After market roof racks

[LeCo]

I know that there have been other postings on this topic, but they don't really answer my questions completely.We would like to carry a canoe and 2 bikes on our Vibe's roof. I'm not sure if this can all fit on the top, but, at a minimum, we are going to need an aftermarket rack just for the canoe and/or just for the bikes. I have been to REI and EMS and to both the Yakima and Thule websites and I am not at all certain about a few things:1) What is the best system to use to accomplish all of these things? The existing roof rack seems like it is set back too far to be able to use a rack that attaches to the existing rack.2) The Yakima system seemed to work best, but the weight load was set at a 75 pound maximum. This seems too low to be what we need.3) The guy at REI seemed to be pushing us towards Yakima system with 58" load bars and fork mounted bike carriers, but again, the weight limit seems too low to accomplish what we need.Any suggestions or ideas?Thanks!

[ebslopp]

I tried carrying a canoe and a bike on my Vibe using the Thule 571xt system, which apparantly they no longer make. But now they make a rack that you can use the much needed longer load bars. I believe the weight limit for a Thule system is 150lbs. I also thought the canoe would be too far back for it to work. But actually, if I couldn't see the canoe from the driver's seat, I would have forgotten it was there. You can check out the picks of the canoe on my Vibe here: http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=10448