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Secret Install Tip w/photo
Rack is awesome. It's very easy to install on the car and very easy to load bikes onto. I put my 29'er mountain bike on it and it fits fine.
Now here's my secret tip that I can not believe Thule doesn't incorporate this into the rack (Maybe the T2 PRO XT 3, if they ever come out w/one): I always wondered why everyone drove around w/their rack attached to their car, w/o a bike. That's because the rack is heavy and cumbersome to move on and off the car (or they have the "look at me" syndrome). I had to get a receiver added to my car so I took it to my local hitch place and they made it happen. On the way, I stopped at a hardware store and picked up a $6 castor wheel. I gave it to the hitch place and they welded it to the rack. Now, when I take it off or put it on, I don't have to carry this unwieldy 65lb hunk of metal from my garage to the car. I just wheel it over and put it on. It makes the whole experience much easier.
April 2017 · Sports and Outdoors · verified purchase