Thule UpRide vs Yakima 8002114

Buy the Thule UpRide, ASIN B07B16RV7K, when you want the upright roof rack whose features say one bike, no frame contact, wheels from 20 to 29 inches, tires to 3 inches, and a 44-pound load. Buy the Yakima HighRoad, model 8002114, ASIN B01N14Z8KU, when you want the upright tray whose model cell says 8002114 and whose features say wheels from 26 to 29 inches, tires from 23 millimeters to 4.0 inches, and wheelbases up to 48 inches. These are roof racks that hold a bike by the wheels. They are not hitch racks, and they do not include the locks both feature lists tell you to buy separately.

Short version. A Kryptonite Evolution Mini-7 and an ABUS Bordo 6500 are the locks you still need, because both racks say the locking cores are extra. Crankbrothers Stamp 7 pedals and Shimano PD-M520 pedals are what is on the bike you are lifting. A Garmin Edge 540 and a Wahoo WFCC5 are the computers on the bar. A Lectric XP4 and an Aventon Level 4 are e-bikes, and an e-bike's weight is the first thing to check against a roof rack's load line before you lift it. Match the model you can actually read. The Yakima card prints 8002114. The Thule feature list on this ASIN does not print 599000.

The Thule card is the UpRide. The ASIN is B07B16RV7K. The feature list says it is a universal upright rack for one bike, that it makes no contact with the frame, that it fits most 20-to-29-inch wheels with tires up to 3 inches wide, that a separate UpRide fat-bike adapter fits tires up to 5 inches, that a ratcheting wheel strap and a secure hook do the loading, that the carrier can switch from one side of the vehicle to the other, that it suits carbon frames, odd frames, rear suspension, and bottle cages, that locks for the bike and the rack are sold separately, that it fits Thule rack systems and most factory racks, and that the load capacity is 44 pounds. That is a real feature list. It is not a model-number cell. Thule's own UpRide page prints model 599000, UPC 091021934528, a 44-pound load, wheels of 20 to 29 inches, tires to 3 inches, a maximum wheelbase of 1300 millimeters, a weight of 17 pounds, dimensions of 64 by 13 by 4.3 inches, and Poland as the origin. Those numbers match the Amazon features where the features speak, and they add numbers the Amazon features do not. Quote 599000 as Thule's page. Quote 44 pounds, 20 to 29, and 3 inches as the Amazon features. If the box stamp is not 599000, do not treat B07B16RV7K as that model just because the feature list rhymes.

Forty-four pounds is the Amazon load line and the Thule page's load line. It is the bike, not the rack. The rack's own 17 pounds, on Thule's page, is what you lift when the rack is empty, and then you lift the bike to the roof on top of that. A 44-pound limit is a light road bike or a modest mountain bike. It is a bad place for a mail-order e-bike that weighs more than the limit before you add a lock and a bottle. The Lectric comparison is the reminder. Weigh the bike. The fat-bike adapter is sold separately. A 4-inch tire is already outside the 3-inch feature. Do not force it and call the feature wrong. The locks are sold separately. An unlocked bike on a roof is a gift at a trailhead. The Kryptonite page is a cable and a U-lock, not a Thule core. Buy the core the rack accepts if you want the rack's own lock points. The feature does not name the core's part number.

The Yakima card is model 8002114. The brand is Yakima. The ASIN is B01N14Z8KU. The UPC is 736745021146. The GTIN is 00736745021146. The color cell says Black. The included-components cell says HighRoad, a medium strap, and instructions. The features say the tray is low-profile so it clears a hatch on a sedan or an SUV, that the hoop fits 26-to-29-inch wheels and tires from 23 millimeters to 4.0 inches with no adjustment, that it takes wheelbases up to 48 inches, that you do not remove a wheel, that the rack does not touch the frame, that a TorqueRight knob secures the bike, that the hardware is tool-free and fits most roof racks including Yakima StreamLine and many factory bars, that two SKS locks and the included TailWhip cable are how you lock it and that the locks are sold separately, and that a SmarT-Slot kit, also sold separately, converts it to T-slot bars. There is no load-capacity cell and no weight cell. Forty-eight inches of wheelbase is the length claim you can quote from this card. It is not a pound rating.

Yakima's current HighRoad page prints a wheelbase up to 52 inches, a weight of 18 pounds, dimensions of 57.5 by 9.5 by 4.5 inches, a crossbar spread of 18 to 40 inches, a road rating of 45 pounds, and an off-road rating of 27 pounds. That page is the current HighRoad. This Amazon card is model 8002114, and its features stop at 48 inches and never print 45 pounds. A newer HighRoad, model 8002139, is a different ASIN. Do not average 48 and 52 into 50. Do not put 45 pounds on 8002114 because the current web page says 45. If your bike's wheelbase is 50 inches, this card does not claim to fit it. If your bike weighs 40 pounds, this card does not claim a load number you can hide behind. Measure the wheelbase. Weigh the bike. Then decide whether 8002114 is the rack or whether you need the model whose page actually prints the longer number.

The wheel ranges do not match, and that is a real difference, not a broken cell. Thule's features start at 20-inch wheels and stop at a 3-inch tire. Yakima's features start at 26-inch wheels and allow a 4.0-inch tire. A kid's 20-inch bike is a Thule feature and not a Yakima feature. A 4-inch tire is a Yakima feature and a Thule adapter purchase. A 26-inch wheel with a 2.5-inch tire is inside both feature lists. Wheelbase is only on the Yakima card, at 48 inches. Thule's 1300 millimeters, which is about 51.2 inches, is Thule's page, not the Amazon feature list. Do not score the Amazon cards as if both had printed a wheelbase. Side of the car is a Thule feature: the carrier swaps sides. The Yakima card does not say that. Hatch clearance is a Yakima feature: the tray is low so a hatch can open. The Thule features do not mention a hatch. Those are the reasons to pick, once the wheel and the tire are legal for the card.

Who should buy the UpRide, and who should buy the 8002114?

Buy B07B16RV7K if you want the feature list that starts at a 20-inch wheel, stops the tire at 3 inches, prints a 44-pound load, and lets you swap the carrier to the other side of the car, and if you will confirm on the box that the rack is the UpRide Thule calls 599000. Buy 8002114 if you want a printed model number, a 4-inch tire allowance, a 48-inch wheelbase, a TorqueRight knob, and a low tray aimed at hatches, and if your wheels are at least 26 inches. Buy the Thule if the bike is small or the load number is the number you needed to see on the card. Buy the Yakima if the tire is wider than 3 inches and the wheelbase is inside 48.

Do not buy either rack for a bike that weighs more than the only load number you have, which is the Thule's 44 pounds, unless you have a load number for the Yakima from the model you actually bought. Do not buy the current HighRoad's 52-inch claim and then check out 8002114. Do not buy a hitch rack and expect these trays. A roof rack means you lift the bike. A short driver and a tall wagon is the combination these features do not solve. Locks are extra on both cards. Buy them before the first trailhead, not after.

What is the UpRide listing actually for?

This card is one upright wheel-hold roof rack, ASIN B07B16RV7K, with the feature list above and no model cell in that list. Use it on a roof that already has crossbars the features say it accepts: Thule bars or most factory bars. The card does not print a crossbar spread. Thule's page does not replace a measurement of your car. A rack that does not reach both bars is not a 44-pound rack. It is a lever. The no-frame-contact sentence is the reason to buy it for a carbon frame or a frame you do not want a clamp on. The hook holds the front wheel. The ratchet holds the rear wheel. The features say that. They do not say the job is intuitive the first time. Read the instructions that should be in the box before you are late for a ride.

The fat-bike adapter is a different part. Five-inch tires are not this listing. Forty-four pounds is the bike. Roof-rack wind and a long highway day are not in the features. A rack can be inside its load rating and still whistle. The card does not print a noise claim. The side-swap feature matters if your hatch or your garage door only works with the bike on one side. Use it. Do not discover it in a parking garage with the bike already up.

What is 8002114 actually for?

This card is one black HighRoad, model 8002114, ASIN B01N14Z8KU, UPC 736745021146, with a medium strap and instructions in the included line. Use it for a 26-to-29-inch wheel, a tire up to 4 inches, and a wheelbase inside 48 inches, on bars the features say the tool-free hardware accepts. The TorqueRight knob is the tension story. It is not a torque wrench with a number. The card does not print inch-pounds. Tighten it the way the instructions say, then look at the wheel. A loose hoop is a bike on the road behind you. The TailWhip is a cable in the box. The SKS locks that make the cable useful against a thief are not in the box. The SmarT-Slot kit is not in the box. If your bars are T-slot, this card is not finished until that kit is.

No load number means you cannot quote 45 pounds from the current HighRoad page as if 8002114 had said it. A 48-inch wheelbase is the length limit you can quote. A modern trail bike with a long rear center can miss that number. Measure hub to hub, or measure the wheelbase the maker prints, and compare it with 48 before you trust the hoop. The low-tray sentence is about the hatch. It is not a promise that every spoiler clears. Look at your hatch with the tray on and the bike off, then again with the bike on. The color cell says Black. The photo should be black. A silver rack in the box is the wrong model.

How do you load them without mixing the two cards?

Load the Thule the way its features describe: wheel in the hook, ratchet on the rear wheel, no clamp on the frame, bike under 44 pounds, tire at or under 3 inches unless the adapter is actually on the rack. Load the Yakima the way its features describe: wheel in the hoop, TorqueRight snug, strap on, wheelbase inside 48 inches, tire inside 4 inches, wheel at least 26. Do not put a 20-inch kids' bike on the Yakima because the Thule features allowed it. Do not put a 3.8-inch tire on the Thule because the Yakima features allowed it. Do not skip the locks because the rack was expensive. Both cards say the locks are separate.

Take the bike off before you drive into a garage. Neither card prints your garage height. A roof load plus a bike is taller than the car. The first low door is the test people fail. The cards also do not print a speed rating. Drive like the bike is a sail, because it is. Check the hook and the strap at the first stop. A shifted wheel is a loose rack, not a brand failure, until you have looked.

What actually fails on these two cards?

The Thule card fails when 599000 is cited as an Amazon model cell. It fails when 17 pounds or 1300 millimeters from Thule's page is cited as an Amazon cell. It fails when a 4-inch tire is forced on without the adapter. It fails when an e-bike over 44 pounds is called inside the feature. It fails when the locks are assumed to be in the box. It fails when a 20-inch wheel on this list is used to excuse a 20-inch wheel on the Yakima.

The Yakima card fails when the current HighRoad page's 52-inch wheelbase and 45-pound road rating are pasted onto model 8002114. It fails when 48 inches is treated as a suggestion. It fails when a 24-inch kids' wheel is called close enough to 26. It fails when the TailWhip is called a lock. It fails when T-slot bars are used without the SmarT-Slot kit the features say is separate. It fails when model 8002139 is kept because it also says HighRoad.

What is this comparison not?

This is not a hitch-rack review. Both cards are roof trays. This is not a review of every UpRide year. The Amazon features are the card. Thule's 599000 page is the manufacturer page that matches those features, and the box still has to say so. This is not a review of the newer HighRoad. 8002114 is the part. This is not a price quote. The price changes. Use the buttons if you want the live listing. This is not a claim about gas mileage. Neither card prints a drag number.

So which roof rack should you buy?

Buy the Thule if you want ASIN B07B16RV7K, the 20-inch wheel, the 3-inch tire limit, the 44-pound load, and the side swap, and if the box agrees with Thule's 599000 page. Buy the Yakima if you want model 8002114, ASIN B01N14Z8KU, the 4-inch tire, the 48-inch wheelbase, and the low tray, and if you will not borrow 52 inches from a newer page. Buy neither if you needed a printed load on both cards, locks in the box, or a hitch rack. The wheel and the tire are the decision. The missing Yakima load number is the warning.

The Rouge film, "Thule UpRide Review," shows a Thule UpRide. The title does not say 599000, and the clip does not show the Yakima HighRoad or model 8002114. Use it for an UpRide on a roof. Do not use it as a fit check for a 48-inch wheelbase.