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versatile and compatible bicycle racks for cars i m sure you know what an inconvenience it can be to load up a bike into a car a bike racks for cars not only negates this hassle but it can also free up a bunch of space within the car there are various types of bicycle racks for cars described here roof racks a roof bike rack attaches to your car s roof either to a permanent frame or to a temporary one many vehicles already have permanent general purpose racks and you can obtain a bike rack to fit them putting in a permanent rack yourself requires drilling holes in the roof and putting in either a permanent bike rack or a permanent general purpose rack to which a temporary bike rack is attached the latter option allows you to haul stuff other than bicycles on the roof for those who don t want a fixed rack an additional option is to buy a roof bike rack that s got mounting feet these have clips that attach to the car s rain gutters or door frames you can get them for any specific model and make of car roof racks can carry more bicycles than can other types and bikes on them are harder for thieves to steal but roof racks create the most wind drag which lowers your gas mileage they also create the most noise and are normally the hardest to install and use strap-on trunk racks trunk racks have straps that can attach up to two or three bicycle tyres onto your bumper trunk or hatchback the bike frames sit upon support arms that are ordinarily padded or plastic-coated these fit a wide variety of vehicles so they re superb if you every now and then rent a car for trips or if you plan to use the rack for more than one vehicle these are simple to store and to lift bikes onto cycleclothingxpert.com ©2011

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the disadvantages of these are several they re the most liable to damage your vehicle and to get bikes stolen from you can t open the trunk when you have one of these on it you also need to occasionally check the straps to make sure they aren t fraying or working loose this kind isn t recommended for tandem bikes hitch racks these bike racks go on a car s trailer hitch so they re less prone to harm your car than a trunk hitch is with some of these types of racks the bikes have to be buckled to the carrier while with other types set the bikes in mounting trays it s easy to install a hitch rack simply slide it onto your hitch it s also easy to lift and secure the bikes onto the rack a further advantage with some of these is that you don t have to take the bike wheels off however some of these racks allow the cycle carriers to scratch each other if you don t take extra precautions to guard against this others are problematic for locking your bikes onto another disadvantage is that they block the driver s view out of the rear window specialty racks if you have a spare tire on the back of the vehicle you can get a spare tire bicycle carrier that attaches to it these will only hold one or two bikes they collapse whenever they aren t in use they also make special racks for pickup trucks or for using inside of vans or suvs for more information on cycle clothing xpert visit http www.cycleclothingxpert.com if you would like to contact us please visit http www.cycleclothingxpert.com/contact-us online web 2.0 version you can read the online version of this press release here cycleclothingxpert.com ©2011

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