Fatboy85 Posted June 27, 2012 Share Hi Guys, I was about to purchase some roof racks from VW so i can get a bike rack put on and they informed me that they make alot of noise when the car goes over a 100km. Anybody here got them on their Polo and can comment? And on that note, what the best bike carrier for a Polo if one doesn't have a tow bar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeTurbo Posted June 27, 2012 Share VW informed me that they make alot of noise when the car goes over a 100km. There's an honest car dealer out there? What's the world coming to? M L 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotSoBigBen Posted June 27, 2012 Share I saw that Thule has quite a nice 'deflector' thing intended to reduce noise and fuel consumption .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatboy85 Posted June 27, 2012 Share There's an honest car dealer out there? What's the world coming to? Believe it! Or he is just a *** salesman! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatboy85 Posted June 27, 2012 Share I saw that Thule has quite a nice 'deflector' thing intended to reduce noise and fuel consumption .... Thanks mate. ill have a look into that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogfish Posted June 27, 2012 Share Its cheaper to fit a tow bar and buy a second hand tow bar mount bike carrier. I went for the Thule roof rack and bike carriers and cost a ton!! and make a lot of noise, even at 30km/hour. I think City Crash make the VW ones if I am not mistaken, had them on my old polo and where less noisy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatboy85 Posted June 27, 2012 Share Its cheaper to fit a tow bar and buy a second hand tow bar mount bike carrier. I went for the Thule roof rack and bike carriers and cost a ton!! and make a lot of noise, even at 30km/hour. I think City Crash make the VW ones if I am not mistaken, had them on my old polo and where less noisy. cool mate. points taken. Tow bar it is i recon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogfish Posted June 27, 2012 Share no worries, as long as you stay away from the ones that clip onto the vehicles boot, they end up damaging the paintwork after a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akneethling Posted June 28, 2012 Share Thule has an Aerodynamically shaped roof rack model. The rack is shaped similar to an Aeroplane wing. This may be less noisy. Why don't yoou go for something like the rack in the picture attached? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
varkie Posted June 24, 2013 Share Thule has an Aerodynamically shaped roof rack model. The rack is shaped similar to an Aeroplane wing. This may be less noisy. Why don't yoou go for something like the rack in the picture attached? Who makes this rack as pictured above?. I must also get a rack for my polo. This one looks pretty easy to use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pierre- Posted June 24, 2013 Share +1 on the tow bar. Got a BuzzRack 3 bike version from Sportmans Warehouse for R2799 a few months agothis one http://www.buzzrack.com/products.php?product=22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrightJnr Posted June 30, 2013 Share The type of bar used on the roofrack is what determines most of the noise. Square bars are very noisy. I'm using the Aero Whisper bars and don't have excessive noise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King_Crispy Posted June 30, 2013 Share I bought the wrong Thule footpack for my car, so you can buy them if you're keen. Just need an aerobar and a 591 and you're good to go. Paid R1450 for them, you can take them for R1000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lerouc Posted June 30, 2013 Share My polo has a factory fitted tow bar and i bought one of those cheap thule express racks and it works like a charm! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Latent Blue Posted June 30, 2013 Share Just be very very careful!!! Solution? http://m.bikeradar.com/news/article/roof-rack-reminders-could-save-your-bike-33159/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR ◣◢ Posted June 30, 2013 Share Factory or VW approved towbar is going to cost a bit. Nessesary evil for you warranty. From there a platform style carrier like the Menabo Winny is awesome. Roofracks will actually be cheaper. Around R6500 with carriers from Thule. Towbar alone could set you back that much. However fuel consumption and windnoise swings it to the towbar mount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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