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05-16-21, 06:23 AM

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Originally Posted by kosmo886

I’ve got the Thule XT Pro but this question is applicable to any platform car bike rack. How tight are you supposed to crank the ratchet on the rear wheel and push the bar down on the front tire. In my case I've got Carbon wheels.

ive been securing as tight as I can pretty much. Not sure if this is too tight though. Definitely don’t want the bike falling off…

Have the same rack , love it - on the back I center the pad on the rim and ratchet it down so that it provides a firm hold but not to the point where it's a strain to close that flipper - on the front I lower the hook as I'm squeezing that release gripper and aim for minimum daylight between hook and tire which could involve a trial and error approach at different spots on the tire - don't miss my fork mount roof rack - this rack keeps two bikes very secure at interstate highway speeds .

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