Thule 591 cycle Carrier

Forrester76

Hi

I have a womens BeOne Leontien Team Replica Road Bike, the frame size is 40cm, please could you tell me if this bike is compatible with a Thule 591 cycle carrier

Thanks

Claire

Chris James

Looking on the Chain Reaction website it appears the bike is a pretty compact frame - hence the very small sounding frame size?

The 591 grips on the downtube so, given that the wheelbase and frame angles seem pretty normal then I can't see why It wouldn't work. The clamp covers quite a range of downtube sizes.

I have a 591 that I use for my 57cm horizontal tube bike, with ovalised downtube. It works well.

Chris James

Accordig to Roofbox

'and takes bikes with down tubes up to 80mm diameter (up to 80 x 100mm for oval frames'

so you might want to measure your frame if it has a huge downtube - it doens't look to be an issue from looking at the web photos, but a ruler will say for sure.

arlowood

Hi there

Check out the following thread started by me a few weeks back when looking for advice on roof carriers.

http://www.bikeradar.com/forum/viewtopi ... c&start=20

If you are worried about the 591 then you could consider the 561 which fixes to the front fork dropouts - means you don't have to worry about the geometry of the downtube and whether the clamp of the 591 will fit.

The only caveat is that you will need to confirm that the front fork dropouts on your BeOne are metal and not carbon. Thule do not recommend the 561 for front forks which have carbon fibre dropouts.

nicklouse

the 591 will fit just about all frames. everything is adjustable.

just put something betweenthe frame and the gear wires if you are worried about any damage in the clamp area.

fleshtuxedo

It'll surely fit - I used 591 with my daughter's IslaBikes Cnoc (16" wheels) with no problems.

Mike67

I don't think you'll have any problem.
I can get my wifes MTB on one and it's a 14inch (36cm in new money) frame.