PriusChat Forums  

 
Spy
Go Back   PriusChat > Toyota Prius Forums > Prius Modifications

Prius Modifications This is a discussion on Gotta love Thelma within the Prius Modifications forums, part of the Toyota Prius Forums category; I put the Saris Thelma 2 bike rack on my Prius the other day. Very light, very easy to use. ...


Tags
gotta, love, thelma

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools
Old 08-11-2008, 07:25 AM   #1
9G-man
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 784
My Car: 2007 Prius
Package: #5
Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts
TOTM Awards: 0
Friends: 0
Default Gotta love Thelma

I put the Saris Thelma 2 bike rack on my Prius the other day. Very light, very easy to use.
Highly rec. Purchased from Gottaridebikes.com for $200.00 with their online first purchase coupon. Awesome.
And the hatch opens in all three positions.

Folded
Click the image to open in full size.

Unfolded
Click the image to open in full size.

Loaded
Click the image to open in full size.
Attached Thumbnails
gotta-love-thelma-bionx-003.jpg  gotta-love-thelma-bionx-004.jpg  gotta-love-thelma-bionx-005.jpg  

Last edited by 9G-man; 08-11-2008 at 07:39 AM.
9G-man is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Sponsored Links
Old 08-11-2008, 04:36 PM   #2
phandshaw
Junior Member
 
phandshaw's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Indianapolis
Posts: 4
My Car: 2008 Prius
Package: #6
Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts
TOTM Awards: 0
Friends: 0
Default Re: Gotta love Thelma

I agree completely...my Curt hitch and the Saris Thelma are an outstanding combo if you're going to carry bikes...light and easy to use, with no appreciable effect on my MPGs around town.
phandshaw is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old 08-11-2008, 04:51 PM   #3
bac
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 558
My Car: 2008 Prius
Package: #6
Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts
TOTM Awards: 0
Friends: 1
Default Re: Gotta love Thelma

Nice rack!

I'm also a big fan of the hitch mounted bike racks. You've got a great one for the Prius!

... Brad
bac is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old 08-24-2008, 07:02 PM   #4
Rest
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: CA
Posts: 738
My Car: 2007 Prius
Package: N/A
Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts
TOTM Awards: 0
Friends: 0
Default Re: Gotta love Thelma

Is the Curt hitch the easiest and to install? What about price? I am thinking a hitch mount would be the easiest to install a bike rack on. Otherwise I might go with the Saris Bones.
Rest is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old 08-24-2008, 10:20 PM   #5
a priori
Senior Member
 
a priori's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Chicagoland (West)
Posts: 806
My Car: 2007 Prius
Package: #6
Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts
TOTM Awards: 0
Friends: 2
Default Re: Gotta love Thelma

Quote:
Originally Posted by Rest View Post
Is the Curt hitch the easiest and to install? What about price? I am thinking a hitch mount would be the easiest to install a bike rack on. Otherwise I might go with the Saris Bones.
Darell ("the EV Nut") has a whole page on his experience with the Curt Hitch on his Prius. He has price info (though a bit aged), and he has many pictures showing his initial installation and the new, revised Curt Hitch for the Prius that came from some of his "negotiations" with the manufacturer.

Please follow this link to Darell's page on the Curt Hitch. You also can find many threads in PriusChat that deal with this hitch and PC members' experiences (and some cost issues).
a priori is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old 08-25-2008, 09:13 PM   #6
9G-man
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 784
My Car: 2007 Prius
Package: #5
Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts
TOTM Awards: 0
Friends: 0
Default Re: Gotta love Thelma

Quote:
Originally Posted by Rest View Post
Is the Curt hitch the easiest and to install? What about price? I am thinking a hitch mount would be the easiest to install a bike rack on. Otherwise I might go with the Saris Bones.
Curt, HiddenHitch, DrawTite.....they are all the same to install.
And they all incorporate the mods now, that Curt does, to keep exaust from burning your bumper.
DrawTite was the cheapest at $94.00 from Etrailer.com. Identical to HH.
Curt is a little beefier, but alot heavier and more expensive. Overkill for a Prius.
9G-man is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old 10-01-2008, 09:19 PM   #7
Rest
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: CA
Posts: 738
My Car: 2007 Prius
Package: N/A
Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts
TOTM Awards: 0
Friends: 0
Default Re: Gotta love Thelma

On Etrailer.com the pictures for the Curt, HiddenHitch and DrawTite all look the same. Are they manufactured from the same place? And if they are then why does the HiddenHitch cost so much less?
Rest is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On
Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Gotta love a Dog loving Prius Driver!!! freshmtt Prius Main Forum 10 05-26-2008 08:18 PM
You gotta love it jdonalds Fuel Economy 0 05-04-2008 01:10 PM
gotta love the break in period eagle33199 Prius Main Forum 3 07-05-2006 12:48 PM
Gotta love the Prius gas gauge... Mystery Squid Prius Main Forum 26 05-16-2006 08:16 AM
Gotta love record high temps!! efusco Fuel Economy 41 03-25-2006 08:49 AM


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 07:49 PM.


Find us on Facebook!
Powered by vBulletin®
Copyright ©2000 - 2008, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Content Relevant URLs by vBSEO 3.2.0