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The Atera Odyssey features a contemporary and individual design which combines strength with practicality - the design brief was that they should be "robust, attractive, secure, spacious". They've been thoroughly tested and approved by the German TÜV, including "City Crash testing" which is becoming a norm in our sector. They all have a 75kg load limit and a 5 year guarantee, and some also have dual side opening.

The highlight of the range is the Atera Odyssey 820 (£219.95*, shown right), a good all round family luggage carrier which should allow space on the roof bars for at least one bike carrier, especially if fitted to aerobars, and will take carving skis to 185cm.

The Atera Zenith roof box range shares many features with the Odyssey series but use top notch plastic.

The Zenith 650 is a mid sized Medium Long Medium Wide box which should allow space on the roof bars for at least one bike carrier, especially if fitted to aerobars, and will take carving skis to 185cm.

The Zenith 850 (£349.95*, right) is a long wide roof box and the full width of many roof bars, but if your bars are at least 120cm long, and you use aerobars, then there should be space for one bike carrier.

There aren't many deep gloss black (non-metallic) boxes on the market, but the Zeniths are a very worthy alternative to e.g. the Thule Spirit 780 and 820 "glossy black" roofboxes.

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*Prices correct at 25 June 2008. The Roof Box Company reserve the right to change this price at any time.

Welcome to the new range of Atera roof boxes for 2008 - the Odyssey and the Zenith.

Atera's Odyssey boxes have been comprehensively redesigned and upgraded for 2008, with specifications that pitch them, together with the Thule Atlantis series, between Farad and KAMEI for all round quality.