August 25, 2009 (Seymour, CT) – Thule, a world leader in transportation accessories, is proud to announce that they have entered into an agreement with Outdoor Gear Canada (OGC) to distribute both Thule and SportRack branded products to the Canadian market. This agreement will give Thule and SportRack dealers the flexibility to buy direct from Thule or from OGC. OGC will distribute these products from both their Montreal and Vancouver warehouses.

“We are very proud and pleased to add Thule and Sportrack to our program. Thule Inc. is the unquestioned market leader in this very important category and they’ve earned that leadership over many years of outstanding innovation and manufacturing,” said David Bowman, Outdoor Gear’s President.

Tripp Wyckoff, Thule’s VP of Sales, Service and Marketing stated, “Outdoor Gear is the premier distributor in the Canadian market. Both the Thule and SportRack brands will complement the other world-class brands OGC represents. With OGC’s Vancouver warehouse we are able to service the Western Canadian retailers better than in the past.”

OGC will begin taking orders for Thule and SportRack products at the BTAC ExpoCycle show in September.

About Thule Inc.
Thule Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary within the Thule Group. It is the leading US manufacturer of transportation accessories with production sites in Seymour, Connecticut, Chicago, IL, Perry, FL and Thomasville, GA. Thule’s extensive product line features multi-purpose roof racks, roof top boxes, rear mount racks, truck boxes, side steps and accessories for transporting and organizing outdoor equipment (Thule), professional contractor equipment (Thule Professional and UWS) and recreational vehicles (Thule SMART RV). For more information visit www.thuleracks.com.

About Outdoor Gear
Outdoor Gear Canada (OGC) is Canada’s leading supplier of category-leading cycling brands and is the exclusive Canadian distributor for Camelbak, Easton Bell Sports (Bell, Blackburn, CoPilot, Easton, Giro), Finish Line, Fox Racing Shox, Kryptonite, Mavic, Opus, Ora, PowerBar, Profile, Speedplay, Vittoria and White Lightning. OGC also distributes Camelbak products to the outdoor, powersports and winter specialty markets, Giro snow helmets to the winter specialty market and Bell and Easton EXP powersports products to specialty motorcycle shops, all throughout Canada. Its LEED-certified headquarters is in Montreal and it operates service centres and warehouses in Montreal and Vancouver. For more information, please visit www.ogc.ca.