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Today we are going to show you part number TH558P from Thule. This is Thules tandem carrier,
pivoting model. And what this carrier does is, it mounts on the very end of your roof-rack
bars and what it does is, it allows you to load up either a long, recumbent bike or a
tandem bicycle. And what happens is, you put your bicycle on the vehicle at a 90-degree
angle first, lock it into place with the front fork skewer, and then just push the rest of
this bike onto the back of this carrier. We will go ahead and show you the components.
We will cover some of the parts that are involved in the kit.
First off, this is your skewer right here that is what actually clamps down on your
fork to hold the bike into place. Next we have these two bars here these work as a clamp
with the rack itself. It goes underneath and clamps to your existing roof-rack bars. And
also your bar adapters, these plastic pieces here. And also there is a strap right here.
Basically what this does is, it helps keep your handlebars straight on your bicycle while
you are loading it up. Now obviously this is the carrier itself here this is the main
component. You can actually use it for a single-person bicycle. But if you are going to use it for
a tandem, then this boom right here is added onto the very end of it to extend it out to
carry a tandem bicycle. All right, and this is the pivot point for
the
bicycle itself. It is held in
place by a simple snap pin.