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The best bike racks of 2022


If you ride your bike on any regular basis, chances are at some point you’ll want to try to step outside of your local streets and lanes. While it’s hard to beat riding from your front door to the trailhead and back again, sometimes driving to a ride is the only viable option – and that’s where a good bike rack comes in handy.To get more news about ebike car rack, you can visit magicyclebike.com official website.

Types of bike racks
The first step in buying a bike rack is to determine which type will best suit your bike and vehicle. There are five main types of modern bike racks. Knowing a little about each one will help you choose the right one for you.
➥ Trailer hitch: These racks attach to a towbar receiver – the square socket that many vehicles mount under the rear bumper (where you can insert a towball for towing). Not all vehicles have tow bar receivers, but they can be installed on most cars, trucks, SUVs and vans. There are two common tow bar sizes for passenger cars: 2 inches and 1.25 inches. Before you shop, check what size you fit on your vehicle and make sure the rack you’re buying is compatible.
Hitch carriers themselves can be either a tray style, where the bike tires rest on a metal tray and one or more adjustable arms and straps secure them, or a hung style, where the bike hangs on arms that support its frame and straps to it Hold the bike to the rack.

➥ Porter: Trunk racks attach to a vehicle’s trunk or tailgate using a series of straps with hooks. The hooks grab the edges of the trunk or hatch, and you tighten the straps to give the carrier a secure hold on your vehicle. Compared to hitch bars that attach to your vehicle at a single point, keeping a trunk rack securely in place requires a little more attention: careful setup and refinement of all hooks and straps. Also, these straps can loosen over time, so it’s a good idea to check them on longer rides. However, they can be very secure if installed correctly.

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➥ Roof rack: As the name suggests, roof racks attach to cross members of your vehicle’s roof rack system. That’s also the catch – if your car doesn’t have cross bars, you’ll need to purchase and install them before using a roof rack. Some roof racks require you to remove the front wheel of your bike and attach it via the fork dropout. others use a “wheel on” style with straps and an adjustable arm to secure your bike.

➥ Tailgate Pad: These are a relatively simple bike transport solution for pickup trucks. A tailgate bolster is essentially a durable, padded cover that you place over the tailgate of your truck and secure with straps. Your bike rests on top of the tailgate, with the fork and wheel hanging off the back of the truck, and you anchor it with straps. Most pads will allow you to haul many bikes (five or more), but they only work with pickups.

➥ Suction Cup Racks: This relatively new type of luggage rack attaches to the roof or rear window of your vehicle with suction cups and provides a secure anchor point for transporting a bike. Aside from using suction cups to grab onto a vehicle, these mounts support bikes in a variety of ways, including on the front fork, by grabbing the wheels, or even by grabbing the handlebars.
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