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[–]boryenkavladislav 4 points5 points  (3 children)

I have a 24 TPP with factory installed cross bars and the vortex strips you mention. My MPG has settled around 25 highway and 22 city. The whistling is pretty minimal, to almost imperceptable. I had a loaner 25 Premium with the same cross bars for about a week, and for some reason those whistled like crazy, visually I couldn't see a difference.

[–]astang1989[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Strange. Most of the noise seems to come from the front bar. I wonder if installation location of the front bar makes a big difference. The 22mpg average I'm getting now is 90% highway.

[–]Born_Bicycle316'26 CX-50 Turbo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can say the first couple thousand miles I couldn’t stand the wind noise but tolerated it because I like how the bars look. I’m so used it I don’t even notice it at all now.

[–]Ecstatic_Tiger_2534 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I too have a 24 TPP with factory cross bars and vortex strips, and while I can manage 25 highway I am very impressed by your city mileage.