malone bigfoot canoe rack works on thule rapid aero bars
Yep, both the Thule 450 Crossroad roof rack system (use the 50 inch load bars) and the Thule 450R Rapid CrossRoad car rack system (select the RB47 load bars) are perfect for your 2008 Audi A4 Avant wagon factory side rails. All of Thule Racks roof mount bike carriers will attach to the Thule square load bars directly, while you'll need to use a set of Thule Xadapt Kits to attach the bike racks to the Rapid Aeo load bars.
Now about that canoe rack... I definitely suggest you check out the Malone BigFoot canoe carrier system. This carrier is fully compatible with the Thule Rapid Aero load bars on the 450R Rapid Crossroad system, no need for any extra adapters or anything. If you decide to go with the regular Thule 450 Crossroad system then the Thule 579XT canoe rack will connect to the square load bars on that system.
Whatever you choose, just attach the canoe rack to the center of the load bars and then mount a bike rack on each side of the canoe rack. This is an excellent configuration that will allow you to use all the gear carriers at the same time and still make it easy to load all your gear into their respective carriers.
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