Which Thule Bike Carrier?

shane r
shane r Posts: 326
edited June 2011 in Road buying advice
I have a new set of Thule roof bars, newest version of foot pack, square bars. It looks like there are loads of different compatible carriers but which one is best for a carbon road bike? Most secure etc?
Coupla Road Bikes

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  • arlowood
    arlowood Posts: 2,561
    Hi shane r

    Started a similar thread some months back - link below

    http://www.bikeradar.com/forum/viewtopi ... highlight=

    If you read through the posts you will see that there is a bit of a debate about the best carrier to use if your carbon bike has front forks that have carbon drop-outs. It appears that Thule are wary of recommending the skewer mounting carrier for these bikes (Type 561 I believe). Could be something to do with the lateral forces on the drop-outs if the bike is buffeted by side winds at speed. Their view is that for those bikes with carbon drop-outs the 591 is what they advise. Thule demo video below

    http://thule.basilicon.se/#/?guid=21_proride_591_v2

    To contradict that though there were some posters who had used the 561 with high end carbon frames with no apparent problems.

    It might be worth a contact to Thule just to clarify the current position.
  • shane r
    shane r Posts: 326
    Thanks for this arlowood
    Coupla Road Bikes
  • TMR
    TMR Posts: 3,986
    You do not want the version which clamps around the down tube if you have a carbon frame. It's very easy to apply too much pressure and crush the tube. The version that has a QR for the front forks is the way to go. Carbon is very strong, I do not believe side wind would cause any damage but do your own research :wink:

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