Why Is everyone Talking About Roof Bars? Check What All The Fuss Is About

Is everyone talking about roof bars? Well, apparently they are so if it's all passed you by so far, now might be a good time to catch up. You wouldn't want to be the only one left out would you?

Roof bars are great. The only drawback is that they are a bit exposed to the elements in our climate so going out for a drink can be a rather chilly experience.

The other kind of roof bars are an extremely useful and versatile accessory for your car and it's actually those that everyone's talking about. They are still exposed to the elements but that's okay because they're designed for it and made to withstand it the weather.

Roof bars are metal bars which are mounted on metal brackets which are in turn attached to the roof of a car or van. Usually they're mounted across the roof from side to side with one bracket fitted to either side of the roof. Roof bars are always fitted to a vehicle in pairs. One goes near the front of the roof and the other near the rear of it.

There is also a type of roof bar which runs longitudinally along either side of the roof from front to rear. You usually find these are fitted at the factory by the vehicle manufacturer, although you can get a version for retro fitting. Those are designed for specialised applications. The transverse type is more common in the accessory shops.

The idea of the roof bars is to have things attached to them to be carried on the roof. It's far superior to the old fashioned roof rack in that you can attach things like roof boxes to it to carry stuff inside a streamlined container. That way you minimise the drag created by having any sort of extra object on the car roof and your load stays dry, clean, and much more secure from theft. It's far less likely to fall off too.

There are several manufacturers of roof bars around but one name that always crops up whenever people are talking about carrying stuff around on the car roof is Thule. It's true that Thule roof bars form the basis of the most versatile and comprehensive range of load carrying accessories available to the motoring public.

For Kayak roof bars to carry your kayak to and from the water you can't do better than start off with a pair of Thule roof bars. To them you can add their Slipstream attachment to take your kayak.

It's the versatility of roof bars that has got everyone talking about them and Thule roof bars are the most versatile of all. A roof top box is perhaps the most obvious thing to add fro most people but for the water sports enthusiast it will be the fittings to carry a sailboard or a small dinghy or any kind of canoe, not just a kayak that arouse their interest.

There's far more to a Thule roof rack than that though. A pair of roof bars can have a cycle carrier attached to them so you can carry your bikes to a convenient base from which to ride. All manner of other attachments can be fitted too using the range of brackets and other fittings made specially to fit your Thule roof bars.

You can get special fittings to clamp long items such as ladders securely to the roof bars. Other awkward shaped loads can be carried with complete security by using the right fittings. Think of the havoc you'd cause if any items fell off the roof of your vehicle travelling at even quite modest speeds. You really don't want to be responsible for that happening do you?. The old fashioned sort of roof racks never really gave you such good security as the modern Thule roof bars, or the versatility either come to that.

Nowadays Thule roof racks are attached to roof bars. For loads that are too awkward to fit in a roof top box they're ideal. The Thule system makes it quite easy to remove the rack when it's not needed and just leave the bars attached. That considerably reduces drag which lessens the effect on your fuel consumption. You could take the Thule roof bars off as well but most folk find they create so little drag that they would rather leave them fitted. Then they're ready for any other attachments to be fitted quickly and easily at any time.

Thule roof bars then are all about load carrying systems for the roof of your car or van. That's what they are and that's why everyone's talking about them. It's nothing to do with high level drinking at all.

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