Roof rails

[fastcompany166]

Looking to acquire a set of roof rails to be used primarily for a road bike. Anyone have experience with various brands? Yakima, Thule, Ford? Or... rails versus trunk/deck mount?
Thanks!

 

[secbrad]

This has worked for me. I think I went this route because it was cheaper than most roof rails and I’m just hauling bikes right now. I’ve heard mixed comments on wind noise for the roof rails, some hear it and some don’t. One issue I ran into with this setup was the muffler tapping the hitch but I ordered a stiffer 10mm long exhaust hanger from torquesolution.com which solved most of that problem.

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[fastcompany166]

That looks pretty clean, and I may just go the hitch route as well. Thanks for the reply!

 

[jtsimaras]

This has worked for me. I think I went this route because it was cheaper than most roof rails and I’m just hauling bikes right now. I’ve heard mixed comments on wind noise for the roof rails, some hear it and some don’t. One issue I ran into with this setup was the muffler tapping the hitch but I ordered a stiffer 10mm long exhaust hanger from torquesolution.com which solved most of that problem.

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Would you be able to share hitch part number?
thanks

 

[SPhilli911]

I went with a Yakima roof rack system for bikes because I didn't want to deal with the hitch and potential issues with my aftermarket exhaust. I do, however, like that the hitch is a lot less noticeable when you aren't hauling bikes and the rack. I think there are pros and cons of both, but the roof one is real easy to remove after the initial install.

The wind noise was bit loud (only with the windows down, otherwise you can't hear it at all), but I have since bought a fairing that seemed to fix that issue.