Noisy Thule Canoe Rack

[(PeteCresswell)]

Per Sylvain Fauvel:
>I am wondering what makes the noise: the bars, towers, the tip of the
> bars (as opposed as to the center).

The noise persists without anything on the racks, right?

If not, I'd look to the tie down straps first and give each one a
twist at each end.
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PeteCresswell

[Brian Nystrom]

> I know I am not the first one but my thule rack makes noise whenever I drive
> above 80Km/h (50 mph).
>
> Thule sells some wind deflector that would probably fix the problem but i
> am sure this raise gas consumption quite a bit.

No, the wind deflector lowers gas consumption by making the rack more
aerodynamic.