How To Install Car Bicycle Rack

A couple of tips.

How to install car bicycle rack.

Some cars have hitches but they may be too small for a bike rack. If you drive an suv or truck you should be fine. How it does this will depend on the style of rack that has been used more on that in a moment. If installing a hitch mount verify your vehicle s towing capacity.

Whether you want to paddle through a scenic park or hit the trails a bike rack will make this possible. Car attachment points just as the rack must have a method of attaching to your bike it has to attach to the car. Bell manufactures two types of bike racks to transport bikes on ordinary vehicles. Check your car s towing capacity by reading the manual to see if the car can safely handle a hitch rack plus the weight of a bike.

Clean the car first and make. Many cars don t have a hitch that can be used to install a hitch mounted rack. The thule upride universal bike rack is an ingenious lightweight roof rack for your bicycle that sets up in minutes and is a safe for your car as it is for your bike. Hitch racks carry up to four bikes but require mounting into the receiver of a trailer hitch.

Check your vehicle s manual before installing a roof system. After testing 70 bike racks including hitch trunk and roof models we recommend the kuat sherpa 2 0 hitch rack as the best way to carry your bikes on a car. Strap racks install on cars and are limited to carrying three bikes. If you have a hatchback make sure any roof rack you install will provide enough clearance for the rear hatch to open fully.

Other car rack tips. Buy bicycle carrier here. Whereever you choose to install it to here is a guide on how to install bike rack on suv or hatchback. It will accommodate most 20 29 wheel bikes with tires as much as 3 inches in diameter.

Make sure you know the maximum allowable weight the roof can handle. Strap racks rest on the trunk of the vehicle so care must be taken to avoid scratching the car.