Bicycle Racks

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How to Choose Bicycle Racks for your car

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You should have a bicycle car rack because terrific bicycling areas are always not within easy cycling distance. Carrying your bicycle on your vehicle is an excellent means to spread out your bicycling escapades. This makes it very easy to discover traffic-free streets, impressive trails or take your bicycle with you on vacations.

Bicycle racks are also a device to prevent theft. The rack is in turn fixed to the ground or a building wall. Often, in major urban areas, bike racks are a source of theft. Bicycle racks are also a device for transporting bicycles, attached to an automobile or bus. Finally, bicycle racks can be a device latched onto the bicycle, to which cargo or panniers can be attached. Utility bicycles and touring bicycles use this device often.

Remember : No bike rack fits every car and no car can hold every bike rack! Here are several types of bicycle racks for cars. Trunk mount, Roof mount, Spare Tire mount or Receiver Hitch mount. Trunk mount bicycle racks for cars are the most common.

Trunk Mount Bicycle Car Rack

Trunk Mount are usually cheaper than other types of bicycle racks. Add a Trunk Mount Bike Rack to haul bikes on your car. The Trunk Mount Bike Rack carries up to three bikes and can easily be removed after your adventure. Simple installation. Easy to store when not in use. Often they are great for hauling one or sometimes two bikes.

Roof Racks

More versatile, safer carrying location for both bicycles and cars. If positioned securely, roof mounted bicycle racks will carry a minimum 4 bicycles and can even accommodate more reliant on your car type. The bikes are well separated so they do not rub on each other or the car. You can pull a trailer and the bikes will not be in the way. The roof racks protect the finish on your car really well. Often there are a lot of other accessories to carry canoes, skis, snowboards etc. to fit the roof rack.

Receiver Hitch Racks

Extremely popular on sport utility vehicles, vans, and vehicles having nowhere else to mount a rack. Easily installed and removed, and most have 2 to 5 bike capacities.

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