Thule Roof Bike Racks - TH516
Take the strain out of toting your bike on a roof rack with the Prologue. This lightweight aluminum, fork-mount carrier features a lockable skewer to keep your bike safe, is compatible with most disc brakes and fits both square and round load bars.
Features:
- Lightweight, single-wall aluminum construction
- Sleek, aerodynamic fork block
- High-strength nylon composite construction
- Easy-to-use stainless steel skewer
- Oversize lever for easy operation
- Provides secure loading/unloading
- Lockable with 1 One-Key lock cylinder (sold separately)
- Locks bike to carrier and carrier to roof rack
- One-Key lock cylinders can be changed out to make all your Thule locks keyed alike
- Ratcheting, sliding wheel strap quickly secures rear wheel to tire tray
- Made in the USA
Specs:
- Capacity: 1 bike
- Compatible with most 9-mm axles and bikes with disc brakes
- Approved for carbon fiber forks
- Wheel tray capacity:
- Bikes with wheelbases up to 48"
- Tire widths up to 2.6"
- Application: Mounts on round and square load bars
- Fits factory racks with Thule Ride-On Adapter (sold separately)
- Fits Rapid Aero, AeroBlade and Xsporter load bars with Xadapt9 Adapter (sold separately)
- Lifetime warranty
516 Thule Prologue Roof Mounted Bike Carrier - Fork Mount
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- Adapter Needed To Mount Thule Prologue Bike Rack # TH516 to Factory Roof Rack On 2003 Volkswagen GTI
- Yes, what you will need is the Thule Ride-On Adapter, part # TH532. This Thule adapter will attach to your OEM crossbars, and then you will attach the Thule Prologue Roof Mounted Bike Rack, part # TH516, to the Ride-On Adapter.
I have linked a video review of the Thule Ride-On Adapter # TH532, and an FAQ on roof mounted bike racks.
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- Roof Rack and Bike Rack Recommendations for a 2006 Nissan Altima
- I will be happy to help you out. First, we should start with a roof rack. If you like the Thule products, there are 3 parts you will need to add crossbars to the vehicle. First, you will need Traverse Roof-Rack Foot Pack, # TH480. Then you will need fit kit # THKIT1580, and last the crossbars, # THLB50.
With this roof rack installed you can use a number of Thule roof bike racks. Since your bikes have disc brakes, I recommend racks that do not require removal of the front wheels like the Thule
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- Are Locks Included with the Thule Prolouge Part # TH516
- Although the Thule Prolouge Roof Mounted Bike Rack, part # TH516 is configured to accept one of the Thule lock cores, they are not included with the rack.
The smallest available number of the lock cores are 2, part # TH512. If you have other Thule equipment, you can also obtain quantities of 4, 6 or 8 cores.
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- Can Roof Rack and Roof Mounted Bike Racks for 2002 VW Jetta Be Locked
- Many of the roof-mounted bike racks we offer are capable of being equipped with locks that will secure the rack to the crossbars and the bikes to the rack.
If your Jetta does not already have a roof rack, one can be constructed using the following parts:
Load bars, part # THLB50
Thule Traverse Foot Pack, part # TH480
Vehicle Specific Fit Kit, part # THKIT1051
A fairing is also available, part # TH871XT
Thule offers roof mount bike racks in three styles, fork mount, frame mount and
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