Bike carrier

forbez

Hi all, I'm hoping you may be able to help me out. I've just bought some Thule roof bars for my A6 Avant, and now I'm looking at getting bike carriers for the roof. I've got the Aerowing evo 127 bars. So 127cm wide.

I've looked at the Thule 598 and they are coming in at £99 in most places. With potentially 4 bikes to go up there, 2 adult and 2 kids, I was thinking about getting two cheaper units for the kids bikes. I've got a full suspension Giant mountain bike. And a Focus Cayo road bike.


On my search I found these on the Ford website which are the Thule expert 298 carrier. https://shop.ford.co.uk/products/thule (link is external)®-roof-bike-carrier-expert-298


These appear to be the same as the 598, is this correct? As they're £30 cheaper, it seems sensible to save some money. Especially if these are just The Ford retail versions. I've seen others from Volvo too, but they appear to be the older version 591 iirc.

Cheers Tom

forbez

I did wonder it hat, but looking at the pics, the 298 appears to have the diagonal straps across the wheel, whereas the 591 has the straight straps.

Also the bottom tube clamp looks the same.

598:


591:


Ford 298:



It also appears that 298 is the same name given to the Citroen and Peugeot versions of the bike carrier.

Ford also offering £10 off on orders over £50. So two separate orders, save 40quid on each carrier.

forbez

I’ve taken a closer look at the pictures on the ford site, and the pictures seem to switch between what appear to be the 591 and 598 type variations. But I’ve taken the plunge and bought them. If they turn out to be the 591s then I’ll return them for free. 2 for £139. It’s worth a shot.

forbez

Just also found this :

Which lists it as 298, 591 and 598 but the pictures are all what I perceive to be the 598’s

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/272379228881

paulbox

These are always coming up on Facebook selling groups if you’re looking for a good deal.