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Saris Thelma Rack

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# of Reviews 5
Average Rating 4.4/5
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Description:
  • Never contacts the bike frame, just the wheels.
  • Unique wheel trays accommodate road slicks right up to Down Hill knobbies
  • Weighs 26 pounds, making it easy to install or remove from hitch
  • Fits 1-1/4" and 2" hitches



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    Submitted by dustoffbob a Racer from Augusta, Georgia
    Date Reviewed: September 9, 2008
    Favorite Trail:FATS
    Duration Product Used:1 Year
    Price Paid: $299.00
    Purchased At:Andy Jordans
    Strengths:Easy to load and off-load bicycles, never touches the frame; keepsbikes from rubbing each other or truck; no need to pad between bikes.
    Weaknesses:need to make modifications to wheel holders for certain mountain bike wheel types; rachet straps can bea little annoying
    Similar Products Used:SARIS Bones, Swagman, you name it I have probaly tried it
    Bike Setup:Too many to list
    Bottom Line:This is no doubt the best rack I have ever used. I can load or off load three bicycles in under 60 seconds. Once the bikes are on I never worry about them falling off, and trust me, I have had a $4000 mountain bike fall of my truck using a different rack. With this one I never worry about losing a bike. This is probably the last rack I will ever need. If you want an easy to load, lightweight rack that makes life simple, BUY IT
    Value Rating:5Overall Rating:5

    Submitted by mtg7aa a Cross Country Rider from Denver, CO
    Date Reviewed: September 7, 2008
    Duration Product Used:1 Year
    Price Paid: $250.00
    Strengths:Light, inexpensive for a hitch rack, looks cool, holds bike by both wheels (no need to put one wheel inside your car)
    Weaknesses:The ratchet straps suck, it is harder than it should be to get them engaged, and they are too short (like somebody else said, it's hard to use with 26x2.35 tires), also you have to deflate 29er tires to get it in the rack. It BARELY fits downhill knobbies (straps are too short, and the wheelbase of bikes with downhill knobs are too long for the rack, and the rack is only rated for 35lb bikes anyway)
    Similar Products Used:Saris Bones, Thule T2
    Bike Setup:Road bike to DH
    Bottom Line:It works well for road bikes up to ~30lb mountain bikes with tires no bigger than 26 x 2.2". If you have an All Mountain bike or FR/DH rig, get a heavier duty rack.
    Value Rating:4Overall Rating:3

    Submitted by scotte2981 a Cross Country Rider from long island
    Date Reviewed: July 23, 2008
    Favorite Trail:rocky point
    Duration Product Used:3 months
    Price Paid: $260.00
    Strengths:very easy to assemble, easy getting bikes on, very light, very cool
    Weaknesses:none
    Similar Products Used:none
    Bike Setup:cannondale prophet 600 race face cranks, avid juicy brakes, sram gears, candys on the feet LEFTY
    Bottom Line:this rack rocks and with the lefty it is a match made in heaven. had the thule but too much sway and this is real sweet because nothing touches the frame. Very well made and innovative UNIQUE
    Value Rating:5Overall Rating:5

    Submitted by smmcpherron a Cross Country Rider from Sandy, utah, USA
    Date Reviewed: June 26, 2008
    Favorite Trail:Wasatch Crest Trail
    Duration Product Used:Less than 1 month
    Price Paid: $190.00
    Purchased At:Tree Fort Bikes
    Strengths:Never touches the bike frame. Both bikes stay away from each other. Steady. Simple, easy, strong. Very easy to load bikes, including 2.35 inch tires, if you install it right. Affordable.
    Weaknesses:For me, none.
    Similar Products Used:Swagman which is the absolute worst. And a Thule which is great, but, the bikes hang from it, and that is not good for carbon fiber frames.
    Bike Setup:IBIS Mojo with customer build, and Specialized Tarmac S-works. Ventana El Saltamontes.
    Bottom Line:Awesome
    Value Rating:5Overall Rating:5

    Submitted by john edgar a from topanga ca 90290
    Date Reviewed: May 6, 2008
    Favorite Trail:wilson
    Duration Product Used:Less than 1 month
    Price Paid: $250.00
    Purchased At:wheelworld
    Strengths:its very lite
    it looks super cool
    Weaknesses:it fits two out of five of my bikes
    does not fit 29ers
    strap is to short to reach around my 2.35 tire on 26inch
    great for road bikes and commuters oh and not kids bikes
    Similar Products Used:you mean like other racks
    Bike Setup:giant reign with bomber 29er up front
    specialized crosstrail 29er custom curtlo
    cannondale 1fg master ironman davescott centurion
    Bottom Line:its for road bikes and commuters
    it looks hot
    it scares me to think how little is holding my bike
    it looks cool
    its lite
    it makes me sad to need another rack to carry my other bikes
    Value Rating:4Overall Rating:4






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