Thule Sidearm

I've had my Thule Sidearm for about a month now and have used it several times. It is easy to use and it doesn't take long to mount your bike. I've only tried one other bike rack, the Thule Big Mouth, and find the Sidearm easier to use. I have factory installed Yakima aero cross bars on my car, an Isuzu Vehicross, so I had to order another bottom bracket for the rack from Thule so it would fit. There is an aero bar kit you can buy, but the rubberized bottom bracket, Part P, is all I needed.

I purchased this rack here for multiple reasons. The first being that they are not available in Europe and it is the only rack that will accept my bike - a GT ID XC 2.0 - without removal of the front wheel. I already own two Thule ProRide 591, but the down tube on my GT is too high for the arm to reach. Getting back to the sidearm 594. It was easy to assemble and fit to my Thule roof bars. The bike feels very solidly attached when sitting on it. In use it is better than the Proride 591 as the tray is wider so the wider trays are easily accommodated and the side arm on the Sidearm 594 is easier to operate being the side that you load the bike whereas the arm is the other side of the bike on the Proride 591 and the clamp gets rather close to the chain rings on our other GT which has a conventional style frame. All in all, I would thoroughly recommend this rack. Why did I choose this site to supply it? They were the only company that were set up for international orders that I found on the Web and I certainly recommend them to anyone with their good communications and efficient delivery. The only downside for me was the UK's import tax which made it a very expensive purchase, but one that I would still do again. Thank you.

Thing rack is so money. It ratchets down on your bike in literally less than 10 seconds. It's ridiculously easy to use and super secure, there’s no bike sway—even on dirt roads. The only negative I can think of: if you have a tall car (e.g., SUV), hoisting your bike up top is going to be a royal pain, especially because you have to balance the bike while raising the arm over the front wheel. But that's really true for any roof bike mount. Otherwise, tee it up and snag one of these puppies; you won't regret it.