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Title: Cheap but very limited use for Subaru Outback
Review: To start, I have a 2011 Subaru Outback. I bought this to adapt my Thule setup (fork trays and a tandem mount) and found it to be a complete waste once things got heavier. Here is why: the cheap plastic risers do nothing more than create a second, narrower set of cross rails with a further reduced weight limit. I suppose if all you were racking were 2 "good" bikes (max 25-30 lbs. each) it would be acceptable (not box store 50lb. high tensile steel bikes). However, for serious racking on the newer Outbacks, leave the factory rails in their "stored" position and get yourself the Thule 450/50 or 450/58 system. Using the factory bars as side rails allows you to use more roof space and increased weight limit (for a cost of course). I can now easily rack my tandem as well as 2 kayaks or 4 Thule fork mount trays. The 532 would never have held up to a single kayak let alone my tandem.
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