Brand Thule Model 599XTR Details Lowest Price ($126.95)

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Thule 599XTR Big Mouth Upright Rooftop Bicycle Carrier
Thule 599XTR Big Mouth Upright Rooftop Bicycle Carrier – Features
The upright bike carrier that set the standard for bike carrying flexibility and ease of use
Easy to mount, convenient rack level bike clamping feature
Worry free automatic self-adjusting jaws for perfect bike clamping
Accommodates bike frames up to 3-1/8″ in diameter
Dual locking design locks bike to carrier and carrier to rack

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Thule 599XTR Big Mouth Upright Rooftop Bicycle Carrier – Reviews

I gave two stars because I’ve had to make modifications to two Thule products to make them all work together AND you have to keep on shelling out money for everything to work as you want them too. Obviously, the engineers at Thule haven’t tried putting combinations of products in play to see their compatibility. I have the Big Mouth, the Thule roof supports that it sits on, and the Thule fairing. I bought the supports, then the Big Mouth so I can haul my road and off road bike, and then I had to shell out for the fairing because of the howling wind noise. The major issue is that when you combine all three you have to begin modifying. Due to the straps from the fairing, the long levers that hold the Big Mouth and the long bike strap levers all get in the way of each other. To solve this issue I had to cut off half of the bike strap lever AND (since that wasn’t enough) I had to cut off the lever that secures the Big Mouth to the supports. In the end, it’s a good product made les
Hyacinth

I’ve had the Criterium for a few years, and noticed that I lost a bracket, so I got a replacement. The reviews for the Big Mouth was even with the Criterium (I didn’t consider the 594XT Sidearm because the arm mounts to the front tire which meant stealing the frame is easy). I live in a major city, and don’t leave my bike on the carrier for a long time without supervision. I found that the Big Mouth had many problems and a few advantages over the Criterium. I’ll outline the Pros and Cons of this carrier here:

Pros:
- Lightweight compared to the Criterium (Couldn’t find actual product weight, but shipping weight was 8.6 lbs for the Big Mouth (Amazon Product Description says it’s 10.5 lbs which is incorrect) as opposed to Criterium’s 10.4 lbs)
- Easier to install than Criterium

Cons:
- Single cylinder lock means that bike is secured on the carrier and is hard to be stolen, but carrier is not secure on the rack when not in use. Carrier can be stolen easily in less than a minute. Crite
Agnieszka z Polski

Thule 599XTR Big Mouth Upright Rooftop Bicycle Carrier If you are considering buying this Thule 599XTR Big Mouth Upright Rooftop Bicycle Rack, as I did… be aware that this bike rack DOES have a place for ONE lock cylinder that locks the “arm” onto your bike frame when it is mounted in the rack, if you would like a bit more security from thieves. You can buy a pack of locks which all use a single set of keys, depending on if you are buying/using more than one rack (as I am). The lock cylinders that you can buy separately are available in the following:

Sold in the following sets:

* 2 Pack (Thule 512)
* 4 Pack (Thule 544)
* 6 Pack (Thule 596)
* 8 Pack (Thule 588)
* 10 Pack (Thule 510)
* All lock packs come with two keys

“You can choose how many locks you need and have one key for all of your carriers! When purchasing lock cores for your vehicle, it’s best to forward think about what other types of Thule accessories you may wish to purchase in
Lemure

This bike rack was easy to install, and it is easy to use. No need to take off a wheel, the bike is very secure up there.You do need to have the thule roof rack to use this bike rack. It’s just the bike rack, not the roof bars.

Chief Cook & Bottle Washer


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