Cable Lock for Thule Epos Bike Racks

Video Transcript for Review of Thule Cable Locks - Cable Lock Epos Bike Rack - TH89XE

Hi everybody, Andy here with etrailer.com. And today we're gonna take a look at this cable lock for your Thule Epos bike rack. Now, this is going to let you attach a cable lock to your Epos bike rack for a second layer of bike security. This 59 inch long and half inch thick cable is going to secure your bikes to your Epos bike rack. And just to give you a brief demonstration of how this is going to work, you're going to install this lock at the base of your bike rack and it's going to be a very easy installation. And then once you have your bikes mounted on your bike rack, you're then going to take this cable and kind of snake it through both of the bikes on the rack.

And then you will then run this end through the eye of this cable and make sure that this is going to be tight around the frame of one of the bikes such as the top tube of the bike. And then once you have that tight around one of the bikes, then you're going to take this end and simply insert it into the lock, then your bikes will be secure to the bike rack. Now, it's probably a little bit difficult to understand how this works since I don't have the rack or a bike. So on your screen, I am including a graphic, just kind of giving you an example of how this is going to work. So as you can see, this is going to be very simple to use.

It's going to take no time at all to secure your bikes to your rack. So hopefully that kind of gives you an idea of how this is going to operate. And then when you're ready to release your bikes and you're ready to hit the trail, you're just going to take one of the included keys. You're gonna get two keys here, insert it into the keyhole and give it a twist. And then that's going to allow you to release the cable from the lock.

So again, very simple, very easy operation. Now, this cable is actually a braided steel cable. Let me see if I can give you a good view of that. This is a braided steel cable. It's rugged, it's durable, and as you notice, it has a coating on it, that's actually a polyethylene coating, so this is going to prevent this cable from scratching your bikes and the rack itself.

So again, 59 inches long, half inch thick. And then when we look at the lock here, the cap is going to protect the lock and the lock cylinder from the element. So if you see here, this is where the cable is going to secure to. So again, you take this end and it locks right into place there in the lock itself. And then you have the keyhole here. And then you just stick the key in, give it a twist and then that's going to allow you to remove the cable. So if you notice here on the keyhole, we do have this sliding cap here that's going to protect that keyhole, which is really nice. So it's not gonna be like a cap or something that you're going to accidentally lose. It's integrated into the plates here of this lock. So that's going to protect that core, that keyhole there from the elements. And this cable can be coiled up for easy compact storage. It has a hook and loop strap that's connected to this that you can just wrap this around the cable and then keep it in place. So again, this is going to be very easy to install, very easy to use and it's really going to give you peace of mind with your bikes on your rack. And as I mentioned, two keys are included with this. And this does have a limited lifetime warranty. And I think I mentioned before that instructions are included to walk you through the installation process. Well, that's gonna conclude our brief look today. I do hope that it was helpful for you. Again, my name is Andy. Thank you for joining me.