Thule Big Mouth: Roof Mount 1-Bike Rack

(Part Number:TH599xtr)

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Description

The upright bike carrier that set the standard for bike carrying flexibility and ease of use. Rack is designed to mount to square crossbars. Use of TH532 may be required for use with factory racks.

Specs

Number of Bikes	1
Length	57 inches
Width	10.5 inches
Depth	4 inches
Weight	10 lbs

Features

EASY TO UNSTALL AND USE!!!

This bicycle carrier is awesome. It folds down when not in use. It is very easy to attach a bicycle to it. We like ours a lot.

Great item, needs modification

This bike rack works well once it is mounted. The description of the item did not mention that it needed to be mounted on the Thule roof rack adapter. I ordered only the bike rack. I hoped that the rack would mount directly to my Toyota Rav4's factory roof rack. I've since been looking at other factory roof racks, and have noticed that most of them have airplane wing-like bars which go from side to side. These bars are about three inches in width, and the hardware on the Big Mouth Bike Rack is set up to fit the Thule adapter, which has bars little more than an inch in width. Instead of ordering the adapter, I spent a day tooling my own mounting hardware. This gives the bike rack a much cleaner look, and sets the rack and bike closer to the roof, making it easier to load and unload. The second problem is that the end caps come off much too easily. Other than these problems, the rack works well, and is easy to load and unload.

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Thule

Thule is the world leader within Sports Utility Transportation delivering transportation solutions for active families, professionals and outdoor enthusiasts wanting to transport their equipment by vehicles safely, easily and in style.

The product portfolio comprises load carriers for cars such as rooftop boxes, roof rails and bike carriers. Additionally, the company offers snow chains, trailers, towing systems as well as accessories for motor homes and caravans.

Thule has approx 4000 employees at over 30 production and sales locations on all major car markets in North America, Europe, Africa and Asia.

Thule was founded by the Thulin family back in 1942. It is one of the typical Swedish entrepreneurial companies that have developed profitably year after year.

The turning point for Thule came in the 1960s when the family decided to concentrate its business on car-related products, and the first roof rack was developed. In 1979 the company was sold to the public listed company Eldon and it continued to grow both organically and through acquisitions (trailers and rooftop box manufacturing). In 1999 the private equity firm EQT acquired the company and developed it further with increased focus on growth and profitability until 2004, when the current owner � UK-based private equity firm Candover � took over together with 60 management representatives.

The word Sweden is still an important component in the company logo. Once it was a symbol for the origin of the company, while today it stands for the inherent values of a Scandinavian-based company, namely solid quality, timeless design, continuous innovation, and respect for nature and all co-workers.

The above information has been provided by the Manufacturer, and we cannot guarantee the accuracy thereof or endorse the opinions expressed.