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New practical design makes this bike carrier both easy to use and easy to store. When the carrier is not in use just fold it and put it in the boot of your car. Thule Xpress carries two bikes, fits all frame sizes and the soft frame holders keep the bikes firmly in place during transport. This is the only bike carrier of its kind with ISO approved towball coupling.
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New practical design makes this bike carrier both easy to use and easy to store Carries a maximum of 2 bikes Load capacity - 30 kg Weight - 4 kg Fits frame dimensions All Locks bike to carrier with accessory 538 Locks carrier to car with padlock Tilt function, with bikes For years Thule have developed products to meet the demands of the just recently approved, international standard (City Crash) Straps for fixation of bike included All Thule products come with a5 year warranty
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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful
When I first heard that this item clamped onto the ball of your towing hitch I called Thule to question how effective this could be. I envisaged it would slip once any load was applied. Having been reassured that it works very well I proceeded to buy the item (not through Amazon I might add).
I've had many different bike racks and this is by far the best. It now lives in the boot of my car and can be fitted in seconds! You literally place the bottom onto the tow hitch, open the arms in a scissor action and it clamps into place. Simple but very effective.
My experience with previous bike racks is that they have clamps that fit around the boot lid or straps that hold everything in place. These in my opinion always succeed in scratching your paintwork. This bike rack however touches nothing bar the towing hitch. It's rigid as well and you can even lift your own body weight on it!
Points to consider:
You may wish to check this item is suitable for small bikes.
It works best with triangular framed bikes but I've also managed to load ladies bikes by rotating the clamps around on the horizontal bars and attaching to the vertical post under the seat.
The strap on mine is a bit short in my opinion but since I usually only load one bike it's not much of an issue. You may wish to have an additional strap at hand though.
I've had many different bike racks and this is by far the best. It now lives in the boot of my car and can be fitted in seconds! You literally place the bottom onto the tow hitch, open the arms in a scissor action and it clamps into place. Simple but very effective.
My experience with previous bike racks is that they have clamps that fit around the boot lid or straps that hold everything in place. These in my opinion always succeed in scratching your paintwork. This bike rack however touches nothing bar the towing hitch. It's rigid as well and you can even lift your own body weight on it!
Points to consider:
You may wish to check this item is suitable for small bikes.
It works best with triangular framed bikes but I've also managed to load ladies bikes by rotating the clamps around on the horizontal bars and attaching to the vertical post under the seat.
The strap on mine is a bit short in my opinion but since I usually only load one bike it's not much of an issue. You may wish to have an additional strap at hand though.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
We've had a cycle carrier for a number of years but it was the kind that fitted on the back of a hatchback with straps and hooks that fastened around the edge of the door. It used to be really time-consuming and laborious to tighten them all and then it would take additional time to put the bikes on which could be made more difficult depending on how high they had to be lifted. With this Thule Xpress, it really is Xpress! It literally takes two seconds to fix the carrier over the towbar and the bikes just hook over the two arms.
Initially, I was a bit uncertain how it would work as looking at the picture in isolation, you would expect it to move about or twist around the towbar but there is a really helpful videoclip on YouTube that shows you exactly how to fix it and once its in place it really is rock solid. The only problem I had was in not realising how hard you have to press down to get it to engage over the towbar as it looks pretty effortless on the video but you actually have to press it down quite firmly.
As with any bike carrier, it does take a couple of practice goes to decide the best way of loading your bikes and placing the pedals so they don't scratch your bumper. For women's bikes you simply need to twist down the rubber hook so that it attaches vertically to the seat stem rather than using the hook horizontally as for a man's crossbar. You also need a couple of bungees to make it really secure and keep the wheels from moving around too much. Finally, it is also likely to obscure your numberplate so you'll need to make provision for that, but on the whole its perfect.
Initially, I was a bit uncertain how it would work as looking at the picture in isolation, you would expect it to move about or twist around the towbar but there is a really helpful videoclip on YouTube that shows you exactly how to fix it and once its in place it really is rock solid. The only problem I had was in not realising how hard you have to press down to get it to engage over the towbar as it looks pretty effortless on the video but you actually have to press it down quite firmly.
As with any bike carrier, it does take a couple of practice goes to decide the best way of loading your bikes and placing the pedals so they don't scratch your bumper. For women's bikes you simply need to twist down the rubber hook so that it attaches vertically to the seat stem rather than using the hook horizontally as for a man's crossbar. You also need a couple of bungees to make it really secure and keep the wheels from moving around too much. Finally, it is also likely to obscure your numberplate so you'll need to make provision for that, but on the whole its perfect.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Like other reviewers I couldn't believe that this would work. It just clips on to the towball in a few seconds, with no other connection to the car. You must put your fingers in the correct places or they might be nipped. The other important point is that the towball must be completely free from grease. If like me you use your towbar for towing it will be greasy and this must be cleaned off with petrol or some other solvent. It works perfectly. So far I have only had lightweight road bikes on it, but, heaving on it, I have no doubt that it could carry heavier bikes. It makes the strap-on racks look like something out of the stone age. Make sure you buy a light-bar and a number plate, to avoid being stopped by the plod. If you regularly carry bikes, it would be worth paying for a towbar just for this rack.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Stunning piece of well designed kit!!
Like many others on here, I bought this bike carrier with some trepidation as I wasn't entirely convinced that a carrier that grips onto a towbar would be stable and strong enough... Read more
Published 25 days ago by Clockwork.Satan
Excellent solution
For anyone who is looking for an easy to set up and secure tow ball cycle carrier, this is great value. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Brindo
Incredibly good value for a tow bar 2 bike rack
This is the best value Thule tow bar bike rack I could find. Thule is a highly respected & wellknown manufacturer of quality products so I had absolutely no hesitation in buying... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mr. J. G. Woolmer
Wonderfully simple
I've used a bike rack in the past to lift the bike on the back window, that was a struggle and took ages. This bike rack is simplicity itself. It fits to the towbar in seconds. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Janet24
Thule Xpress 970
Seems an excellent piece of kit. I have only used it once so far, because of the weather and me being a fine weather cyclist, but it worked fine. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Dave the Rave
Quick and easy to use & fit.
I got this one to replace one that got damaged in an accident. It's so quick to attach and small to store when not in use. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Tony
Good and simple to use bike rack
Like many others I was a little scepticle as to how secure this rack would be - but having seen much bigger towbar mounted contraptions out there i was reasured this should... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Bruce_c
Great design
I bought the Thule Xpress to replace a hang on the car tail gate style of carrier which was never secure as the straps slackened off on our rough tracks. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Eric Lyon
Genius cycle carrier
Genius, no messing about strapping things onto the back of the car, having a bicycle bouncing off the rear windscreen !!! Read more
Published 10 months ago by Soulderner
I love it...with one quibble
As other reviewers have said this is staggeringly easy to fit. I [a middle-aged woman] had to use a bit of welly to push the bar down to fix it, but once on it was really stable,... Read more
Published 11 months ago by finnbar
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