Roof Mount Bike Rack Recommendation for 2019 Volkswagen Golf GTI 2.0 with OEM Crossbars
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2019 Volkswagen GTI 2.0 Vehicle is currently equipped with VW OEM Base Bars and attached is a Thule Proride XT bike carrier. I recently upgraded my mtb and unfortunately the current bike carrier won’t properly hold the frame. When I clamp down the frame it gets pushed forward too much and the front wheel hangs off the rail. I need a new bike carrier and was looking into the Yakima HighRoad bike carrier. I would like to know if this bike carrier will work well with the VW OEM base bars or, alternatively, is there anything I could do that would allow my Thule Proride XT to clamp on frame? Perhaps an adapter of some sort. Thanks
asked by: Mike C
Expert Reply:
The Thule ProRide XT Roof Bike Rack # TH598004 is a great rack but if the frame design of your new bike is making it so the bike is off the the rack then you'll need a new bike rack. Unfortunately there aren't any adapters to help with different designs.
The Yakima HighRoad # Y75FR is an excellent alternative that's pretty easy to use but if you like this design I actually recommend checking out the Thule UpRide Roof Bike Rack # TH599000 instead. This rack uses the same basic features but it also is a bit easier to get your bike in place and it comes with mounting hardware that will either wrap around the crossbar or with T-Slot hardware.
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Thule ProRide XT Roof Bike Rack - Frame Mount - Clamp On or Channel Mount - Aluminum
- Roof Bike Racks
- Frame Mount
- 15mm Fork
- 15mm Thru-Axle
- 20mm Thru-Axle
- 5mm Fork
- 9mm Fork
- 9mm Thru-Axle
- Locks Not Included
- Aero Bars
- Factory Bars
- Round Bars
- Square Bars
- Disc Brake Compatible
- Clamp On - Quick
- Track Mount - Quick
- Black
- Thule
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