This T2 cradle body slides onto one of the support arms of your bike rack to provide an anchor point for your bike frame. The cradle body secures your bike frame in place with a rubber strap (sold separately).
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Today we're going to be reviewing part number 853-5829. This is the Two Lead Replacent T3 Cradle Body for Thule bike racks. The T3 cradle body is going to slide onto one of the support arms of your bike rack and it's going to provide an anchor point for your bike frame. See here it's got the nice little indentions in there. That's going allow and cables that you may have running under your bike frame to sit in there nicely without causing any type of damage to the cables or to the frame of your bike. This unit's going to replace one worn out or damaged cradle body for Thule bike racks with one inch diameter arms. That's going to be the diameter of this central hole here.
It is going to require a rubber strap, part number 753-3535 to secure the bike. That's going to be sold separately. One end of the strap's going to secure in the indention right here. Then it's going to come over the actual cradle body. Then it's going to have holes in the strap that are going to loop around one of the two provided anchors there for the strap.
Again, this is designed for bike racks with one inch diameter arms. Bike racks that this would work with are going to be the Thule Ridgeline, the Thule Roadway, the Thule Revolver and the Thule Spare Me bike racks. Nice rubber construction here on the internal component that slides over the bike rack arm. That's going to provide that nice, tight, secure fit. Again, you've got the rubber pad right here to comfort the frame of the bicycle. Few measurements to go over with you real quick.
I want to measure the length of the rubber pad going this direction. That's going to give us a measurement of about 2 and 13/16ths of an inch. If I measured going this way, just measuring this center section here that rubber pad we're going to be looking at about 1 and 5/8ths of an inch. That's going to do it for our review of part number 853-5829. This is the Thule Replacement T3 Cradle Body for Thule bike racks.
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Average Customer Rating: 4.9 out of 5 stars (233 Customer Reviews)
This T2 cradle body slides onto one of the support arms of your bike rack to provide an anchor point for your bike frame. The cradle body secures your bike frame in place with a rubber strap (sold separately).These replacement parts allow me to continue using my "old" bike rack, which is still in great condition. The straps and cradles were simple to install and make the rack look like new! 561465
Cradle better than original. I use the rack a lot and this part takes a beating. The originals were well used and this part looks more solid than the original. Glad I picked these up and then bought another set when I added another bike to the rack. 690191
what I needed for my rack. vacation a success. 652428
Bought these to replace the cradles on my 10 year old Thule rack which just wore out due to usage of travling with bikes to several states, thousands of miles in Canada as well as just minor trips in state. Thes fit very snug on the on the support arms which was my biggest problem with the old ones, as the bore of the hole was worn and it was hard to keep bikes in place. These work very well and restored the 10 year old bike rack to like new condition. 514973
The product is fine, but does not fit the Rola bike rack I bought from etrailer. The cradles on the Rola were too narrow for my road bike, so I looked for a replacement cradle. I found this recommendation below from a supposed etrailer expert under the Rola replacement cradle. Unfortunately the Rola rack has 1 1/8 inch tubes, so Thule does not fit. When I tried to return, etrailer refused. Make sure you know exactly what you want before ordering anything from etrailer-- it is either very expensive to return with shipping and restocking, or they might refuse the return altogether for lower priced items. I thought their customer service was better than this... ---------- https://www.etrailer.com/Accessories-and-Parts/Rola/59406.html There are other cradles sized for 1 inch arm tubes. You could swap out for Thule T3 cradles and straps, parts 853-5829 and 753-3535. You could also use the Thule Stapy-Put cradle and strap, parts 853-7887 and 853-5834. You can even add an anti-sway cradle to the Stay-Put, and that is part 853-7758. etrailer.com expert -- Patrick B - 8/6/2013 433038
Purchased this as a replacement cradle set on my older bike rack the actual replacement was discontinued and was told that this item would work. It turns out this works a lot better than the original one that came with the rack i may replace all the cradles with this type. Center cradles in the images are the new ones. Thanks good quality parts,very satisfied. Mario 184501
Installed the spare parts today. Excellent results. I had an old Bell Bike Rack with broken clips and replaced them with these. Perfect fit, a very nice upgrade. You definitely have to use soap to get them on the bar (unless you're a masochist). 94595
I received the straps and the cradles quickly. They fit my Bell 3 carrier bike rack which I converted to a 2 carrier bike rack. They are difficult to screw on so I ended up spraying a little WD40 on the posts. I ended up with a blister but it was worth the end result. Thanks!!! 807051
Great replacement part! 804518
Superior to the older worn out parts. 803123
I was extremely happy with etrailer. My products arrived in a timely manner and they were exactly what i ordered. Their website was very easy to find what i was looking for. 794004
Came quickly and was exactly what I wan ted. 770157
These fit very tight on the bars of the bike rack. Once in place they worked great. The old parts would allow the bikes to bounce and move. 716023
Good fit 617266
Good fit 616664
Thule replacement part arrived quickly and allowed repair of my ancient bike rack. Thanks. 574915
These work like a charm. We had a hard time finding the correct replacement cradles for our older Thule bike rack, after the old straps broke. These cradles, plus the rubber straps do the job. 562886
Great product, bought another pair. very sturdy. 553876
They don't seem to have everything I need to put them on so I haven't been able to use them. 552606
Great product and service. 549246
Fits great , looks good 548886
Product arrived quickly and was a perfect fit. Local bike shop (Thule dealer) told me they weren’t available and I would need to purchase a new rack. Thank you etrailer!! 542925
Excellent product arrived on time and was exactly what I needed to repair a harbor freight bike rack. Would definitely use etrailer again. 541842
Product easily replaced older style cradle that is no longer available. 512504
Works great as a bike rack and also holds my beach chairs on the back of my 2004 Miata. 502222
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