I imagine this has been covered before but the camping season is upon us and people may be in the market for the above including myself,so does anybody have any recommendations for roof bars/roof box/cycle carriers? And maybe more importantly the ones to avoid? It's for an Octavia I should add.

i've had my oem bars for several years and they are holding up great (think they might be made by thule) but if i was in the market i'd check out the whispbars - they look cool and more aerodynamic than the skoda items.

 

box - i have thule atlantis.  bike carriers - thule proride.   You can't go wrong with thule imo.

 

Roof box by Rob E, on Flickr

Have a look on here. I've ordered from them a few times and they are spot on. Also look for the 5% discount code on Google.

 

https://www.roofbox.co.uk/

 

If you cant afford Thule, this site gives more wallet friendly options...

 

mmm, im in the same predicament only i need to find a way of attaching a drift trike to the roof. Its not mine BTW, im far to middle aged and un-cool.

1 hour ago, rob_e said:

i've had my oem bars for several years and they are holding up great (think they might be made by thule) but if i was in the market i'd check out the whispbars - they look cool and more aerodynamic than the skoda items.

 

box - i have thule atlantis.  bike carriers - thule proride.   You can't go wrong with thule imo.

 

Roof box by Rob E, on Flickr

Agree.

I have had various roof bar/carriers in the past.

Thule are the best design, quality & fit. May not be the cheapest but you get what you pay for.

Have Thule Black Wingbars & 591 Pro ride bike carriers on the Octy at the moment.

Edited 25 May, 20179 yr by Jon TDI

Thule Pro ride bike rack approx £89.95 

 

Cruz Biki rack £15.95

 

https://www.roofbox.co.uk/bike-carriers/bike-carriers-racks-range.php

 

I'm sure the Thule is lovely and all that, but over 5 times more expensive?

 

Thule is the Apple of the roof accessories world.

 

 

Shop around. You can get them for significantly less than that.

I brought Wispbars for our current car, a Cee'd without roof rails; not cheap but the big selling point is the different foot options. Changing to an Octavia with roof rails only requires a different foot pack @ £28.

 

I've got the bars permanently attached at the moment, but the with the roof rail feet it looks easier to fit and remove so when the Octy arrives I'll remove them between usage.

 

I've got two basic Thule bike carriers, can fit both on with a Kami Husky roof box. 

 

Cheers,

Jamie

Thule black edition  wing bars with Thule foot pack and Thule bike carriers 

 

The pink ones mine 

2 hours ago, Ant-Vrs said:

Thule black edition  wing bars with Thule foot pack and Thule bike carriers 

 

The pink ones mine 

 

Hmmm, Cannock?

For bike racks, if you have a towbar then i would strongly recommend a towbar mounted rack. I have the atera one which works well, although the thule ones are pretty good too

 

 

For roofbox i have a kamei husky which is excellent 

Edited 25 May, 20179 yr by village

14 hours ago, Ant-Vrs said:

Thule black edition  wing bars with Thule foot pack and Thule bike carriers 

 

The pink ones mine 

@Ant-Vrs can you still open your pano roof with the bars on? 

 

Ordered my new bars yesterday and have been wondering - kids love the roof open! 

 

Cheers,

Dunc

Been having a good look round seems plenty of options out there, think I need to go to some shops where I can actually look/touch at them for a better idea. One thing I doing wonder about putting bikes on roof of car is,do the folks who do this carry some form of foot stool around with them? Looks very easy to drop or slip with bike and scratch/dent car!

12 hours ago, village said:

 

Hmmm, Cannock?

Looks like sherwood pines too

14 hours ago, village said:

 

Hmmm, Cannock?

No buddy this is sherwood pines

3 hours ago, dunc69 said:

@Ant-Vrs can you still open your pano roof with the bars on? 

 

Ordered my new bars yesterday and have been wondering - kids love the roof open! 

 

Cheers,

Dunc

On tilt yes but not had it open fully yet. I think it will open fully 

Thanks! 

Bought my Thule bars second hand and saved a packet, thank you gumtree 

On 26/05/2017 at 10:03, Mark06 said:

Been having a good look round seems plenty of options out there, think I need to go to some shops where I can actually look/touch at them for a better idea. One thing I doing wonder about putting bikes on roof of car is,do the folks who do this carry some form of foot stool around with them? Looks very easy to drop or slip with bike and scratch/dent car!

If you are tall enough to touch the middle of the roof and strong enough to lift the bike above head height, you won't have a problem putting the bikes on top. Holding front forks and rear triangle close to the hubs, place the wheels on the carrier first then lock the frame in and you will be ok.

On ‎25‎/‎05‎/‎2017 at 11:22, glosrich said:

Have a look on here. I've ordered from them a few times and they are spot on. Also look for the 5% discount code on Google.

 

https://www.roofbox.co.uk/

 

If you cant afford Thule, this site gives more wallet friendly options...

 

 

Seconded!  A very helpful company.  I've bought several times from them, including roof bars, roof box and tow-hook mounted bike carrier.  All very good quality and very helpful answering any questions you may have.

 

On ‎26‎/‎05‎/‎2017 at 12:44, Ant-Vrs said:

On tilt yes but not had it open fully yet. I think it will open fully 

 

You can open the pano all the way, just be careful where you fit the bars.  I've got the Thule wingbars on mine which takes a Kamei Corvara roofbox.  Tilt opening is generally the better option as the aerodynamics of the roofbox means a lot more air will come down through the roof if open fully and at speed,

34 minutes ago, TechyDonkey said:

 

You can open the pano all the way, just be careful where you fit the bars.  I've got the Thule wingbars on mine which takes a Kamei Corvara roofbox.  Tilt opening is generally the better option as the aerodynamics of the roofbox means a lot more air will come down through the roof if open fully and at speed,

@TechyDonkeyMany thanks. Really helpful. 

On 5/27/2017 at 20:34, TechyDonkey said:

 

You can open the pano all the way, just be careful where you fit the bars.  I've got the Thule wingbars on mine which takes a Kamei Corvara roofbox.  Tilt opening is generally the better option as the aerodynamics of the roofbox means a lot more air will come down through the roof if open fully and at speed,

 

hi, im looking for a similar setup and i have a pano roof. The Thule wingbars you have, are these the edge ones or normal ones? im also looking at a thule motion XT XL roofbox to go with it.

 

thanks

Darren

1 hour ago, dazsmith69 said:

 

hi, im looking for a similar setup and i have a pano roof. The Thule wingbars you have, are these the edge ones or normal ones? im also looking at a thule motion XT XL roofbox to go with it.

 

thanks

Darren

 

Here's what I specifically ordered from www.roofbox.co.uk, taken directly from my invoice so you get the part numbers as well:

 

Item Code   Description 
TU757          Thule (180) Rapid System railing clamps (4) no. 757 
TU961B        Thule (88) Rapid System 118cm WingBars (2), black, no. 961B

 

I also separately ordered a spare set of the rubber strips from Amazon which slot into the top of the wingbars.  You have to cut the supplied strips to accommodate whatever fitting mechanism you have for your roofbox, but if you want to leave just the bars on without the box then this can leave a couple of gaps on each bar.  Apart from degrading the aerodynamic properties of the bars, also looks a bit unsightly, imo.  Complete separate strips solve this problem - see link below.

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00JIPT7ZM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

 

On 25/05/2017 at 11:22, glosrich said:

Have a look on here. I've ordered from them a few times and they are spot on. Also look for the 5% discount code on Google.

 

https://www.roofbox.co.uk/

 

If you cant afford Thule, this site gives more wallet friendly options...

 

Roofbox are a really helpful crew. 

 

I have Atera bars and a Kamei Delphin box. 

My bike racks are Thule. All are excellent. 

 

I can can open the pano roof fully, tilt and slide, with the bars in place. You just have to position the bars carefully and test the roof as you set them in position and then tighten them. 

Edited 3 July, 20187 yr by dunc69