Thule 532 Freeride Locking Bike Carrier Reviews

Review score: 9.0/10 – Updated October, 2024

Latest Price: £65 – Save 4% (RRP: £67.99)

Take a look now to discover what makes Thule 532 Freeride Locking Bike Carrier worthy of a review score of 9.0 out of 10.

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Thule 532 Freeride Locking Bike Carrier features

Quality

Quality is without doubt one of the most important factors that we consider when buying bikes, parts, accessories or clothing. As you’d imagine it’s especially important when buying Bike Racks. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of Thule 532 Freeride Locking Bike Carrier.

The first thing is material. Looking at what Thule 532 Freeride Locking Bike Carrier is made of will give you a really good idea of the quality overall. Take a look at the specs above and you should be able to see the material. It’s then up to you to decide if it meets your expectation.

Similarly you’ll also want to spend some time looking at the features too. Again the table above, listing the features will give you a really good overview. However you should think about the sort of features that you’d expect when buying new Bike Racks. It’s worth writing a list of the “must-have” features so that you don’t end up compromising and missing some important features, or alternatively end up buying an unnecessarily high specced product.

There’s also a lot of merit in checking out the brand of the product and looking at the various brands that are selling Bike Racks. Brands like Thule are of courses extremely well respected in the cycling community so you know you’re getting a fantastic product with them. But if you’re undecided on your product you should write up a list of brands that you’d be happy to buy. It’s a great way of filtering and narrowing down the number of products when you’re searching.

Next up you’ll want to think about the price and use that as a guide to set your expectations of the quality. If you’re buying the cheapest of the options in the Bike Racks category you should probably expect it to not be of as good quality as the most expensive. It sounds obvious of course. But this is where you can get a bit clever and use your combination of features, specs, materials and other factors to work together to get a really good quality product at the best price. We often draw up a list of “must-haves” and use these as filters when shopping online so that you’re only seeing products that meet your criteria. You can then sort by Price>Low to get the best deals.

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Comparing Prices

Price, as you would imagine, is the most popular reason for someone buying one product over another. It is the single most important factor in choosing the majority of products we buy. The same goes for Bike Racks.

It’s at this stage of the buying process, when you’re looking at different options, that you should set a budget. Do some research to understand how much roughly you can expect to pay for the sort of level of product that you’re looking for. Then match that to your own personal circumstance and how much you can afford to spend. This will really help you in narrowing down the right product for you.

Price of Thule 532 Freeride Locking Bike Carrier

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Thule 532 Freeride Locking Bike Carrier.

We run regular scans across the web to find the best prices for the products that we review, from a range of cycling retailers. The best price we managed to find Thule 532 Freeride Locking Bike Carrier was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £65 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 8.5 out of 10 for price.

Average price of Bike Racks

Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for Bike Racks.

We found 142 in the Bike Racks category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £112.10, making it below average at £65.

It’s sometimes helpful to look at how much the prices can vary. Especially when setting yourself a budget, or when trying to understand just how much you could spend on Bike Racks. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £1549.00, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £3.99.

With 142 products available we worked out that 57 cost more than Thule 532 Freeride Locking Bike Carrier and 84 were cheaper.

Cost of Thule products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 73 products from Thule, of which 55 were in the Bike Racks category.

For now though we’re looking at Thule branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £105.03 making this product below average.

You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest Thule product we found was £6.00 and the highest price we could find from them was £587.99.

Of the 73 from Thule, 31 were more expensive than Thule 532 Freeride Locking Bike Carrier and 41 were cheaper.

How much are Thule Bike Racks?

We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at Thule products that are listed in the Bike Racks category.

The average price of the 55 products that match this search was £124.12, with the cheapest coming in at £6.00 and highest price was £587.99. With the average being £124.12, Thule 532 Freeride Locking Bike Carrier comes in below average.

26 products that meet this search were more expensive than Thule 532 Freeride Locking Bike Carrier and 28 were cheaper.

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Thule 532 Freeride Locking Bike Carrier Reviews

Reading reviews is an amazing way of getting a good feel for a product without actually being able to try it or see it first.

There are two different types of reviews, and we also recommend reading both.

1. Expert reviews – In the cycle industry there are loads of really reliable trusted resources for expert reviews. For example if you’re looking to buy a new bike, BikeRadar Bike Reviews are great.

2. Customer reviews – these are probably your best resource for information. There’s no finances or influence involved, they’re purely just honest reviews from customers that have bought and used the product. The reason we love customer reviews so much is because no matter if their view is good or bad, there’s a very good chance that it will be honest and unbiased.

Our best advice is to head over to Chain Reaction Cycles and read the Thule 532 Freeride Locking Bike Carrier reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Thule 532 Freeride Locking Bike Carrier, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 8.7 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Bike Racks category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.2 out of 5.

Owner reviews, as we say, are one of the most important pieces of research that we can do before we buy. So, with that in mind, if you do go on to buy Thule 532 Freeride Locking Bike Carrier or another similar product, like Thule 968 FreeWay Rear Carrier reviews or Thule 976 Light Board reviews we’d love you to leave a review in the comments below. It will really help future buyers just like you, when they’re looking to buy Bike Racks.

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Brand

As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Bike Racks. But as you’re probably already aware, you’re on to a great choice if you do go with Thule, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.

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YouTube Video of Thule 532 Freeride Locking Bike Carrier

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Thule 532 Freeride Locking Bike Carrier reviews.

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Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Thule 532 Freeride Locking Bike Carrier. We’d say that as long as it fits your budget and meets your expectations in terms of features/spec…it’s a really strong contender. That’s why we’ve scored it a massive 9.0/10 overall.

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Further product details

• Product ID 1: 25010791677
• Product ID 2: 499315UK
• Brand: Thule
• Model number: TH5320
• RRP: £67.99
• EAN: 7313020009742
• Description: Thule 532 Freeride Locking Bike CarrierBuilding on the success of its top-selling predecessor, the 532 roof-mounted cycle carrier is lightweight and quick and easy to fit. It provides a very secure hold on both your car’s roof bars and your bike’s frame and wheels. Suitable for use on all roof bar tyres including Thule’s Aero bars and all bike frame types, it’s been extensively tested to the highest safety standards.Features: The Thule 532 Freeride is the successor to the most popular roof-mounted bike carrier in the UKFrame holder with quick locks, fits most frame sizes up to 80mm in diameterAdjusting and securing is done comfortably and quickly at roof heightQuick release straps, adjustable for different wheel sizes, hold the wheels securely in placeMultiple 532s can be fitted to one car so long as space allows Lockable, the rack can be easily secured to the car and the bike to the rack (locks included)Easy mounting, no loose partsMaximum of one bike per carrierFrame clamp folds flat when not in use Load Capacity: 17 kg Dimensions: 149x21x8.4cm Fits Round Frame Dimensions: 22-70mm Fits Maximum Oval Frame Dimensions: 65x80mm Thru-axle Compatible: Yes Carbon Frame Compatible: Yes T-track Compatible: Yes, fits T-track Thule aero bars using included adapter Fits Roof Racks with 20x20mm T-tracks: Yes Fits Roof Racks with 24x30mm T-tracks: Yes Fits Thule WingBar Evo: Yes Fits Thule WingBar: Yes Fits Thule ProBar: Yes Fits Thule SquareBar: Yes Fits Thule SlideBar: Yes One Key System Compatible: Yes Manufacturer Reference Code: 532002 Weight: 3.5kgBuy Thule Accessories from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
• Full Category: Accessories > Bike Racks
• Savings percentage from RRP: 4%
• Size: Spare
• Unisex
• 2.99
• Adult

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