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If you are leaning towards the bmw x5 roof rack option for carrying bikes make sure you check out the new Thule 450R Rapid Crossroad car rack system. It is made to install right on the X5 side rails. I think this roof rack looks beautiful on the X5 because of its sleek and low profile design. FYI Thule Racks introduced this rack to the american market after offering it for several years in europe. It was so popular on new model european cars over there that they launched it in the U.S. One thing to keep in mind though is that you'll probably have to use a set of Xadapt adapters to mount a Thule roof mount bike rack to the Thule elliptical load bars that the Thule 450R uses (does not use the normal square Thule crossbars). The Xadapts slide into the slots on the load bars and then you connect the bike rack to the Xadapt.
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