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bike - Bicycle carrier

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Carriers that clamp on the front dropouts may also provide a built-in locking mechanism. Carriers have been developed especially for the bike Bicycle carrier rear of pickup trucks that attach either to the bed or its sides. Special long carriers have been developed to support bike long wheel base recumbents and tandems. At least one manufacturer offers bike bicycle carriers for use on motorcycles. . There is a device available that connects from the stem to the seat post, to provide a top tube equivalent suitable for bike Critical Mass mounting in these carriers for step-through frame bicycles that do not have a top tube.

A bicycle carrier, also commonly bike called a bike rack, for transporting bicycles. Bus mounted bike carriers are usually attached to the front of the bus. Automobile mounted bike carriers can be attached to the roof, rear trunk, or rear tow hitch, depending on the vehicle. Bikes may be mounted in the carriers by clamping both wheels and providing bike 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).