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I bought this set of 3 carriers with the Thule wingbars and fittings for my Audi A3. Fitting was quick and simple with help from the instruction leaflets included. During assembly the quality of manufacture and strength of materials are obvious. They give you confidence that the product will work safely, without scattering your precious bike all over the motorway at high speed! Once fitted, the bikes are easy to load and secure in position; so long as you have the strength to lift them easily over your head. There is no danger of them toppling onto the car roof unless you place them incorrectly, which is difficult (unless you stumble). There is virutally no wind noise when travelling with 3 bikes on top at 70mph, just a very soft whistling sound which is soon forgotten. Unloading is equally simple and quick. The whole system locks down securely to reduce risk of theft. However, I would not leave it fitted to the car permanently as you would be asking for trouble. It is very easy to dismantle and store in a garage or loft. The 591's are much cheaper than their newer upgrades, the 598's, but the improvements are minor/superficial. An excellent product!! Pricey when bought with bars and car fittings, but I feel I've got my moneys worth after just two weekend trips cycling with my family in the New Forest. Hopefully, many more years of this to come! Maybe even Scotland, Lake District, North Wales, Ireland, France, Austria, Switzerland . . . . .Read full review
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I was expecting a better product. Reading the reviews on this I thought it was going to be an amazing piece of kit. After fitting it to my roof and attaching my bike I was not comfortable with driving at any speed or cornering with my pride and joy on the roof. I was expecting better wheel supports and clamp that tightens round the frame could be so much better. The only benefit for me was that because it is popular someone bought it off me straight away. I will be putting the bike in the car for sure.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Although this item has now been supersede by the Thule 598 cycle carrier, they are pretty much identical and if you can pick them up at a good price they will give you years of secure cycle transport! They come with T track connectors and clamps to attach to square bars so will fit almost any roof bar! A great product for transporting your bike on the roof of your car so you can still open your boot whilst in transit or whilst towing! They come with locks to secure the carrier to the roof bar and also to secure the cycle to the carrier, you can purchase wheel strap locks separately.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
Easy to fit bike onto and 4 of the racks fit onto our car. (Took a bit of time to initially set up, we had new roof bars too) We previously had rack which attaches to tow bar but decided not to put a tow bar onto new car (largely due to cost) Looked around at different roof options and went for the Thule 591 as they are easy to put the bike onto once you have it at the roof. Because we have 4 to carry, had to turn fittings round to work from left and right side of car. Now that they are attached, very easy to put bikes on to. (Haven't taken bars and rack back off car yet.) Easy to drive with them on and much better for ease of access to the boot than our old rack. However much bigger difference on our fuel consumption than the rack on the rear was previously. Despite that, very pleased with them.Read full review
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
Have been using the Thule 591 for a couple of weeks now and they are excellent. Easy to install and I haven't lost a bike off the roof yet. They are well made and easy to use. I'm glad I found them at such a good price on eBay and decided to pay more for a better quality product than going for the very cheapest.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
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