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Thule Roof Rack Bike Rack
Product DescriptionThule Roof Rack
User Reviews
Submitted by
trekbiker89
a All Mountain Rider
from Lodi, CA, USA Date Reviewed: March 14, 2012 Strengths: Good looking setup. Strong. Easy to use take on and off car. East to mount/unmount bikes. All around great product Weaknesses: The plastic roller thing in the head could use some updating. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Tahoe Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $400.00 Purchased At: Craigslist Bike Setup: On my Audi A4 I have the 400XT feet, large load bars, 4 V2 racks, and 3 front wheel holders. I have never had any problems with my system and would highly recommend it for anyone looking for a roof rack. 
Submitted by
chefshope
a Cross Country Rider
from cleveland, tn U.S. Date Reviewed: September 29, 2010 Strengths: Built rock solid. looks great too Weaknesses: None, my rack has served it's purpose well many times and probably will for a long time. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Clearcreek Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $200.00 Purchased At: craigslist Similar Products Used: Used a friends Yakima Bike Setup: Santa Cruz Superlight 
Submitted by
h
a Weekend Warrior
from Natick, MA, USA Date Reviewed: April 12, 2010 Weaknesses: Horrible design for setup. Instructions are also poor. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
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tednugent
a Weekend Warrior
from Northern NJ Date Reviewed: June 30, 2009 Strengths: Square makes it easy to install accessories. Weaknesses: 1. Square bars are weak. The bars were actually bowed using using a ski holder to haul snowboard. 2. The rubber pads, the contours did not match the roof line, so that dirt easily got underneath destroying the paint under the pad. 3. The install brackets are a PITA to put over the pins on the roof, as well as removing. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 1 Year Purchased At: Bought used off a co Similar Products Used: OE Votex Cross Bars (made by Thule, sold by VW)
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chrisharjes
a Weekend Warrior
from Asheville, NC Date Reviewed: November 9, 2008 Strengths: Solid fit- vastly superior and more dependable than Yakima Weaknesses: Difficult installation- get Diamond Brand to do it for you unless you like to pull your hair out Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Kitsuma Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $380.00 Purchased At: Diamond Brand Similar Products Used: Yakima Q-tower system Bike Setup: Four or five bigass bikes tied every which way 
Submitted by
wackywiddy
a Cross Country Rider
from rochester, ny usa Date Reviewed: June 17, 2008 Strengths: none Weaknesses: fit, cost, wind noise, customer support, dealer support...shall I go on? Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $550.00 Purchased At: park ave bike Similar Products Used: saris Bike Setup: Kona Dawg FS
Submitted by
Gui
a Cross Country Rider
from Belo Horizonte, MG - Brazil Date Reviewed: July 25, 2007 Strengths: Easy to use, keep bikes locked while mounted Can be fitted to other vehicles with minor additional parts Weaknesses: Durability Reliability Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $1000.00 Purchased At: Trip Aventura Similar Products Used: None Bike Setup: Titus Racer-X
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Jared
a Weekend Warrior
from Auburn Date Reviewed: June 7, 2007 Strengths: The rack system fits well on my car, and transports my bikes safely and securely everywhere I go. I use the velo vise fork mount for for my two bikes. I also use two wheel on mounts, which also seem pretty secure. I've gone on several multi hour trips without a hitch. Weaknesses: I don't like the design of the aero foot handle assembly which is used to secure the aero feet and load bars down. the handle is made of plastic, and when I tried to engage the assembly, the plastic tab broke off. Thule should have used steel there. The peice was taken care of under warranty without hassle. Another weakness I've noticed is the carriage bolts which are used to secure my velo vise and wheel ons to the load bars. These bolts have a black finish of some sort, which immediately started to rust after a partial summer of use. These bolts should have been made out of stainless steel or some other more resiliant metal. One other item to note is that while assembling the product, the instructions indicate that you "squeeze" the tensioning came to secure it to the load bar (the instructions even show a picture of one hand completing the task). Right away I realized my inadequacies in strength. I had to use a half of a brick and a peice of wood to clamp that bugger down right. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Bear Swamp State Forest, NY Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $600.00 Purchased At: Geneva Bicycle Center Similar Products Used: none Bike Setup: Giant Rainier for me and Giant Boulder SE for wife 
Submitted by
ryan
from St. louis Date Reviewed: May 23, 2007 Strengths: disk brake compatible Weaknesses: the plastic roller adjustment mechanism froze up and eventually broke on one of my 2 V2 trays. Thule sent me a new one free of charge....now i think my other one is about to break too. It starts to get very hard to tighten the fork mount roller adjustment then it staps when you lower the metal locking plate. Be careful! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 1 Year Similar Products Used: Saris
Submitted by
Mike R
a Cross Country Rider
from Akron, OH Date Reviewed: December 16, 2006 Strengths: Strong, Fast, Straight-forward set-up and removal. No scratchs on my car hood or door jam. Seemingly secure locking system for bike forks (haven't tried to steal my own bike, but never heard of any failures) Weaknesses: Expense, End cap on tray fell off. Wind noise whistles unless you buy air dam. Removal/installation of trays to rack could be easier Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Laurel Highlands PA Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $500.00 Purchased At: Akron Racks Similar Products Used: Yackima
Submitted by
malarkey
a Weekend Warrior
from Tempe, Arizona Date Reviewed: August 12, 2006 Strengths: very sturdy Weaknesses: On bike trays, the ratchet straps for the rear wheel are a little short Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $95.00 Purchased At: bought used Similar Products Used: Yakima Bike Setup: n/a
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Dave
a Racer
from Portland, OR Date Reviewed: July 3, 2006 Strengths: Good looking, easy to work with Weaknesses: Bad design when used with OEM crossbars Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $500.00 Purchased At: dealer / rack attack
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Jimmy Cazares
a Cross Country Rider
from San Diego Date Reviewed: June 6, 2006 Strengths: Great all around rack...took me about 2 hours to install. Fits my car like a glove. Also cheaper than the Yakima! I have 2 bikes on top all the time...never a sense of unsecurity at high speeds. Build like a rock...not cheaply made like others. Weaknesses: Prob my fault...but i tried to jam the key lock cylinder and i broke a small piece of plastic that holds the lock from coming out. Other than that...never had a prob up to date Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Otay Lakes Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $600.00 Purchased At: Performance Bicycle Similar Products Used: Hollywood Trunk Rack. Great trunk rack...just hated removing it! Bike Setup: 2005 Gary Fisher Cake 3dlx
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Steven Mancuso
a Weekend Warrior
from Haskell, New Jersey, USA Date Reviewed: April 14, 2006 Strengths: I don't know what to say. I have the same load bars on my 2003 Pathfinder that I put on my 1985 Chevy Cavaliere back in 1994 when I was in college. I have loaded everything you can imagine on them,, furniture,, 2x4's,etc. Everything.The bike rails are from 1994 too and I still use them to this day. I have had to replace footpacks because I am on my 4th Pathfinder since that Chevy and the different factory roof racks needed different adapters,, but the load bars and bike rails are perfect. Rust on the load bar a little,, plastic is cracked,, but hey,, 13 years almost,, across the country 2 times,, east coast from Vermont to West Virginia countless times,, I think they are doing damn good. Anyone that is having trouble with there THULE products is lying or just plain had bad luck. I have installed these racks on friends cars too and they have been great. I recomend them for sure Weaknesses: NONE Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Ringwood Skylands Manor Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $700.00 Purchased At: Ski Barn Ramsey New Jersey Similar Products Used: NONE,, never would try another brand. Bike Setup: TREK carbon road,Trek 970 hard tail XC race, Trek Remedy6 All mountain
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fred clari
a Weekend Warrior
from Saco Date Reviewed: December 6, 2005 Strengths: Easy to set up/easy to use/faultless Weaknesses: One vise head showing rust. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Bradbury Mtn Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $300.00 Purchased At: Cyclemania Similar Products Used: Thule trunk rack. Bike Setup: Titus LocoMoto, Klein Adept Comp
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