Bicycle carrier

Bicycle carrier

A bicycle carrier, also commonly called a bike rack,cite web
url = http://sheldonbrown.com/gloss_ra-e.html#rack
title = Sheldon Brown Glossary: Rack
accessdate = 2007-12-27|last=Brown |first=Sheldon |authorlink=Sheldon Brown (bicycle mechanic) |publisher=Sheldon Brown] cite web
url = http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/10/gm_tries_integratedbike_racks.php
title = TreeHugger: GM Tries Integrated Bike Racks on Euro Models
accessdate = 2007-12-27] cite web
url = http://www.yakima.com/RackBasics.aspx
title = Yakima Rack Basics
accessdate = 2007-12-27] is a device attached to an automobile or buscite web
url = http://cata.org/bikes_racks.html
title = CATA Bike Racks
accessdate = 2007-12-27] for transporting bicycles.

Bus mounted bike carriers are usually attached to the front of the bus.cite web
url = http://www.tcatbus.com/content/view/bikes-on-buses.html
title = TCAT Bikes on Buses: Rack&Ride
accessdate = 2007-12-27] They may flip up against the bus, out of the way, when not carrying any bikes.cite web
url = http://www.busonline.ca/regions/vic/transitplus/bike_and_ride.cfm
title = Victoria Regional Transit System: Bike & Ride
accessdate = 2007-12-27]

Automobile mounted bike carriers can be attached to the roof, rear trunk, or rear tow hitch, depending on the vehicle.

Bikes may be mounted in the carriers by clamping both wheels and providing some additional vertical support, by clamping the rear wheel and the front dropouts (necessitating the removal of the front wheel, which may be mounted separately on blades), or by clamping the top tube (usually in the case of rear hitch mounted carriers). There is a device available that connects from the stem to the seat post, to provide a top tube equivalent suitable for mounting in these carriers for step-through frame bicycles that do not have a top tube. Carriers that clamp on the front dropouts may also provide a built-in locking mechanism.

Carriers have been developed especially for the rear of pickup trucks that attach either to the bed or its sides.

Special long carriers have been developed to support long wheel base recumbents and tandems.

At least one manufacturer offers bicycle carriers for use on motorcycles.cite web
url = http://www.johnnyrack.com
title = BICYCLE RACKS FOR MOTORCYCLES
accessdate = 2008-02-12]

References

ee also

*Flexfix (a bike carrier integrated into the car's design)


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