I'd love to be able to put my bikes on the roof rack, but as we all know the rails are too far apart on the base rack. I saw a QX56 today in the parking garage that had a long, one piece roof rail that would better accomodate roof racks. Is this a QX56 specific rack, or could I get something like this for my Armada?

FWIW, I use a hitch carrier for my bikes, much easier than messing with a roof rack and having them exposed to onward winds and crud.

FWIW, I use a hitch carrier for my bikes, much easier than messing with a roof rack and having them exposed to onward winds and crud.

Thanks. What hitch rack do you use?

I have a discontinued Yakima. The important thing is to find one that's padded well and can secure your bikes well enough that they don't get scratched or marked up.

This looks like a good one:

http://www.yakima.com/racks/bike-racks/product/8002435/holdup-plus-2.aspx

Thanks for the info. I am picking up a hitch bike rack this week. I just realized that my Yakima Cargo box won't fit up top either. Does anyone know if the 2008+ roof racks will fit a 2005 rack? I took the rack off my '05 to see if I could rig something together for my Yakima rack but doesn't look likely.

Thanks

FWIW, I use a hitch carrier for my bikes, much easier than messing with a roof rack and having them exposed to onward winds and crud.

werd the armada is too tall to try to climb up to put bikes up there

i have the yakima double down 4 and love it. plus i plan on picking up the hitchski for my snowboards