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I bought a Thule Crossover eight years ago and the zip on it has finally gone. Short of getting a local seamstress to fit a new zip, I think it's time for a new one, and am a bit tempted by the Thule Crossover 2 30l. Are Thule still good? Is there anything else of the same sort of size that I should be considering?

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Have you contacted Thule? M not even joking. I have an 11 year old Thule laptop backpack, the little rubber covers on the zipper handles perished. I called them to ask if there were replacements available and they said to bring it in and then replaced them for free.

Can’t hurt to ask.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

Looks like they have a lifetime warranty. Definitely wouldn’t hurt to ask.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Meanwhile, me asking for spare parts for a few years old bike trailer: lol that’s the old model we don’t have the parts for that one

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

What's proprietary on a bike trailer?

I'm new to trailers, own a 14' enclosed tandem. The only thing that's kinda fucked is the quad-square screw drive on the self-drilling screws from floor panel to frame.