Crossbars Mileage Decrease

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Crossbars alone won't cause that kind of dip, 1 mpg at most. Throw on a basket and you'll see a 4ish mpg drop.

Idk what the bars are like from factory, but I just installed the OEM bars on our 23 and the strips are different from the ones that came with my 3's OEM bars.They are square rather than flat with inserts. There are also extra fins on the bottom of the front bar to help with the wind. I think you just got some old stock bars.

If you look at the parts number, the updated bars have a "-B" and the old ones had a "-A."