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    thule peloton bike rack question

    06-11-2012 12:29 PM #1
    I have two peloton bike racks installed, but whenever i open the trunk the spoiler rests on the back of the rack. Is this normal? and can i just get shorter gas shocks to prevent this?
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    06-11-2012 12:45 PM #2
    Shorten the rack tails?

    Are you S-line or non-S-line? (different rear spoilers.)
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    06-13-2012 11:18 PM #3
    Quote Originally Posted by VWAddict View Post
    Shorten the rack tails?

    Are you S-line or non-S-line? (different rear spoilers.)
    s line. i cant shorten the racks. i have downhill bikes that take up the whole tray
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    06-13-2012 11:43 PM #4
    slide it forward. you afraid the wipers might hit it?
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    06-14-2012 05:28 AM #5
    i have two on my car and i just slid them forward....
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    06-14-2012 08:52 AM #6
    I have the same trays on my car w/ the OEM rack. I moved the front bar up an inch or so from the correct install location. The trays now don't hit the Sline spoiler when you raise the hatch. I couldn't cut the tray either becuase my 29er uses the entire tray...
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    06-14-2012 10:26 AM #7
    Install the bike rack backwards, i.e. so that the front tire is at the back of the car.
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    06-14-2012 11:22 AM #8
    Nit-picking here, but the front tire doesn't mount on a peloton... front FORK, yes.

    Either way, I get what you mean...

    -Although I think the back of the bike might hang massively over the windshield.....
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    A "jump from a VW to an Audi"?!? I wouldn't call it a jump. It's more like shuffling along the sidewalk, tripping on a crack, bumping into a gorgeous blonde, walking away in a daze, and later finding out that she stole your wallet.
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    06-15-2012 11:39 AM #9
    Quote Originally Posted by dieselgti View Post
    I have the same trays on my car w/ the OEM rack. I moved the front bar up an inch or so from the correct install location. The trays now don't hit the Sline spoiler when you raise the hatch. I couldn't cut the tray either becuase my 29er uses the entire tray...
    Can't move it up...the fairing wont ilfit then.

    I think shorter shocks is the nest remedy
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    06-15-2012 12:23 PM #10
    then you have to move the front mount more forward.

    I use to have the thule mount on my 2 door, had to slide the front mount way up front. the fork mount bikes barely fit (that was the one w/o the rail). Ski bindings with all the flex extensions could barely fit between the mounts.
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    06-15-2012 12:41 PM #11
    Quote Originally Posted by TechnikSLR View Post
    Can't move it up...the fairing wont ilfit then.

    I think shorter shocks is the nest remedy
    ?

    I have a fairing on my set up and no issues by moving it up an inch
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    06-15-2012 01:13 PM #12
    Only one thing left then...

    RS4 reps.
    Quote Originally Posted by MisterJJ View Post
    A "jump from a VW to an Audi"?!? I wouldn't call it a jump. It's more like shuffling along the sidewalk, tripping on a crack, bumping into a gorgeous blonde, walking away in a daze, and later finding out that she stole your wallet.
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