Thule Bike Frame Adapter 982XT

If you guys would of designed your bike racks properly we wouldn’t need to buy a freaking adapter!! Because we didn’t pay enough for the bike rack eh?

The Thule Frame Adapter is the perfect fit for a family ride in any location. With 4 different sized bikes, our bike rack was really cramped and we had to put one in the trunk. The adapter allows us to fit all 4 bikes on the back comfortably without a scratch. Now I feel confident driving long distances without a worry.

The bar is not round and would not fit on normal bike rack.

This product really deserves 2 reviews. A positive and a negative and this really reflects on all bike frame adapters and not just Thule's. If you're looking to purchase a replacement bike rack or are a first time buyer. Do yourself a favour and get yourself set up with a Platform hitch rack or a set of roof mounted carriers they are a much more user friendly way of hauling your bikes around. The Frame adapter (regardless of brand) will work to get your bike mounted on a hanging style rack but it isn't an ideal solution and I would recommend avoiding the use of it where possible. For people who own a pre-existing hanging style bike rack this will help get your tough to fit bike on the road without having to purchase a completely new rack. However well the product works it relies on compatibility with your bike. The way this item installs is by sitting under your seat and under your handle bars, different seats vary so all this is trying to do fit around your seat stem. Some seats can sit weird or you'll have unwanted pressure or pinch points on the seat itself. The frame adapter is also effected by the height of the seat as well. The higher your seat is raised the lower your bike will hang. This means your bike tires may be 2inches off the ground if you have a low ground clearance vehicle like a car or mini van because your seat is high. You'll need to adjust your seat post down to raise the bike up. Your bike rack will hold the bike frame in place but there is nothing holding your actual bike. So yes it will bounce and move around, items like the safety strap which are included with Thule hanging bike racks will help reduce the movement but not eliminate it. This can lead to additional marring of the frame or damage to the carrier. All in all it is a good if not only solution for mounting an odd framed bike to a hanging style bike rack you already own. It 100% is still better than jamming your bike in the trunk of your vehicle.

The bike sways horribly once on the rack. No way to stop the adapter from swaying. The pedals will destroy your vehicle.

First one fit my daughter's Bessie in Denver ... she road it to work but needed it fit a car rack, too ... My wife @ I bought Rad eBikes ... this 2nd one is just like the great 1st one ... now both on a Rad too ride on the car racks ...

Great fit would buy more if needed. The price fitted in my budget.

I’ve used this a couple times after borrowing a friends, so there is definitely better adapters on the market and for less. Bike swings a bunch off the frame.