| When looking for bike racks for cars you will need to | | | | yourself and then hold it in position with one hand |
| think about how often you will plan on using it. If you | | | | while securing the bike to the rack with the other |
| plan on using it a lot, a more permanent rack might | | | | hand. A rack on top of an SUV can be quite a reach, |
| be a better solution. If your use will be infrequent a | | | | especially if your bike is a heavier model like a full |
| removable trunk rack might be the best solution. | | | | suspension mountain bike. Most trunk mounted racks |
| You will also need to consider how many bicycles you | | | | suspend and hold the bike by it's cross bar. A lot of |
| want to transport, most trunk mounted bike racks | | | | the full suspension mountain bikes as well as other |
| will only hold two or three bikes. Do you want to be | | | | styles of bike have an unusual cross bar making the |
| able to use the rack on several different vehicles or | | | | mounting of the bike on the rack more difficult. If |
| will the rack be used on one vehicle only? If the | | | | your vehicle has a rear mounted spare tire you will |
| answer is more than one vehicle the trunk mounted | | | | need to buy a special rack that mounts on the spare |
| rack is probably the best option because of the ease | | | | tire or go with a roof rack or a hitch mounted rack. |
| of taking it on and off a vehicle. | | | | If cycling is not the only activity you enjoy that |
| Price is always an issue when deciding what rack to | | | | requires you to haul your toys around a trunk |
| buy trunk mounted rack tend to be the least | | | | mounted rack might be the best option. If this is you |
| expensive ranging in price from about $40 to $300 | | | | a roof mounted rack might be the best option as |
| depending on the quality and options you choose. | | | | you can buy component for a roof rack that will |
| Most of the good quality racks are priced at $75 and | | | | secures all types of different toys. The better trunk |
| above. Often after a ride I stop somewhere to get | | | | mounted racks have individual cradles for each bike. |
| something to eat, usually with the my fellow riders, | | | | These cradles insure the bike does not slide around |
| and when I leave my bike on the rack I want to | | | | on the support bars and makes securing the bike |
| know it's secure. I spent a lot of money on my | | | | much easier. When hauling more than one bike the |
| bicycle and cannot afford to easily replace it. Trunk | | | | cradles help keep the bikes seperate so that your |
| mounted racks are held onto the vehicle with straps | | | | custom paint job is not ruined. It is also important |
| that are not to difficult to cut, and security is more | | | | that the bike racks for cars keep the bikes off the |
| difficult. There are metal cables on the market that | | | | vehicle, if you plan on switching the rack from vehicle |
| help secure the bike to the vehicle but they will only | | | | to vehicle this is something to be aware of when you |
| be of use if there is a place on the vehicle where the | | | | put if on a new vehicle, put a new bike on the rack, |
| cable can attach. The Saris Bones 3 is an exception b | | | | or change up the regular order in which the bikes are |
| c it is secured to the vehicle with metal strapes. | | | | placed on the rack. Remember the purpose of the |
| When deciding which bike racks for cars will work | | | | rack is to get your bicycles, safely, securely, and |
| best for you, consider how high you can lift a bike by | | | | conveniently to and from the rides. |