PRESS RELEASE
February 7, 1996
New bike carrier
for every type of bike

A means of safe transportation for every type of bike on the market is the claim that Thule makes for the its Thule 559 roof mounted carrier. The company says that the carrier will take mountain bikes, racing models and ordinary
everyday leisure models with frame diameters of between 22 and 51 mm.

The new bike carrier has a double locking mechanism that locks the bike to the bike carrier and the bike carrier to the load carrier. The adjustable fastenings simplify fitting, and the frame holder has extra soft padding, to ensure that neither cables nor paintwork
become damaged during transportation.
The bike carrier has been approved by TÜV/GS in Germany, and enables transportation on either side of the vehicle's roof./ins

Caption: The new Thule 559 bike carrier will take all types of bikewith frame diameters of up to 51 mm.

Industri AB Thule is a manufacturer of detachable load carriers, roof boxes and accessories for transporting various types of sports and leisure equipment. The company is a world leader in this field, with a presence in practically every country where there is an appreciable
volume of traffic. Fixed roof railings represent a new and increasingly important product area, and one in which the company's customers include Opel, BMW, Volkswagen, Nissan and Ford. Thule is part of Sweden's Eldon Group, whose shares are quoted on Stockholm Stock Exchange. The Group's turnover for 1994 was SEK 1 664 million. In addition to its two factories in Sweden, Thule also has production facilities at two plants in the USA. Roof boxes are manufactured inter alia at the company's own plant in Germany.

If you would like further information, please contact:
Thule Ltd
Unit 4-5 Concorde Drive
5C Business Centre
Clevedon Bristol
BS21 6UH
Tel: 01275 34 04 04
Fax: 01275 34 06 86

Kristina Farwing
International Product Manager
Industri AB Thule
Box 69
S-330 33 Hillerstorp
Sweden
tel: +46 (370)-255 00
fax: +46 (370)-229 08

N.B. This text is available on 3.5" disk (Word 5.1a) formatted for Macintosh or PC.

facilities at two plants in the USA. Roof boxes are manufactured inter alia at the company's own plant in Germany.

If you would like further information, please contact:
Aunger NSW
Adrian van Bellen
9/25 Frenchs Forest Road
Frenchs Forest NSW 2086
AUSTRALIA
Tel: +61 2 975 5577
Fax: +61 2 975 5900

Kristina Farwing
International Product Manager
Industri AB Thule
Box 69
S-330 33 Hillerstorp
Sweden
tel: +46 (370)-255 00
fax: +46 (370)-229 08

N.B. This text is available on 3.5" disk (Word 5.1a) formatted for Macintosh or PC.

facilities at two plants in the USA. Roof boxes are manufactured inter alia at the company's own plant in Germany.

If you would like further information, please contact:
Aunger NSW
Adrian van Bellen
9/25 Frenchs Forest Road
Frenchs Forest NSW 2086
Tel: 02 975 5577
Fax: 02 975 5900

Kristina Farwing
International Product Manager
Industri AB Thule
Box 69
S-330 33 Hillerstorp
Sweden
tel: +46 (370)-255 00
fax: +46 (370)-229 08

N.B. This text is available on 3.5" disk (Word 5.1a) formatted for Macintosh or PC.
facilities at two plants in the USA. Roof boxes are manufactured inter alia at the company's own plant in Germany.

If you would like further information, please contact:
Kristina Farwing
International Product Manager
Industri AB Thule
Box 69
S-330 33 Hillerstorp
Sweden
tel: +46 (370)-255 00
fax: +46 (370)-229 08

N.B. This text is available on 3.5" disk (Word 5.1a) formatted for Macintosh or PC.