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Old 31.10.2007, 08:42
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Whats the hassle? We have a thule 4 bike towbar mounted carrier and its on and fitted in a couple of minutes,my bikes have done over 140kph on the odd occasion without any problems,no worries in park houses or lower underpasses.
I had first bought the Thule towbar model but after all the adjustment possibilities had been exhausted it still had a lateral rotation of +/- 10 degrees. Not something you want to see in the rear-view mirror.

The Thule mechanism didn't really fit my Opel-standard towbar "neck" and all the movement had also made a bit of a mess of the ball and neck. Luckily the car accessory place (one of the best I've seen here, halfway between Regensdorf and Dielsdorf) took the rack back after observing the problem.

Hillseeker - before you buy it try asking the shop if you can at least try the attachment mechanism (not the whole rack because that can take some time to assemble). You could also ask on a Skoda forum.
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