How many bikes can be carried on Thule Evo WingBars vs Edge WingBars?
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- Опубліковано 11 жов 2022
- Details on safely transporting bikes on the roof of a vehicle. Including where to find the vehicles roof loading limit and length of Thule roof bars for the vehicle.
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Thank you for the video, this was super clear and very helpful!
Hi. I can confirm that it is possible to transport five bikes on Evo WingBars. Installing bike carriers was the easiest part, mounting bikes themselves was difficult. It took a little bit of fiddling, even had to turn handlebar in parallel for a couple of bikes, but they fitted.
Hello Pedro,
Thank you for your question.
The distance between roof bars when they are fitted should be 700 mm as recommended by Thule, unless the specific fitting instructions for your car specify otherwise.
Kind regards
James
Wish I saw this before I bought my roof rack. Very clear info. Thank you
Hello Dave,
Thank you for your comment and we're glad to hear that you found the video helpful.
This would be very helpfull if I saw this video few years ago ;). I have one question... Did you try the combination with Thule Motion XT Sport box and bike racks Thule Proride 591. I have Thule Wingbar Edge and I can fit box and one bike rack, but I would like to fit another one bike rack, so can I solve my problem if I fit instead of Thule Wingbar Edge, Thule Wingbar Evo with 118cm long bars? Tnx :)
Hello,
Thanks for your comment!
We have not tested your exact combination, however, 532 bike carriers take approximately 20cm of bar space each and the Motion XT Sport is 68cm wide. Therefore you should be able to fit them but might not be able to open the lid of the roof box with bikes on the carriers. Unfortunately, you won't know until you try, and it could depend on the bike and the exact positioning of the feet attached to the roof bars, roof box, etc. If you can manage to fit the next size of roof bars, 127cm, this would give you much more leeway.
I hope this helps and I am sorry that I cannot be more definitive!
Kind regards
roofracks.co.uk
Thank you for this video! I’m researching my roof/bike rack purchase and was trying to find out how many 598s I can fit on my roof and this is a huge help!
Thule recommend the 118cm Evo Wingbar for my car, but I could push it to 127cm if need be… Would four 598s fit on the 118cm evo wingbar if they face alternate directions?
Hello,
Thank you for your comment and we are gald to hear that you found our video helpful.
In order to fit four 598 Proride carriers to Evo WingBars, you would need a minimum loading width of 84cm. This means that you should be able to fit four of them onto 118cm long Evo WingBars provided that they are facing in alternate directions.
I hope this clarifies things for you but please let us know if you have any further questions.
Kind regards
Roofracks
@@roofracks fantastic! Thank you 🙏🏻
is there n ideal distance betwen the bars? So they cant be to close or to far out
Just bought the edge wingbars, a proride 598 & the motion xt sport box and it looks like it won't fit.
I will probably have to get the evo bars instead, but wondering whether it would be ok to move the roof box close to edge so it partially sits on the foot clamps themselves. Maybe that would give me more clearance for the bike rack.
Hello,
Thank you for your comment.
Provided that the claws on the underside of the roof box are securley tightend around the roof bars, it isn't a problem if the outside of the box sits on the on the foot.
Hi there, do you need to dismantle the edge wing bar to slide the 598 bike rack on/off as there isn’t an access cap? Thanks
Hello Linzi,
Thank you for your enquiry.
In order to be able to access the t-track slot at the top of the WingBar Edge bars, you would need to remove the cover on the the side of the feet attached at either end of the bars first. You would then be able to slide the t-bolts on the underside of the 598 carrier either into or out of the track.
I hope this helps.
Kind regards
James
Thank you for such a quick reply! Much appreciated 👍🏻
heloo, I have a question ... Can you put 4 THULE FREERIDE 532 on a Thule WingBar Edge 959X ???
Hello,
Thank you for your question.
Unfortunately, without knowing exactly which model of WingBar Edge it is that you have , for example, 9593 or 9594, I'm afraid that there is no way of knowing if you would be able to fit four 532 carriers to them. However, I can tell you that as the 532 carrier is 21cm wide and bearing in mind that you would need to allow space for the bikes themselves, there would need to be at least 84cm of loading width at the top of the bars in order to be able to fit four on and it would be best to have them facing in alternate directions.
I hope this helps.
Kind regards
James
Hi, I basically have the same question, but I’m “just” using 3 Thule Freeride 532s.
For my car (BMW G21 Estate) Thule states I need the 86cm Edge or 118cm Evo. Just curious how much width there will be left with the Edge and whether that will be sufficient for 3 bikes?