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Thule Spare Me XTR 2 Bike Rack

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The Thule Spare Me XTR heavy-duty 2-bike carrier fits onto your rear-mounted spare tire and features reliable, durable construction.

T3™ cradles lock down bikes and cradles and allows complete adjustment along bike arm
Anti-sway cages prevents bike-to-bike contact
Attaches to spare-tire bolt pattern with lockable adapter plate (included)
Includes locking cable and locking knob to secure bikes to carrier and carrier to vehicle
Arms fold down when not in use
Does not work with spare tire covers

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Thule Spare Me XTR 2 Bike Rack Customer Reviews

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Thule Spare Me XTR 2 Bike Rack

3.2

(based on 5 reviews)

60%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Easy to install (4)

Cons

Best Uses

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May

2011

(5 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

This is a Rack I Can Live With!

By bikish heather

from Portland, OR

About Me Avid Cyclist

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Pros

Durable
Easy to Install
Lightweight
Stable

Cons

Bike nesting

Best Uses

Comments about Thule Spare Me XTR 2 Bike Rack:

Preparing for an upcoming road trip/temporary move, I needed a bike rack that wouldn't require hoisting my bikes well above my head, and which would allow access to my dog in the cargo area of my 1999 Honda CRV. Originally I had tried a similar spare tire rack by Yakima, a company local to me. Unfortunately it had a design problem that saw me exchanging for this Thule.

Right away the Thule was easier to deal with: lighter weight, easier to install, more intuitive design. Most importantly though, it was solidly secured on my car, unlike the other one.

It is a bummer, I'm having trouble loading both of my bikes on the unit as-is. I think I'll need to remove my saddles before my trip, as the bars aren't playing nicely enough with the saddle of the other bike to allow both bikes to fit as they should on the rack (even when adjusting the tube rests on the unit). If the bar arms were a little longer I think I could make it work, but one saddle already has a small gouge out of it from the bars of the other bike when I was trying to nest the two together. If removing the saddles doesn't work, I'll just leave one of my bikes at home—but at least I'm more confident that whatever bike I load back there will be nice and solid and actually survive the trip.

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Jun

2011

(3 of 8 customers found this review helpful)

1.0

Do not buy this rack

By bikeslikeagirl

from Londonderry, NH

About Me Avid Cyclist

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Pros

Durable
Easy to Install

Cons

Doesnt fit two bikes

Best Uses

For one bike only

Comments about Thule Spare Me XTR 2 Bike Rack:

I bought this so that I could haul two bikes and have my hitch free to tow a camper or boat. Here's the problem. This is a very stable rack for hauling only one bike, but impossible to load two. Even if you could get two on, the tongue on my camper doesn't fit my hitch when a bike is attatched. Thule should take this off the market until it can actually fit two bikes. A total waste of [$].

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Mar

2012

(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Great Choice But Limited

By Dirk Tanner

from Central Oregon

About Me Avid Cyclist

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Pros

Easy to Install
Easy to Use

Cons

Best Uses

Comments about Thule Spare Me XTR 2 Bike Rack:

I chose this rack for my 2000 Jeep Wrangler due to its small, rotating cradles that I hoped would work with my Santa Cruz Blur full suspension MTB. Turns out that it worked perfectly, the rear cradle slipping between the shock and the top tube, and the front cradle supporting the underside of the down tube, bike fairly level, with no offset installation of the rack necessary (drive side out). The rotating cradles proved to be a clever idea. As with other reviewers, I agree that this is a single-bike carrier only, although I really don't think that the spare tire mount is up to the task of supporting two bikes anyway. I removed the second set of cradles to store away out of the elements, and moved the innner cradles to the outer ends of the arms, allowing me to run through the gears for quick adjustments and lube, and to ensure that my bike doesn't touch the rack frame. The end caps come off easily with a philips screw, and a little soapy water helps with sliding the cradles. It would be nice if Thule included bright, reflective material for the eye-level end caps (I made my own out of reflective tape cut into 7/8" circles), and a small tube of grease for the locking bolt that holds the rack on. Overall, I am very pleased with this rack.

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Apr

2012

(1 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Thule Spare Me, take 2

By Pre-Cor

from Burke, VA

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Easy to Install
Easy to Use
Stable

Cons

Weak Construction

Best Uses

Bikes 54" or larger

Comments about Thule Spare Me XTR 2 Bike Rack:

This is my second Spare-Me rack (the first met an unfortunate end in a car wash - partly my fault, but the bolts rusted such that I couldn't put the arms down) for my 2004 Honda CR-V. I have a WSD Trek road bike that is 54", and it fits fairly easily on the arms of the rack. However, if you have a smaller bike then expect some adjusting to make it fit. Two bikes can be a challenge to load - you may need to remove the front tire, which isn't generally a difficult thing to do. I typically will only use a couple of bungees to secure the bike for short trips, and the included strap for longer trips. Overall this rack is very easy and convenient to use, and I feel confident in knowing the bikes aren't likely to fall off when driving at high speeds on interstates.

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May

2012

3.0

Doesn't work with small frames

By Alanarko

from Lakewood, Wa

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Cons

Won't hold small frames

Best Uses

Comments about Thule Spare Me XTR 2 Bike Rack:

Purchased this to haul two road bikes but the relatively large distance between the two arms wouldn't fit my girlfriends small frame. Also this large spread between the arms limits the amount of horizontal play you have necessary to mount two bikes. Construction was solid but requires more assembly than the Yakima and I was more impressed with the construction and quality of the Yakima we eventually exchanged it for.

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