Bicycle Carriers for Cars, Trucks, SUVs…

Bicycle carriers, also known as a bike racks, are accessories that are  mounted on a car or other motorized vehicle that allow you to transport a bicycle from location to location.

Bicycle carriers are most commonly mounted on automobiles and buses. For cars, bike carriers have been created that will hold the bicycle on the roof, the trunk or the trailer hitch. Depending on the type of carrier, extra racks or bars may be required for proper mounting. For carriers mounted on buses, they are generally attached to the front of the bus. Carriers are typically made to accommodate from 1 to 4 bicycles, depending on the style.

There are various methods by which the car bike racks hold the bikes in place, again depending on the style of carrier. Two methods for securing a bike to the roof of a car are to fasten both wheels with clamps to a horizontal device and then provide extra vertical reinforcement with a bar, or to similarly secure the rear tire and the front dropouts, which requires that the front wheel be removed. Finally, a carrier mounted on the rear of the car will clasp the top tube of the bike and hold it in place that way. There is some additional equipment available that will connect from the stem to the seat post, basically creating a tube replacement for bikes that do not have them.

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Bicycle carriers have also been created especially for the rear of pickup trucks for attaching bikes either to the bed or the side of the truck. A carrier for motorcycles has also been developed, as have some designs for carrying recumbent and tandem bikes. Special carriers are available for SUVs and for hatchbacks. You can even get a spare tire bike rack for vehicles desiged with the external spare in the back. Additionally, bike carriers are included on some light rail transit trains as well.

Yakima, Thule, Bell and Saris are popular and reputable manufacturers of various bicycle carriers, among others.

Clearly, if you're traveling over a distance via a motor vehicle and you want to take your bicycle with you, there is a bike carrier that will enable you to do so.

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