philsparks
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got a 1 year old Ulysse with the roof bars that sit at the back of the roof like a spoiler. Want to buy bike racks but the Fiat garage can't tell me anything about the Fiat options except they cost approx £80 each (e.g. are they lockable, how do they fit to the bars, etc) if I order one I have to have it, I can't give it back, so I'm a bit reluctant to go this route.
However for the Thule or Mont Blanc alternatives, the suppliers I've spoken to can't guarantee that the racks will fit my existing bars (wide and oval shaped rather than square section) so recommend adding the proper Thule roof rails which makes my existing bars rather redundant. Also none of them have a rapid fit system, so I'd have to get out my allen key to bolt their roof bars to the tracks in the roof, so taking the bikes out for a quick ride on Wimbledon common would be long job.
Wonder if anyone has any experience of either-
- the Fiat bike holders that fit to my existing roof bars
- fitting other (Thule/Mont Blanc) bike racks to the Fiat bars
- going with third party bars and racks on the Ulysse.
Be grateful for any help
Phil
However for the Thule or Mont Blanc alternatives, the suppliers I've spoken to can't guarantee that the racks will fit my existing bars (wide and oval shaped rather than square section) so recommend adding the proper Thule roof rails which makes my existing bars rather redundant. Also none of them have a rapid fit system, so I'd have to get out my allen key to bolt their roof bars to the tracks in the roof, so taking the bikes out for a quick ride on Wimbledon common would be long job.
Wonder if anyone has any experience of either-
- the Fiat bike holders that fit to my existing roof bars
- fitting other (Thule/Mont Blanc) bike racks to the Fiat bars
- going with third party bars and racks on the Ulysse.
Be grateful for any help
Phil