Quote Originally Posted by Irulan
with a suburban, you'll want a hitch rack, not a roof rack unless you want to pack a step ladder around with you.
I *so* agree with this. My husband just has an Intrepid, with the bike mounts fairly far in, and I've dented his roof with my bike. Since then I just have him handle loading and unloading the bikes when we take his car, which is rarely. Remember, the farther up and out you have to reach, the harder it is to control the bike. You don't just have to get the bike up there; you have to get it *just right* in its little fork mounts and then wiggle the rear tire into the right spot. And that will be even harder for the bike that's not on the outside. And then if there's some wind ...

When I got my WRX, I got extra-wide rack bars so that I only have to lift my bike up, not out. That has made a huge difference, and I haven't had a ding yet.

You have a suburban; is there no room to just pile the bikes in the back? Unless you're really, really tall for a woman (and fairly strong, as well), I think you'll find that roof racks on that behemoth simply won't be worth it.