Mountain biking has become a popular hobby and sport among many people. As we wrote in pervious posts, a large number of mountain bike riders live in cities and in areas that are far away from biking trails. There are different ways to reach bike trails from the city. One option is to take your bike on public transportation. The advantage of this option is that you don’t have to worry about were to leave your car.

There are many disadvantages to this option. The two main ones, in my opinion, are that you are depended on bus and train schedules and the second that you have to hassle carrying your bike and your gear as well. The most convenient way to get to bike trails from the city is carry your bike on your car with a bike rack. Many bikers get to Morzine with their bikes mounted on their cars by bike racks. There are many kinds and options of bike racks.

Here are the main categories of car bike racks: Racks that allow you to mount your bike on the roof of the car and racks that allow you to carry your bike on the back of the car. In this post I’ll mention the main advantages and disadvantages of each kind of bike rack. Next time I’ll give a few tips on how to choose the best bike rack to fit your bike and your car.

Rear mounted bike racks – The main advantage of rear mounted bike racks are that you don’t have to install anything on you car in order to carry your bike. One can install a rear mounted bike rack on any car. This fact give you flexibility, for instance, to alternate on which car you carry your bike. Its main disadvantage is the space and width it takes up in the back of your car. Some times these racks block the driver’s view, or make driving a bit harder.

Roof mounted bike racks – The main advantage to these kinds of bike racks. It doesn’t make driving harder. The bikes don’t block the drivers view and they are very steady. The disadvantage is that you need to install it on your car’s roof. You can’t switch it easily to another car.

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