Does it work only on round cross bars or will it work with the oval or square?
1505794
This will work on Square and Round bars. Most oval bars will be too large for this mount.
1505795
The BOA will only work on round or square crossbars. It will not work on oval/aero/factory style crossbars.
1505796
Works on both. I've got mine mounted on a hitch mount cargo rack with square bars
350341
Will work on both, I have square on my jeep, my wife has oval on her Subaru both work fine
1339830
The mount fits very nicely on the standard Yakima round cross bar. I measured the diameter of the cross bar and it appears to be approx. 1 1/8" I am not familiar with other cross bars that are not square or round therefore I'm not sure my answer is helpful. The directions indicate the mount is for crossbars that are either round or square. I can say that I like this mount very very much and the only drawback is that is does reduce my gas mileage slightly by having the bike mounted on the roof. I also carry a canoe on top that affects the mileage as well.
1703636
I used them on a Dodge Caravan SXT with stock cross bars but I don't know why they wouldn't work on round...my cross bars are oval shape.If you hit Thule customer service I bet they would know. All the best, Spider K
739299
Should work fine, does that model have the u shape piece that fits around the cross bars
1409903
I tried the oval.and could not get it to fit . It wobbled. The opening also is very small.
1736092
I would say it will only work on round tubes. An oval tube would require shims, but there might not be enough working room inside the clamping arms to apply shims---it depends on the "diameter" of the oval tube. The curved clamping arms are made of thick aluminum, so bending them to fit an oval shape would be very diffcult and might break them. The only other solution is to file the oval stem into a round shape, which might be "sacreligious." This problem is another argument for the standardization of bicycle parts.
881649
It will work fine with a round lever hole. The button is actually round, and will cover the old lever hole perfectly. I had a square opening and was worried, but it even covered the corners. Great buy no regrets! Installed 3 in my home.
1090559
this appears to be made for round pits only,corners on a squre pit may be undo pressure in areas and cause damage.i i have had both square and round pits and would not use this one on a square one.
1615662
According to Yakima, they will work with round, square and oval bars. I am using them with round and see no reason why they would not work with others.
1424400
I haven't tried them on oval knobs but my guess is they wouldn't close around an oval knob unless it was very small.
2161734
The mounts are universal for any crossbar. I've used them with Subaru's Aerobars and Yakama's round bars and they held well on both. In fact, they held onto the Subaru bars after the bars broke off the car and launched my kayak down the freeway. That allowed me to recover the bars and show them to the judge when I sued the car company for damages.
1782758
I know for sure that it will fit round, flat and square bars. Hope this helps.
1537618
I would only use on a round post. If the fork leg is oval like most, it probably won't hold.
1703635
I used them on a Dodge Caravan SXT with stock cross bars but I don't know why they wouldn't work on round...my cross bars are oval shape. If you hit Thule customer service I bet they would know. All the best, Spider K
1648815
The roof racks fit my X-bar that is oval and flat. It should fit round rails or really any shape. I tighten the racks to the x-bar using channel locks just to be sure and drove over 600 miles, checking the straps once. All worked great.
341912
Depends on your handlebars. It doesn't work on my road bike. The handlebars have to be round.