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Fat Bike Straps for Thule EasyFold XT and Epos Bike Racks - Qty 2
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Fat Bike Straps for Thule EasyFold XT and Epos Bike Racks - Qty 2

Part Number: TH985101
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Transform your Thule EasyFold XT or Epos bike rack into a carrier for your bikes with fat tires. Just add these extra-long wheel straps to your rack to carry 1 fat bike with tires up to 4-11/16" wide. 1-800-940-8924 to order Thule accessories and parts part number TH985101 or order online at etrailer.com. Free expert support on all Thule products. Great prices and Fastest Shipping for Fat Bike Straps for Thule EasyFold XT and Epos Bike Racks - Qty 2. Accessories and Parts reviews from real customers.
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Thule Accessories and Parts - TH985101

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Transform your Thule EasyFold XT or Epos bike rack into a carrier for your bikes with fat tires. Just add these extra-long wheel straps to your rack to carry 1 fat bike with tires up to 4-11/16" wide.


Features:

  • Extra-long straps let you carry 1 fat bike on your Thule EasyFold XT or Epos bike rack
    • Holds tires up to 4-11/16" wide
  • Injection-molded plastic ratchet straps replace existing rear-wheel cradle straps for use with fat tires
  • Simple installation with you bike rack's existing hardware


Specs:

  • Overall length: 25"
  • Strap width: 1"


985101 Fatbike Adapter Kit for Thule EasyFold 2 XT and Epos Bike Racks

Installation Details TH985101 Installation instructions


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4.9

290 reviews
Transform your Thule EasyFold XT or Epos bike rack into a carrier for your bikes with fat tires. Just add these extra-long wheel straps to your rack to carry 1 fat bike with tires up to 4-11/16" wide.

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Appears to be direct replacement for original straps but longer to accomdate fat tire bike. Precisely what I need.



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Work as advertised. Delivered promptly by E trailer.
Only issue is that Thule really should have included them with the bazillion dollar fat bike rack.



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These straps replaced a broken strap on my Thule bike rack, perfect fit



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These straps are exactly what we needed for our Thule bike rack when we transport our fat tire e-bikes.



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They fit great. They solved our fat tire problem and the service was great!



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High quality, easy to use, bikes are very safely held with locking security, easy to fold and store away.
Just remember to buy the extra longer straps if you have a fat tire bike. I would have liked to had it included since the rack is pricey. However, Thule makes a dependable, wee-designed product so we didn't mind as much.



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After purchasing a Thule EasyFold XT Bike Rack, I discovered I needed the Fat Bike Straps which are not included with the rack. As much money as this rack set me back, one would think Thule would include at least one set of the extended straps. Anyway, I searched online and discovered etrailer.com where I placed an order for the straps I needed. The transaction was expedient and flawless. My requested products were shipped immediately, arrived promptly (within a couple of days) and was well packaged. I highly recommend etrailer.com! I look forward to doing business again with etrailer.com! Thank you guys! I sure appreciate your excellent service and commitment to great customer service and fast shipping!



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These straps are a "must have" for your fat tire E-bike. Thank you etrailer for the quick shipping. The photo shows the fat strap compared to the regular strap. For the price of this rack, they should include the fat straps.



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Very fast service. Thank you
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people I've talked to have said what a great company etrailer is. I always recommend your company to others.
I got the fat tire straps for our new bike rack. We have two Lectric e bikes. I would recommend to order them if you get new bike rack. We got the Thule Easy Fold XT
Love it.



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I installed this on a Thule, T2 Pro XT 2. Not an exact perfect fit but it works on 4 inch fat bikes that couldn't fit the rack otherwise.



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Terrific customer service!



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exactly what I needed to haul our fat tire e-bikes. Thank you!



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The straps were exactly what I need to tie down the bigger e bike tire on the Thule fold bike rack.



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I don't know what I can say good about this Thule EasyFold XT 2 E-Bike Platform Rack that hasn't already been said before.
The designers of this rack knew what they were doing. As the old saying goes, "They Built A Better Mouse Trap"!
It's light weight but sturdy, secure, fender friendly, compact, portable, easy to install, no assembly or tools required and easy to load bikes on .
I was reluctant in purchasing this rack because of the initial cost but after much research I come to the conclusion as with many other purchases, that in most cases you get what you pay for.
I really like the one person ease of loading and solid method of securing the bikes, the built-in 3 security locks using the same key, the fold-up compactness for storage and the ramp to aid in loading our 63 lb. E-bikes.
If your spending $4,000 to 8,000 for E-Bikes don't cut corners. Keep them save and secure going down the road.
I highly recommend this Thule Hitch Bike Rack for E-Bikes.



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The install on a Hollywood E-destination rack was more straight forward than on the Thule video - perfect match - just the added length. All thumps up.



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The bike rack has worked great for our two e-bikes. Have taken it off road through bumpy areas as well as got side swiped on the interstate at 75 mph, and it has held the bikes perfectly!



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We have been using the fat bike straps for over a year on our Thule Rack and have not had any issues with them. We carry a Rad Rover 6+ and and Rad Mini on the rack.

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Marci H.

3/17/2024

The straps are still working great! No issues!



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I have a first generation Thule EasyFold and a Rad Rover Step Thru Fat Tire Bike. I needed the straps to use the rack. Installation was easy, I screwed off the old straps and screwed on the new straps. They work with the fat tires and hold the ebike just fine.

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Marshall

9/3/2023

A year later and they are holding up fine.



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Item met the description and arrived in good time.



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Very impressed with this shop



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etrailer is awesome. Very knowledgeable and fair pricing. We have bought numerous items from them and have always gotten good service. These straps were a game changer for us. Made it so much easier to securer our heavy eBikes.

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Drdayoff

11/5/2022

Great a must for fat tire eBikes. Thule should really have these straps come standard with the EasyFold XT



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Will work great for our hitch.



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Now we have the righ straps



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Works as expected



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We really needed new straps quickly as our straps finally tired out after 5,000 pedaling miles in 14 months. Luckily, etrailer.com was extremely helpful and sent them out right away. Great customer service and great Thule Bike Rack!


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