Roof Mounted Cycle Carriers

[BlackMagic]

Thoughts and opinions please?

My youngest has outgrown her old bike which was small enough to fit in the boot so I have had to buy a fourth cycle carrier (Thule 591 - brilliant product). My concern however is the prospect of having four bikes (in particuklar, the weight) on the roof of the car - anyone have any thoughts / opinions either for or against? Maximum load of the roof carrier is 100kg - anybody any ideas what the average weight of a bike is these days? I am struggling to find out the weight of my own bike (no scales!) - it's a Claud Butler Cape Wrath D27 (Brilliant bike by the way!).

P.S. Don't worry the cycle carriers are not for the ZT - it's for the Saab!

[FROGGY]

Depending on the make and model, each bike would be between 12 - 15 kilos, so 4-up you should be ok, but remember thet your centre of gravity has shifted upwards quite a bit !

Mick

[NOCTURNAL]

13.5 Kilos without pedals for an 07....
well pleased with my thule's 591's
now I've picked up some cheap wrap for the frames anyway ...
Only have 3 on mine , but all fitted nicely and seem prretty stabel...

[BlackMagic]

Originally Posted by NOCTURNAL

13.5 Kilos without pedals for an 07....
well pleased with my thule's 591's
now I've picked up some cheap wrap for the frames anyway ...
Only have 3 on mine , but all fitted nicely and seem prretty stabel...

I have had 3 on it no problem - the Thule carriers are brilliant. I was initially concerned that it would be a tight fit with the fourth carrier - but I got all 4 bikes on fine last night. I was just a bit concerned that I might be getting over the maximum weight especially when all that holds the Aero bars to the roof is effectively 4 bolts onto the roof of the car(!?!).

Thanks for the info on the weight of the bike - really useful cheers! Assuming all 4 bikes weigh about the same (the kids bikes feel a bit heavier!) - I should be well within the limits of the maximum tolerance of the bars.

Many thanks!

[oakridge]

I can recommend:

http://www.thejourneycentre.co.uk/

Malcolm

[BlackMagic]

Originally Posted by oakridge

I can recommend:

http://www.thejourneycentre.co.uk/

Malcolm

Cheers for that - I bought my originals from http://www.skidrive.co.uk - would definitely recommend them - they are cheaper for the Thule 591.

I can also recommend http://www.fordparts.co.uk - they were even cheaper again than the above plus I made my order on the Monday morning and by Tuesday evening I had it fitted on the car - top class service!