Bicycle carrier

A bicycle carrier, also commonly called a bike rack,[1][2][3] is a device attached to an automobile or bus[4] for transporting bicycles.

A bicycle carrier attached to a bus

By vehicle type

Automobile mounted bike carriers can be attached to the roof, rear trunk, or rear tow hitch, depending on the vehicle. Carriers have been developed especially for the rear of pickup trucks that attach either to the bed or its sides.

At least one manufacturer offers bicycle carriers for use on motorcycles.[5] There is a list of 11 rear mount bike racks that are durable with many other optimum features

Public transport
The Stuttgar Railway with the new (bicycle) trailer. The flatcar trailer now has more than double capacity for 20 bikes and 1 cargo bike.

Bus mounted bike carriers are usually attached to the front of the bus.[6] They may flip up against the bus, out of the way, when not carrying any bikes.[7]

Children's bikes with wheels smaller than 16"[8] may be too small for the racks on buses.[9]

Trains would have seating “bays” where the deep seats could be flipped up into a perch-style arrangement at peak times and allow extra standing room, or give more room for bicycles stood upright.[10]

Also, trains can transport bicycles offboard, in the front of the trains or using a bicycle flatcar / trailer.

Mounting

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.

Special long carriers have been developed to support long-wheelbase recumbents and tandems.

Transit authorities and makers

Transit authorities with bicycle carriers on buses and trains.

Buses

Transit authorities with bicycle carriers on buses:

Europe

North America

Source:[11]

United States

California:

District of Columbia

Georgia:

Illinois

Iowa

Maine:

Massachusetts :

Minnesota:

New York:

  • MTA New York City Bus - Bikes not permitted on most routes, but four routes have been equipped with bike racks in a pilot program.[29]

Tennessee

8 Utah

Virginia

Washington:

Wisconsin:

Canada

British Columbia

Ontario

Quebec

Australia
New Zealand

Bus bycycle carriers
Sportworks bike carrier.
  • Bicycle carrier at rear tow hitch
    Bicycle carrier at rear tow hitch
  • Bicycle rack on top of car
    Bicycle rack on top of car
  • Bicycle racing team support car
    Bicycle racing team support car
  • Bus with patented bicycle carrier in use
    Bus with patented[63] bicycle carrier[61] in use
  • Bicycle carrier on PSTA bus
    Bicycle carrier on PSTA bus

See also

References
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