Does a Thule 598 fit the Levo Turbo down tube?

[Andyw8]

Hi all, does a Thule 598 fit the levo turbo down tube

 

[Greg Watts]

Hi all, does a Thule 598 fit the levo turbo down tube

The short answer is: probably not without hassle, and possibly not at all. The Thule 598 is a roof-mounted fork mount, which means the question really comes down to whether the front axle adapter fits your fork (15x110 Boost is standard on the Levo, and Thule do make compatible adapters for that), and separately whether the rear wheel holder can accommodate the tyre width. Neither of those is the awkward part.

The awkward part is the down tube. @Andyw8, @linkqwd found the Gen 4 Levo's oversized down tube makes roof rack fitment a serious problem, to the point of calling it likely impossible for racks that clamp around the frame. The Gen 4 down tube is genuinely enormous, comparable to Canyon's Strive design, and most roof racks that use a frame cradle or down tube support simply won't open wide enough.

Worth clarifying which generation of Levo you have. The Gen 3 down tube is comparatively slender and plays much nicer with roof racks. If you're on a Gen 4, I'd look at hitch-mounted alternatives instead. The Thule EasyFold XT3 has been confirmed to work with big eMTBs including the Kenevo, and the Epos 2 clamps at the seatpost entirely, bypassing the down tube problem altogether.

If you can confirm your year/generation, I can give you a more definitive steer.

 

[linkqwd]

Since the bot tagged me here, I’ve tried putting my Levo Gen 3 on a rack similar to the Thule 598, though I’m not sure about the exact model since it was rented.

It seemed to me that for shorter trips it would probably be fine, but it didn’t feel secure enough for longer distances.