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Today we are going to review part number TH9029 from Thule. This is their Vertex 4 bicycle
rack. A few quick notes about this bike rack. This bike rack will hold up to 4 bikes and
is convertible between an 1-1/4 inch and 2 inch trailer hitch. The hitch switch allows
the arms to fold when not in use and also tilts the carrier down for rear access of
the vehicle. It does come with the hold fast cradles and the no sway cages standard. At
the top of the bike rack the is a built in carry handle that makes it easy to transport
the bike rack around. It also makes it easier to take it out of the vehicle and put it into
the hitch. Lets go ahead and add the spacer to the stinger here, right now this is the
1-1/4 inch version. This is good for class 1 and class 2, 1-1/4 trailer hitches. However
with the class 1 you are limited to just 2 bikes. Slide it over the top and we will install
the bolt and the bike rack does come with included tools to do all this with.
Alright, lets go ahead and take our bike rack and install it into our hitch. After we install
it into the hitch we will go ahead and line up our hitch pin hole and install our anti-rattle
bolt. And the bike rack also comes with a tool to help tighten it down. With our bike
rack installed we can go ahead and show off the hitch switch. Pull up on the lever and
we tilt the bike rack out of the way. That will give us access to the rear of the vehicle.
We will go ahead and pull the hitch switch on the top and unfold the arms. You can also
see how the center post has an arch design to it to help give you a little more clearance
between the bike rack and the vehicle. Also the arms have a little arch to them as well which gives you a little
more clearance
for loading bikes.