| Thule 961XT Speedway 2-Bike Trunk Rack | | | | ================================= |
| | | | Poor Design |
| World Class Bike Rack | | | | |
| I go to a lot of big road bike events and ride road | | | | We ordered this rack to carry two adult Trek bikes |
| bikes several thousand miles a year. I looked at a lot | | | | and a youth mountian bike. First, there's almost no |
| of other racks at events and talked to the people | | | | way to carry three bikes on this rack without |
| were using them. This is one of the the most sturdy, | | | | incurring damage to the bike frames or spokes. Once |
| stable and well detailed racks available. The robust | | | | could possibly partially diassemble the bikes and |
| rubber stays and guides keep the bikes securely | | | | accomodate three bikes but that sort of defeats the |
| positioned and protected. If you are going to put | | | | purpose. Secondly, this is not a stable unit. Loaded |
| very expensive road bikes on a car rack, you can | | | | with three bikes the rack tends to pull away from |
| afford the best rack. | | | | the vehicle (Toyota SUV) even with the straps |
| | | | conced tightly enough to flex the rack's frame. Even |
| ================================== | | | | more troubling is the fact that the arms of the rack |
| Excellent Quality | | | | are secured with only two cheap spring-loaded pins |
| | | | which hold them into a plastic housing. On our rack, it |
| I purchased this rack for my daughter's Hyundai | | | | was possible with just a little effort to jiggle and |
| Santa Fe. The quality is excellent and fit well on the | | | | torque the arms enough to dislodge the pins. On the |
| Santa Fe. She said that it performed well, holding the | | | | road that would result in the loss of all the bikes. This |
| bike securely while moving to Boston from Alabama. | | | | is a poor design ... save yourself the effort of a |
| After seeing the quality of this product I plan to | | | | return. |
| purchase another one for use on my Toyota Prius. | | | | ================================= |
| ================================== | | | | This bike rack is extraordinary! We love it! |
| Solid rack | | | | |
| | | | This bike rack is wonderful! Far better than expected. |
| No problem in using it. Easy to install in general. In the | | | | We had originally purchased an inferior brand and |
| beginning I bought the roof type of rack but it | | | | after installing, uninstalled and returned to the store |
| turned out difficult for me to put the bike on. This | | | | for a credit. We began to research racks and read |
| one is pretty convenient for occasional (weekends) | | | | customer reviews and the Thule was the best by |
| trip. | | | | far. We purchased a 3 bike rack although we have |
| ================================= | | | | only two bikes and we absolutely love it! It is sturdy |
| Does it fit or not??? | | | | and secure and the bikes ride beautifully on it. We live |
| | | | near Glacier National Park and bike in the park several |
| OK - So I'm researching about buying this bike rack. I | | | | times a week. Mounting the bikes on the rack is |
| just happen to own an Audi A4 Wagon and the | | | | simple as is strapping them down securely. It is a solid |
| picture on the listing here at Amazon and other sites | | | | rack! |
| actually show the rack mounted to an A4 wagon. | | | | ================================= |
| But when you look at the installation directions for | | | | Perfect Fit ! |
| the rack it says that you shouldn't use the rack on | | | | |
| an A4 wagon because there's no safe place to | | | | It is just what I need for my QX56 ! Easy on and off |
| secure the top straps. What?????? | | | | ! |