It's snowboarding season!!! Now comes the decision...
12-06-2006, 01:19 PM
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It's snowboarding season!!! Now comes the decision...
I already have my first trip planned for January 13 and my buddy is driving us up in his Escalade this time but I am looking for suggestions/input on roof racks for carrying my snowboards (1 for all mountain, 1 for park), because I go about 3 times more often than my peeps.
12-06-2006, 05:16 PM
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thule aero bars with the 725 snowboard racks....
i leave the bars on all winter and only put the snowboard racks on for trips. gas mileage drop is neglegible with just the bars. there is a 3-4mpg drop with the racks on with boards.
relatively quiet w/ 4 boards on top with a fairing.
putting it on the first time takes about 1 1/2 hours because of all the measuring for settings and it being the first time. takes me about 20 mins to put it on now by myself.
relatively quiet w/ 4 boards on top with a fairing.
putting it on the first time takes about 1 1/2 hours because of all the measuring for settings and it being the first time. takes me about 20 mins to put it on now by myself.
12-07-2006, 03:58 AM
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Get a roof coffin
If you value the condition of your board I'd go for as much protection from road grime as possible. I've used both a traditional rack and a coffin-box, the big box is way better. Plus it works as a good place to carry beer and chill it on the way to the resort. Just don't leave it in the box overnight! 
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12-07-2006, 09:17 AM
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Here are my 2 main options going that route, according to the respective manufacturers:
1. Yakima Q Towers, 58" Crossbars, Q 102 Clips, 44" Fairing, Space Booster 11
2. Thule 400XT / XTR Rapid Aero, RB47 Rapid Load Bars, 2168 Fit Kit, 782 Fairing, Evolution 1800
Each set-up would run $500+ so does anyone have any experience with one of these or something similar?
2. Thule 400XT / XTR Rapid Aero, RB47 Rapid Load Bars, 2168 Fit Kit, 782 Fairing, Evolution 1800
Each set-up would run $500+ so does anyone have any experience with one of these or something similar?
12-07-2006, 09:59 AM
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boki has been a yakima and thule(as well as others) dealer for 15 years,....
boki has been a yakima and thule(as well as others) dealer for 15 years, in alaska and coloraudi. boki sez, you won't go wrong with either. they are both really good quality.
that said, boki has a strong bias toward yakima.
yakima always seems to be a step ahead, in developement, and to get around patents, thule's response in developement is a little more clumbsy, a little less direct. yakima has got a leg up in the common sense department.
yakima is usa, thule is sweden. it's a different philosophy in engineering. a ford rear end works on most any ford, and a few notfords. have you ever worked under the hood of a saab or a volvo? great cars, but literally hell to work on. - and when you need a spare part, yakima is a phone call away in the pacific northwest, though most rack dealers are asked by yakima to have an extensive assortment of spare parts in stock. thule stuff is usually a special order, and some time to get it, barring mis-communication in what exact thingy is needed(but they are few steps of magnitude better than they used to be).
all the same rack components(with adaptatitations), on some of boki's cars
<img src="http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n211/boki-san/racks/m45quarter.jpg">
<img src="http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n211/boki-san/racks/roadwarriorfullfrontal.jpg">
<img src="http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n211/boki-san/racks/earlyearnin.jpg">
<img src="http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n211/boki-san/racks/straddlindivide.jpg">
a tip, get some nice rectangles of clearbra material, and place them where the rack feet rest. it helps in precisely locating the rack feet, and protects your clearcoat from getting marred. like this
<img src="http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n211/boki-san/racks/yakimafeetpads.jpg">
that said, boki has a strong bias toward yakima.
yakima always seems to be a step ahead, in developement, and to get around patents, thule's response in developement is a little more clumbsy, a little less direct. yakima has got a leg up in the common sense department.
yakima is usa, thule is sweden. it's a different philosophy in engineering. a ford rear end works on most any ford, and a few notfords. have you ever worked under the hood of a saab or a volvo? great cars, but literally hell to work on. - and when you need a spare part, yakima is a phone call away in the pacific northwest, though most rack dealers are asked by yakima to have an extensive assortment of spare parts in stock. thule stuff is usually a special order, and some time to get it, barring mis-communication in what exact thingy is needed(but they are few steps of magnitude better than they used to be).
all the same rack components(with adaptatitations), on some of boki's cars
<img src="http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n211/boki-san/racks/m45quarter.jpg">
<img src="http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n211/boki-san/racks/roadwarriorfullfrontal.jpg">
<img src="http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n211/boki-san/racks/earlyearnin.jpg">
<img src="http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n211/boki-san/racks/straddlindivide.jpg">
a tip, get some nice rectangles of clearbra material, and place them where the rack feet rest. it helps in precisely locating the rack feet, and protects your clearcoat from getting marred. like this
<img src="http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n211/boki-san/racks/yakimafeetpads.jpg">