Will Clamps on the Thule UpRide # TH599000 Fit Thule AeroBlade and Yakima JetStream Crossbars

Question:

I currently have a Thule rack with AeroBlade bars on one of my vehicles and a Yakima rack with JetStream bars on the other. I need a bike carrier that can fit on both vehicles. I was looking at the Thule UpRide bike carrier. Will it fit on Yakima JetStream roof bars? I know that both bars have a t-slot, but Im not sure if the t-slot mounts are compatible. Also the UpRide comes with a clamp mount as well but according to the install instructions, its seems to be for factory or square/round bars?. Id prefer to use the clamp mount, will the clamp mount work on the Aeroblade/JetStream bars? Thanks!

asked by: Dan

Expert Reply:

Although Thule recommends that you use the T-slot when mounting the UpRide # TH599000 on their AeroBlade bars, the clamp mount will fit around the AeroBlade bars as well.

I went out to our demo area and test fit the UpRide on both the AeroBlade bars and the Yakima JetStream bars and it looks like you will be able to use the clamp mount over the T-slot. The clamps fit around both style of crossbars.

The UpRide comes with a cable lock to secure your bike but if you would like to lock the UpRide to your crossbars then you will want to get part # TH450200 which gives you matching lock cores so you only need one key to lock/unlock the bike and bike lack.

expert reply by: Jon G