Roof Carrier or Rear Carrier - Lightening P-38 Copy
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Roof Carrier or Rear Carrier - Lightening P-38 Copy
I managed to destroy my Thule ProRide Silver BA 591 on Sunday. Thankfully bike and car are okay; the rack took the impact.
Anyway I need to decide if I want to replace it with a roof carrier again, either another Thule BA 591 or maybe instead a Rhino-Rack Discovery or to go to rear carrier.
Neither of our cars have towbars and I don't want to go to that expense so the alternative is a Thule Raceway 9003. Anyone have experience with the Raceway 9003 or thoughts on it?
The other alternative is the Thule Raceway 9001 but not sure how this will go with my Logo Lightening P-38.
Thanks
Andrew
Anyway I need to decide if I want to replace it with a roof carrier again, either another Thule BA 591 or maybe instead a Rhino-Rack Discovery or to go to rear carrier.
Neither of our cars have towbars and I don't want to go to that expense so the alternative is a Thule Raceway 9003. Anyone have experience with the Raceway 9003 or thoughts on it?
The other alternative is the Thule Raceway 9001 but not sure how this will go with my Logo Lightening P-38.
Thanks
Andrew
Last edited by Aushiker; 12-11-13 at 05:47 PM. Reason: Fix link
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You might be able to use the second carrier with the bike upside-down (i.e., use the bottom bar near the chain return as the top bar). If you've got an REI or other store that carries them (or something like them), you can probably figure it out.
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I was surprised how relatively inexpensive it was to mount a tow bar. It's the only way to go with the recumbent, and my car thanks me for not messing up its paint finish.
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Andrew
Last edited by Aushiker; 12-11-13 at 05:48 PM.
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The roof mount is around $239.
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Andrew
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Not here I am afraid I am looking at around $450 for the towbar plus $469 for say the Thule EuroRide 941 which is their cheapest option. Really need the ability to tilt the rack with bikes on feature as the car is a hatchback + rear lights of course to be legal. Might be slightly cheaper options for the rack but.
The roof mount is around $239.
Regards
Andrew
The roof mount is around $239.
Regards
Andrew
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