hoping to use Thule 450R Rapid Crossroad on Audi A4 Avant for canoe and bikes

[deadeyedick]

I'm in posession of a 2008 Audi A4 Avant wagon that has factory side rails and would like to install a car rack system that will allow me to carry a mtn and road bike as well as a canoe. The problem is i'm mostly interested in Thule Racks Aero setup, I believe its the 450R Rapid Crossroad that I need for the 08 Audi A4 Avant wagon, and it looks like most canoe racks will not attach to these oval bars. The Thule 579XT canoe rack on connects to the regular Thule square load bars. I will go with the regular square bars car rack option if that is the only model that will allow me to attach a canoe rack, but if there is something else out there i can use as a canoe carrier on the Rapid Aero bars I'd love to hear about it!

[gearMONSTER]

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.