Thule Trunk Bike Racks - TH9006XT
Hold Fast cradles and the patented FitDial mounting system make the Gateway an affordable trunk bike rack with high-dollar features. This rack includes independently adjustable arms and a body designed specifically to fit over factory spoilers.
Features:
- Trunk-mounted carrier transports up to 2 bicycles
- Long, arcing body tubes are designed specifically to fit vehicles with factory spoilers
- Hold Fast cradles with advanced grooves and detachable anti-sway arms (No-Sway Cages)
- Gently cushion frames and accommodate cables for proper bike hold
- Hold bike frames at 3 points to prevent sway and bike-to-bike contact
- Heavy-duty, reinforced straps maximize cradle hold strength
- Patented FitDial system with Quick-Fit levers ensures quick and easy set-up
- Just identify the correct number for your vehicle, press the levers, and rotate the frame into position
- Cinch Levers let you adjust the arms independently to accommodate unique bike frames
- Also help to ensure that bikes are level on the rack
- Narrowly spaced arms make it easy to load bikes onto the rack
- Arms fold down for storage when the rack is not in use
- Some bike frames may require a bike adapter bar (sold separately)
- 6 Nylon attachment straps with rubber-coated hooks and cam buckles anchor the carrier securely to your vehicle
- Holders with hook-and-loop tabs secure excess strap length to protect your vehicle during transport
- Molded foam foot pads help to prevent the rack from scratching your vehicle
- Blue load strap secures bikes to each other and to the rack for improved stability during transport
- Sturdy steel frame construction is durable and rust resistant
Specs:
- Carrying capacity: 2 bikes
- Weight capacity: 70 lbs
- Limited lifetime warranty
Factory spoilers are always a potential hurdle when you are searching for a trunk-mounted bike rack. The Thule Gateway is designed to clear that hurdle with long, arcing body tubes and a patented FitDial mounting system that ensures easy and irritation-free installation on your specific vehicle.
FitDial System
The patented FitDial system lets you easily adjust the rack body. Simply press the levers on the base and move the rack so that the arrows line up with the correct number on the dial. These numbers are specified in the instructions included with the rack. Just find your vehicle, identify the correct number, and dial away.
Hold Fast Cradles
The Gateway has Hold Fast anti-sway cradles that grip your bike frame at 3 different points - twice along the top bar and once along a downward bar, such as a seat post. This 3rd point of contact that is created with Thule's No-Sway Cage prevents not only sway, but also front-to-back movement and bike-to-bike contact. The cushioned cradles include reinforced rubber straps to secure the bikes in place. The cradles also include advanced grooves that accommodate bike cables.
Independently Adjustable Arms
The Gateway has narrowly spaced arms that make loading and unloading bikes hassle free. These arms are independently adjustable with the built-in Cinch Levers. All you have to do is flip the lever up, rotate the arm to the desired position, then flip the lever down to lock the arm in place. This enables you to carry bikes with unique frames, and it helps to keep your bikes level on the rack. An adapter bar may be required, however, for some women's, children's, and alternative bike frames. These levers also allow you to fold down the arms when the rack is not in use and to fold the rack flat for storage when it's not mounted on your vehicle.
Anchor Straps
While the FitDial system ensures that the body of the rack is correctly spaced on your vehicle, it is the 6 nylon straps that keep the rack anchored in place. Padded hooks on these extra-strong straps prevent scratches on your vehicle, and the straps tighten in place with easy-to-use, backpack-style cinches. Holder with hook-and-loop tabs are included to bind up the excess strap length when the rack is mounted. Simply wrap the holders around the straps to help protect your vehicle from flapping straps.
Molded Rubber Pads
The Gateway includes molded rubber pads on the body to ensure that your vehicle is protected at all contact points with the rack. These pads prevent the rack from scratching and abrading your vehicle's paint.
Security
To lock your bikes to the rack, you can add a Thule cable lock (TH538 - sold separately). This cable lock features a Thule One-Key lock core that can be swapped out to make all your Thule products keyed alike. A passive security trunk strap (TH533 - sold separately) is also available to lock your bike rack to your trunk. This strap is threaded through the frame of the rack and around your trunk lid, securing the rack to your vehicle when the trunk is closed and locked.
9006XT Thule Gateway 2 Bike Carrier - Adjustable Arms - Trunk Mount
Video of Thule Gateway 2 Bike Carrier - Adjustable Arms - Trunk Mount
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Video Transcript for Thule Gateway Trunk Mount Bike Rack Review
Today well be demonstrating the Thule Gateway two bike carrier with adjustable arms, part number TH9006XT. This trunk mounted carrier transports up to two bicycles. It has hold fast cradles and a patented fit bough mounting system, making it very affordable yet having high dollar features. Well begin our test fit by setting up the bike rack according to the fit guide found within the instructions of the Gateway. With our bike rack set up well place it on top of the deck lid and using the two top straps well hook it to the deck lid just behind the rear window. Well then go ahead and snug the nylon straps down just to help us hold the bike rack in place.
In each of the strap locations well take one of the hook and loop straps. Well use these to tie up the excess nylon strap which will give us a nice, clean, finished look. We can then move down to our side and bottom strap where well hook one end to the side here at the deck lid right next to the taillight and the other to the bottom of the deck lid, right above the rear bumper cover. Well then snug those down. Well then snug that strap down and move over to the other side, repeating the same procedure.
Now that we have all six attachment points in place we can go ahead and work our way around the nylon straps, tightening them down, securing our bike rack to the vehicle. Now that our bike rack is secured well go ahead and wrap up the nylon straps and secure them back to themselves. Well now move out here to the arms. Each arm is independently adjustable. Well simply undo the cinch lever where well then unscrew it which will allow us to move the arm.
When we get the arm into a suitable location for our vehicle, we can then tighten down the bolt and cinch the lever back down. Well do this on both sides, making sure that both arms are parallel with each other. Now that we have both arms out we can move onto our cradles. These hold fast cradles with advanced grooves and detachable anti-sway arms or no-sway cages will gently cushion the frames and accommodate cables for proper bike hold. They hold the bike in three points and prevent swaying as well as bike to bike contact.
The heavy duty reinforced straps maximize cradle hold strength. Youll also notice that the cradles will rotate as well as move back and forth on the arms to allow bikes of various frame shapes. Well now go ahead and undo all the straps where we can then place our bike into the cradles and bring the straps around, securing the bike to the bike rack. For demonstration purposes, were going to go ahead and load our bike on the outermost cradles, although when loading your bikes, it is a good idea to start with the cradles closest to the vehicle and work your way out. Well now go ahead and show you the nylon strap that the bike rack comes with that we can use to further secure the bike to the bike rack, or to secure the wheels and tires, however the strap seems necessary. With that done, our bike is on the bike rack and our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. Well now go ahead and take it down the road and see how it performs. That completes our demonstration of the Thule Gateway two bike carrier, part number TH9006XT.
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