Thule Questions

Hey! Something on topic.

I've just picked up a pair of THULE ski rack in Goodwill for $9.60, YES!
Nine Dollar and Sixty Cents. It's kind of old but it is in good shape.

I bought a fit kit so it's fit on my 98 Camry ( $43...ouch ), it has locks
but no keys, I really don't want to pay another $33 for 4 locks ..which I am
not sure it'll fit the old racks

So! the question is.......

1. How do you pronounce THULE? Too Lee or Thoo Lee????

2. Did you ever transport skis with the racks unlock? Will the rack pop open
and skis fall out, and kill someone tailgating you ?

3. I saw some people with a deflector in front of their ski rack, what are
they for, deflecting what? snow?

Kenny

in article , Kenny at
wrote on 12/2/03 8:23 AM:

Hey! Something on topic.

I've just picked up a pair of THULE ski rack in Goodwill for $9.60, YES!
Nine Dollar and Sixty Cents. It's kind of old but it is in good shape.

I bought a fit kit so it's fit on my 98 Camry ( $43...ouch ), it has locks
but no keys, I really don't want to pay another $33 for 4 locks ..which I am
not sure it'll fit the old racks

So! the question is.......

1. How do you pronounce THULE? Too Lee or Thoo Lee????

2. Did you ever transport skis with the racks unlock? Will the rack pop open
and skis fall out, and kill someone tailgating you ?

3. I saw some people with a deflector in front of their ski rack, what are
they for, deflecting what? snow?

Take the rack to a locksmith. Found one myself for eight bucks a few years
ago, ouched on the fit kit, twenty bucks for new keys. Worth it.

Kenny wrote:

I've just picked up a pair of THULE ski rack in Goodwill for $9.60, YES!
Nine Dollar and Sixty Cents. It's kind of old but it is in good shape.

I bought a fit kit so it's fit on my 98 Camry ( $43...ouch ), it has locks
but no keys, I really don't want to pay another $33 for 4 locks ..which I am
not sure it'll fit the old racks

So! the question is.......

1. How do you pronounce THULE? Too Lee or Thoo Lee????

I pronounce it THOOL (one syllable) but I have no idea if I'm right. And
since my roof rack is made by Yakima, I don't have to say Thule very
often. OTOH, I have no idea how to pronounce Yakima either.

2. Did you ever transport skis with the racks unlock? Will the rack pop open
and skis fall out, and kill someone tailgating you ?

I think the locks are to keep people from stealing your skis, not to
keep the racks closed. You can probably verify for yourself whether the
racks wil stay closed without locking them with a key.

3. I saw some people with a deflector in front of their ski rack, what are
they for, deflecting what? snow?

It's probably an aerodynamic thing, although it might help keep the road
salt off the skis. Road salt is your biggest enemy if you transport
your skis in a rack - it will cause the bindings to age prematurely,
although even with the abuse of road salt they'll probably stilll be
servicable when the skis are deemed obsolete.

--
//-Walt
//
// The Volkl Conspiracy

On Tue, 02 Dec 2003 16:23:38 GMT, "Kenny"
wrote:

Hey! Something on topic.

I've just picked up a pair of THULE ski rack in Goodwill for $9.60, YES!
Nine Dollar and Sixty Cents. It's kind of old but it is in good shape.

I bought a fit kit so it's fit on my 98 Camry ( $43...ouch ), it has locks
but no keys, I really don't want to pay another $33 for 4 locks ..which I am
not sure it'll fit the old racks

So! the question is.......

1. How do you pronounce THULE? Too Lee or Thoo Lee????

Most retailers I've heard (who presumably have to deal with a rep) say
"Toolie."


2. Did you ever transport skis with the racks unlock? Will the rack pop open
and skis fall out, and kill someone tailgating you ?

The rack is unlikely to pop open, but you could throw a compression
strap, some nylon line, or some ductape around it to make sure.

3. I saw some people with a deflector in front of their ski rack, what are
they for, deflecting what? snow?

Air, mainly, for lower wind resistance (it's surprising what a mileage
penalty a li'l old ski rack can exact). Probably helpful with flying
road debris as well. I doubt it would help much with road salt,
unfortunately; if you live in an area where they salt the roads, you
should bag the skis, or at least wrap them in heavy plastic.

bw

scottabe wrote:

in article , Kenny at
wrote on 12/2/03 8:23 AM:


Hey! Something on topic.

I've just picked up a pair of THULE ski rack in Goodwill for $9.60, YES!
Nine Dollar and Sixty Cents. It's kind of old but it is in good shape.

I bought a fit kit so it's fit on my 98 Camry ( $43...ouch ), it has locks
but no keys, I really don't want to pay another $33 for 4 locks ..which I am
not sure it'll fit the old racks

So! the question is.......

1. How do you pronounce THULE? Too Lee or Thoo Lee????

2. Did you ever transport skis with the racks unlock? Will the rack pop open
and skis fall out, and kill someone tailgating you ?

3. I saw some people with a deflector in front of their ski rack, what are
they for, deflecting what? snow?


Take the rack to a locksmith. Found one myself for eight bucks a few years
ago, ouched on the fit kit, twenty bucks for new keys. Worth it.

Agreed. Or call Thule - IIRC the locks have a key number embossed on
them somewhere and Thule can just send you the keys from the number;
there's a finite number of different keys, which they stock. In the
meantime if you're worried wrap a bungie around the latch end to secure
and go skiing.

The deflector is theoretically to deflect and smooth airflow and thereby
improve mileage. It's a crock IMO, but some folks like it; probably the
same folks who have a bra on their beemers, but each to his own.

According to my (now former) Swedish babysitter, Thule is pronounce "Tool
luh."


"Kenny" wrote in message
t...
Hey! Something on topic.

I've just picked up a pair of THULE ski rack in Goodwill for $9.60, YES!
Nine Dollar and Sixty Cents. It's kind of old but it is in good shape.

I bought a fit kit so it's fit on my 98 Camry ( $43...ouch ), it has locks
but no keys, I really don't want to pay another $33 for 4 locks ..which I
am
not sure it'll fit the old racks

So! the question is.......

1. How do you pronounce THULE? Too Lee or Thoo Lee????

2. Did you ever transport skis with the racks unlock? Will the rack pop
open
and skis fall out, and kill someone tailgating you ?

3. I saw some people with a deflector in front of their ski rack, what are
they for, deflecting what? snow?

Kenny

Is she dating Tiger Woods? Is so... you must be Jesper.

Thanks

"DZN" wrote in message
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According to my (now former) Swedish babysitter, Thule is pronounce "Tool
luh."


"Kenny" wrote in message
t...
Hey! Something on topic.

I've just picked up a pair of THULE ski rack in Goodwill for $9.60, YES!
Nine Dollar and Sixty Cents. It's kind of old but it is in good shape.

I bought a fit kit so it's fit on my 98 Camry ( $43...ouch ), it has
locks
but no keys, I really don't want to pay another $33 for 4 locks ..which
I
am
not sure it'll fit the old racks

So! the question is.......

1. How do you pronounce THULE? Too Lee or Thoo Lee????

2. Did you ever transport skis with the racks unlock? Will the rack pop
open
and skis fall out, and kill someone tailgating you ?

3. I saw some people with a deflector in front of their ski rack, what
are
they for, deflecting what? snow?

Kenny

Most retailers I've heard (who presumably have to deal with a rep) say
"Toolie."



Correct. Same pronunciation as the city.

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