Spinney
Bimbleur extraordinaire
- Location
- Back up north
Wanted to carry 2 bikes around with a better method than a strap-on carrier (i.e. something that would take more than a quick slash with a knife to remove the whole lot from the back of the car).
The Thule tow-ball carrier looked just the job, and could even be tilted to get the tailgate of the car open. So, got a tow ball fitted and sent for the carrier.
Works OK, except that the back of the car won't open with bikes on it. NOTHING on the packaging or Thule website says anything about the fact that it might not allow the tailgate to open on all models of car.
Wrote to Thule to complain. Got a phone call back basically saying there is nothing they can do, and had I tried it out first? I can just imagine wanting to buy one from Halfords. "Can I try it out?" "But it has to be assembled first" "That's OK - I'll just take over this corner of your shop for half an hour while I do it, then go and try it on the car, and if it doesn't work you can dismantle it all again and try to fit it all back in the box."
Bloody Thule!
(AND, it is apparently "Tool-aye"!)
/rant
The Thule tow-ball carrier looked just the job, and could even be tilted to get the tailgate of the car open. So, got a tow ball fitted and sent for the carrier.
Works OK, except that the back of the car won't open with bikes on it. NOTHING on the packaging or Thule website says anything about the fact that it might not allow the tailgate to open on all models of car.
Wrote to Thule to complain. Got a phone call back basically saying there is nothing they can do, and had I tried it out first? I can just imagine wanting to buy one from Halfords. "Can I try it out?" "But it has to be assembled first" "That's OK - I'll just take over this corner of your shop for half an hour while I do it, then go and try it on the car, and if it doesn't work you can dismantle it all again and try to fit it all back in the box."
Bloody Thule!
(AND, it is apparently "Tool-aye"!)
/rant