Thule roof rack with the new Aeroblade load bars installed on a 2012 Countryman.

460R Rapid Podium Foot Pack

FIT KIT 4020

ARB47 AeroBlade Load Bar Pair

Also installed the 518 Echelon bike rack.

I'm very happy with the Aeroblades, the only noise is a very slight whistle that you can only hear with the sunroof open at about 20-30 mph.

 

Thank you for sharing this. I was just looking at Thule accessories for the Countryman. This helps a lot!

 

How much did this cost without the bike accessory?

 

I've also got the Thule Rack (posted previously over here). I see you got the aero-blade load bars, those look really nice. I went with the standard Aero Load Bar with a Fairing, but perhaps those aero-blades would cut the wind down better.

 

I added up the three components of the base rack on Rack Attack and it came out to about $360. That's a little over $100 more than the factory rack, but I get an outdoor industry discount with Thule so that saved me quite a bit. I also like the extra width of the Thule bars, those few inches often become critical when you're mixing and matching bikes, kayaks, and cargo boxes.

 

Nice rack!!