Originally Posted by
eja_ bottecchia
Last Saturday my THULE hitch rack was stolen right from my car. I had just completed a very nice ride coastal ride, but when I returned my car I saw that the rack was gone.
The rack is, was, a very nice rack, solid and well made. The mechanism that locks it to the hitch receiver, however, is rubbish. A fifth grader with a paper clip can unlock it in a matter of seconds. My old T2 Classic used a hitch pin lock and that seemed far more secure.
I know of at least one other club member whose rack was also stolen.
Have any other THULE rack owners had a similar experience?
Could it have been stolen by someone who waved at you and you ignored them?