2010 Fit roof load capacity?
#22
10-12-2010, 07:26 PM
So I wrote to Thule:
The answer:
That's a very disappointing answer. They don't even answer the questions and they tell me what I already know. On top of it, if you check the fit kit user manual: http://www.rackattack.com/product-pages/product-pdf/thule-fit-kit-2199-instructions.pdf it states 40KG, last I checked, 40KG is 88LBS.
I guess a 10% overload won't change anything. I took 1 bike for a 100km trip and 2 bikes for a 250km trip and everything seemed to work fine.
The only thing that actually changed is the mileage done with the bikes on. With the 2007 I didn't notice any impact on mileage using the racks with 2 bikes on compared to no rack with no bikes at all. I averaged 570km on a tank. With the 2010 I did about 500km with the bikes on, I usually do 550km without the bikes. Weird... or maybe it's normal and the 2007 was weird.
Customer (xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) - 10/07/2010 07:40 PM
I own a roof rack system (400xt) with 2x sidearm 594xt installed on it. I carry 2 downhill mountain bikes that weight about 45 pounds each or so. With the racking system that weights about 35 pounds, that's around 125 pounds total. I originally had a honda fit 2007 and everything worked extremely well. I had to replace it for a honda fit 2010 though and when I went to the thule dealer to get a new fit kit, I noticed that the new maximum weight specified for 2010 fit kit is 90 pounds max. Since I'm on a limited budget, I can't afford to buy an entirely new racking system. I was wondering if I risk anything by overloading the rack system by 35 pounds and if so, which risks would I be exposed to? Is it the car or the fit kit that causes the 90 pounds limitation? Also, is there a way to
modify the car or the racking system so it can take the load I need it to if there is a potential risk? Thank you very much.
I own a roof rack system (400xt) with 2x sidearm 594xt installed on it. I carry 2 downhill mountain bikes that weight about 45 pounds each or so. With the racking system that weights about 35 pounds, that's around 125 pounds total. I originally had a honda fit 2007 and everything worked extremely well. I had to replace it for a honda fit 2010 though and when I went to the thule dealer to get a new fit kit, I noticed that the new maximum weight specified for 2010 fit kit is 90 pounds max. Since I'm on a limited budget, I can't afford to buy an entirely new racking system. I was wondering if I risk anything by overloading the rack system by 35 pounds and if so, which risks would I be exposed to? Is it the car or the fit kit that causes the 90 pounds limitation? Also, is there a way to
modify the car or the racking system so it can take the load I need it to if there is a potential risk? Thank you very much.
Response (xxxxxxxx) - 10/12/2010 12:39 PM
Good day Pierre-Luc,
the fit kit needed using the 400xt is fit kit 2199, the maximum weight to respect is 110LBS.
Thank you,
Good day Pierre-Luc,
the fit kit needed using the 400xt is fit kit 2199, the maximum weight to respect is 110LBS.
Thank you,
I guess a 10% overload won't change anything. I took 1 bike for a 100km trip and 2 bikes for a 250km trip and everything seemed to work fine.
The only thing that actually changed is the mileage done with the bikes on. With the 2007 I didn't notice any impact on mileage using the racks with 2 bikes on compared to no rack with no bikes at all. I averaged 570km on a tank. With the 2010 I did about 500km with the bikes on, I usually do 550km without the bikes. Weird... or maybe it's normal and the 2007 was weird.
#23
10-12-2010, 07:53 PM
Look at the Yakima Mount points and see if they differ from the Thule. It was rated for something like 125lbs and it can't be due to the bars. likely the location where the thule sits on the car or how it is "clamped" down. It may not be that the rack can't handle the downward pressure but more that it is the sideways movement during harder cornering (or even the upwards motion that a bike mounted on the roof can create due to the weight being up so high).
As for the economy, I typically lost 3-4mpg on both of my integras when I had a rack on the roof WITH the fairing. without it made no difference and actually my economy was better with the bikes on the roof without the fairing than it was with the fairing alone.
~SB
As for the economy, I typically lost 3-4mpg on both of my integras when I had a rack on the roof WITH the fairing. without it made no difference and actually my economy was better with the bikes on the roof without the fairing than it was with the fairing alone.
~SB
#24
10-12-2010, 09:33 PM
When I drove around with the bars only for the first time with my 2010 it whistled a whole lot. I thought I would have to buy the fairing (I don't have it) but when I put my 2 sidearms on it stopped.
Last edited by PL7; 10-12-2010 at 09:35 PM.
#25
10-13-2010, 07:21 AM
The sole purpose of that fairing is to stop the wind noise whistling through the bars. It doesn't help aerodynamics in any way. That's what I read and that's what my thule dealer said.
When I drove around with the bars only for the first time with my 2010 it whistled a whole lot. I thought I would have to buy the fairing (I don't have it) but when I put my 2 sidearms on it stopped.
When I drove around with the bars only for the first time with my 2010 it whistled a whole lot. I thought I would have to buy the fairing (I don't have it) but when I put my 2 sidearms on it stopped.
~SB
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