Best Volkswagen Passat Bike Racks

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.

Fit Verified: Rhino-Rack MountainTrail Rooftop Bike Carrier on a 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.

Fit Check: Testing Inno Fork Lock Roof Bike Rack on a 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 INA392

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.

Fit Test: Inno Fork Lock III Roof Bike Rack on a 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.

Fit Test: Inno Tire Hold II Roof Bike Rack with 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.

How Does the Rhino-Rack Road Warrior Rooftop Bike Carrier Fit on a 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 INA387

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.

Does the Swagman Current Bike Rack for 2 Electric Bikes Suit Your 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.

Fit Check: Testing Swagman Trailhead Bike Rack for 2 Bikes on a 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.

Fit Check: Thule Hitching Post Pro Bike Rack for 4 Bikes on a 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.

Test Fit: Thule Camber Bike Rack for 4 Bikes on a 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 TH9042PRO

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.

Fit Check: Thule Apex XT Bike Rack for 4 Bikes on a 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.

Test Fit: Saris Bones EX 3 Bike Rack on a 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.

Is the Hollywood Racks Trail Rider Bike Rack for 2 Bikes Compatible with the 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 HR1000Z

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.

Does it Fit? Testing the Saris SuperClamp EX Bike Rack for 2 Bikes on a 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.

Is the Yakima RidgeBack Bike Rack for 2 Bikes Compatible with the 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.