. We'll pull the pin at the top of the mast to swing the cradle arms out. We'll unfold the anti-sway bar and undo the cradle straps. We'll set the bike into the frame cradles, secure it with the cradle straps, and use the strap to prevent any acts of sway using the anti-sway bar. That completes today's test fit for the Hollywood Racks Road Runner 3 Bike Carrier, part number HR310, on our 2012 Chevrolet Impala..