Thule Roadway 4 Bike Folding Carrier Review - etrailer.com

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Today we are going to show you part number TH914. This is the folding 4 bike carrier for inch and a 1/4 and 2 inch trailer hitches, the Thule Roadway. It is easy to use and it carries up to 4 bikes, as mentioned before. The roadway by Thule has a dual arm design that accommodates a wider variety of bikes. It has soft cradles that keep the bikes tightly secured to the carrier. There is also an anti sway strap to keep bikes from rocking back and forth while you travel. You may conveniently use this bike rack with either a 1 inch and a 1/4 or a 2 inch receiver. It has 2 quick release levers which allow it to tilt towards you to gain better access to the rear of the vehicle. It also has a quick release lever at the top of the bike rack so that the arms fold down for better storage capabilities. It has a built in anti rattle device that reduces the vibration and noise of the rack and hitch while you are traveling down the road. It has a weight capacity of 140 pounds and it can carry only 2 bikes with a class 1 trailer hitch. It measures 10 and a 1/2 inches from the center of the pin hole to the upright bar of the bike carrier. We are going to show you how some of these features work. We will start off with how you convert it from a 2 inch to an inch and 1/4 receiver. Next we are going to show you how to convert it from an inch and 1/4 to a 2 inch. It takes a tool that comes with the bike carrier like an alan key. You put that in and unscrew it before you take off the original shank. It just simply slides off and you are ready for 1 inch and 1/4 receiver.

Next we will go ahead and put it into our trailer hitch here on our vehicle and show you how the anti sway bolt works. You simply lift it up and make sure that you line it up so the hitch bolt will be able to get in through there. Here is the hitch bolt here, it works just like any other bolt wood. And it comes with this tool here to tighten it down. It is nice and sturdy and is not going to go anywhere. Next we are going to show you the tilting feature of this. We will start with the bottom part of it. You simply lift up on the latch and let the bike rack fall towards you, which enables you to have rear access to your vehicle, your SUV or even your truck. Next we are going to be going to the top portion of it and show you how the arms fold down also. It is a very similar process, you lift up on the latch and once you have these folded down this will enable you to have better storage capabilities then what you have in your garage. We will now show you how a bike actually fits on there. Then after that, we will move onto the cradles and show you the features of those as well. Before we put the bikes on, we are actually going to unstrap the cradles here, get them ready. We will go ahead and grab our bike. Lift the bike up over the arms. Now you can adjust the cradles to fit the contours of your bike a little bit easier. Then you just simply strap it down and it is ready for transport.

And now you see the cradles here, first off we will start with the straps. They are nice and flexible and you have connection points on both sides of the cradle. The cradles are nice and easily move side to side and front to back. Now if you look into the cradles here, you can see these little grooves here and these are made for your cables so they do not mash up against the frame once you tighten your bike down. There you have it for part number TH914 the folding 4 bike carrier for 1 inch and 1/4 and 2 inch trailer hitches, the Thule Roadway.

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[etrailertv]

@MrMexicanZombie I'm glad you liked it! If you decide to buy a hitch from etrailer, you could most likely install it yourself! If you have any questions about the installation, you can ask one of our experts. Also, we have a lot of videos of trailer hitches being installed on different vehicles, if you want to check them out. If you visit etrailer(dot)com and enter the year, make, and model of vehicle, you can check out all of the hitches that will fit your vehicle.

[MrMexicanZombie]

love this video..gives me more choices then the trunk mount rack i have now. I want to buy a hitch kit from etrailer.com but i gotta figure out where and who to trust to install it the right way.

[etrailertv]

@GhibliFan1 These are actually very safe. Of course, any hitch mounted accessory is subject to failure if not installed properly, but since these are very easy to install on your car, as long as you do not exceed the weight rating of your vehicle or the bike rack, there would be no reason to worry. They are equipped with anti-sway cradles and an anti-rattle device to make sure that your bikes are secure. It is actually a very safe option for transporting your bikes to wherever you need to go.

[GhibliFan1]

In the days where everything is made by the lowest bidder in China, is it really wise to strap a cycle (let alone 4) to the rear of a car and then drive on a motorway? It could be as strong as hell, but if bought and used by a complete moron....?

So now the moron is dicing with not just his/her life, but everyone driving behind them. I'd ban them...simple as that. You can take bikes on trains, hire a van...buy a van....there are other ways. I leave a 2nd bike at my holiday home, for e.g.