Engineering:Bicycle carrier

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Short description: Device attached to an automobile or bus for transporting bicycles
A bicycle carrier attached to a bus

A bicycle carrier, also commonly called a bike rack,[1][2] is a device attached to an automobile or bus[3] for transporting bicycles.

By vehicle type

Automobile mounted bike carriers can be attached to the roof, rear trunk, or rear tow hitch, depending on the vehicle. Carriers have been developed especially for the rear of pickup trucks that attach either to the bed or its sides.

Manufacturers offer bicycle carriers for use on motorcycles.

Public transport

The Stuttgart Rack Railway with a bicycle car. The flatcar has capacity for 20 bikes and 1 cargo bike.

Bus mounted bike carriers are usually attached to the front of the bus.[4] They may flip up against the bus, out of the way, when not carrying any bikes.[5]

Children's bikes with wheels smaller than 16"[6] may be too small for the racks on buses.[7]

Trains would have seating "bays" where the deep seats could be flipped up into a perch-style arrangement at peak times and allow extra standing room, or give more room for bicycles stood upright.[8]

Also, trains can transport bicycles offboard, in the front of the trains or using a bicycle flatcar / trailer.

Mounting

Bikes may be mounted in the carriers by clamping both wheels and providing 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). There is a device available that connects from the stem to the seat post, to provide a top tube equivalent suitable for mounting in these carriers for step-through frame bicycles that do not have a top tube. Carriers that clamp on the front dropouts may also provide a built-in locking mechanism.

Special long carriers have been developed to support long-wheelbase recumbents and tandems.

Transit authorities and makers

Transit authorities with bicycle carriers on buses and trains.

Buses

Transit authorities with bicycle carriers on buses:

Europe

North America

Source:[9]

United States

California:

  • Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District (some routes)[13]
  • Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority[14] (Santa Clara)
  • Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District[15] (Santa Cruz)
  • AC Transit[16] (Alameda County, California and Oakland)
  • San Francisco Municipal Railway[17] (San Francisco )
  • SamTrans[18] (San Mateo County)
  • Golden Gate Transit[19] (Northern San Francisco Bay area)
  • Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Los Angeles County)
  • Omnitrans (San Bernardino County)

District of Columbia

  • Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority[20]

Georgia:

  • Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (Atlanta)

Illinois

  • Chicago Transit Authority[21] (Chicago)

Iowa

Maine:

Massachusetts :

  • Pioneer Valley Transit Authority of Western Massachusetts[24]

Minnesota:

  • Metro Transit[25][26] (Minneapolis and Saint Paul)

New York:

  • MTA New York City Bus - Bikes not permitted on most routes, but four routes have been equipped with bike racks in a pilot program.[27]

Tennessee

  • Memphis Area Transit Authority[28]

8 Utah

  • Utah Transit Authority
  • Cache Valley Transit District in Logan, Utah[29]

Virginia

  • Hampton Roads Transit
  • Williamsburg Area Transit Authority

Washington:

  • King County Metro in King County, Washington[30]
  • Community Transit in Snohomish County, Washington.
  • Sound Transit Express in Puget Sound.
  • Pierce Transit in Pierce County, Washington.
  • Intercity Transit in Thurston County, Washington[31]
  • Kitsap Transit in Kitsap County, Washington.
  • Everett Transit in Everett, Washington.
  • Skagit Transit in Skagit County, Washington.
  • Whatcom Transportation Authority in Whatcom County, Washington.
  • Spokane Transit Authority in Spokane County, Washington.
  • C-Tran in Clark County, Washington.
  • Yakima Transit in Yakima, Washington.

Wisconsin:

  • Milwaukee County Transit System in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin[32]



Canada

British Columbia

Ontario

  • Durham Region Transit, Durham Region, Ontario[35]
  • Grand River Transit, Region of Waterloo, Ontario[36]

Quebec


Oceania

Australia
New Zealand


Notable makers for public transit

Bus bicycle carriers

Sportworks bike carrier.

Gallery

  • Bicycle carrier at rear tow hitch

  • Bicycle rack on top of car

  • Bicycle racing team support car

  • Bus with patented[61] bicycle carrier[59] in use

  • Bicycle carrier on PSTA bus

See also

References

  1. ↑ "TreeHugger: GM Tries Integrated Bike Racks on Euro Models". Archived from the original on 4 January 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080104185044/http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/10/gm_tries_integratedbike_racks.php. Retrieved 2007-12-27. 
  2. ↑ "Yakima Rack Basics". Archived from the original on 2007-12-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20071221224815/http://www.yakima.com/RackBasics.aspx. Retrieved 2007-12-27. 
  3. ↑ "CATA Bike Racks". Archived from the original on 2007-11-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20071130023511/http://cata.org/bikes_racks.html. Retrieved 2007-12-27. 
  4. ↑ "TCAT Bikes on Buses: Rack&Ride". Archived from the original on 2007-12-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20071216095738/http://tcatbus.com/content/view/bikes-on-buses.html. Retrieved 2007-12-27. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Victoria Regional Transit System: Bike & Ride". http://www.busonline.ca/regions/vic/transitplus/bike_and_ride.cfm. Retrieved 2007-12-27. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Bikes on buses » Taranaki Regional Council". http://www.trc.govt.nz/bikes-on-buses/. Retrieved 2015-11-18. 
  7. ↑ "Boy with bike not allowed on empty bus" (in en-NZ). New Zealand Herald. 2015-07-28. ISSN 1170-0777. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11487762. 
  8. ↑ Blunden, Mark (2020-05-22). "Bike racks for train seats could keep passengers socially distanced" (in en). https://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/designers-build-bike-racks-for-social-distancing-a4448761.html. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "11 Best Electric Bike Racks for Cars & Trucks | Riding Nexus" (in en-US). 2023-01-22. https://ridingnexus.com/secure-bike-racks-review/. 
  10. ↑ "Fiamma, Italy". https://www.fiamma.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Carry-Bike.mp4. 
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "The City of Madrid installs bike racks on buses, and it’s easier (and cheaper) than you think!" (in en). 2017-07-26. https://ecf.com/news-and-events/news/city-madrid-installs-bike-racks-buses-and-it%E2%80%99s-easier-and-cheaper-you-think. 
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  15. ↑ "Santa Cruz METRO - Bikes & Buses". https://www.scmtd.com/en/riders-guide/bikes-and-buses. Retrieved 3 June 2023. 
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  21. ↑ "How-To Guide: Bringing your Bike on the Bus". https://www.transitchicago.com/howto/bring-your-bike-bus/. Retrieved 3 June 2023. 
  22. ↑ "Bike Racks | CyRide". https://www.cyride.com/about-us/bike-racks. 
  23. ↑ "Using the Bike Rack on a Public Bus". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2rQCvoBVjk. Retrieved 3 June 2023. 
  24. ↑ "Bicycle Racks on PVTA Buses". http://www.pvta.com/bikes.php. 
  25. ↑ Bicycle racks on buses and trains.
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  29. ↑ "CVTD | Bike & Ride". https://cvtdbus.org/MIRideInformation/bikenride.php. 
  30. ↑ Blog, SDOT (20 January 2010). "Bus Bike Racks...Party of Three Please". https://sdotblog.seattle.gov/2010/01/20/bus-bike-racks-party-of-three-please/. Retrieved 3 June 2023. 
  31. ↑ "Bikes on Buses". https://www.intercitytransit.com/how-to-ride/bikes-on-buses\. 
  32. ↑ "Bikes on Buses". https://www.ridemcts.com/how-to-ride/bikes-on-buses. 
  33. ↑ "BC Transit - Welcome to Victoria". https://www.bctransit.com/victoria. Retrieved 3 June 2023. 
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  35. ↑ "Customer Policies". 15 March 2023. https://www.durhamregiontransit.com/en/travelling-with-us/customer-policies.aspx#Bicycles. 
  36. ↑ "Cycling - Grand River Transit". 24 September 2021. https://www.grt.ca/en/rider-information/cycling.aspx. 
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  39. ↑ "Exo". https://exo.quebec/fr/planifier-trajet/autobus/CITLA. Retrieved 3 June 2023. 
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  41. ↑ "Bikes on buses - Metro". Environment Canterbury. http://www.metroinfo.co.nz/info/pages/bikeracks.aspx. Retrieved 28 January 2015. 
  42. ↑ "Dunedin bus network changes effective from 1 July 2015 | Otago Regional Council". http://www.orc.govt.nz/Information-and-Services/Buses/Upcoming-Network-Changes/. Retrieved 2015-11-18. 
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  55. ↑ "Bikes & public transport". https://at.govt.nz/bus-train-ferry/bikes-public-transport/. Retrieved 2015-11-18. 
  56. ↑ "Bike racks on buses - Metlink" (in en-NZ). https://www.metlink.org.nz/getting-around/using-a-cycle-on-pt/bike-racks-on-buses/. 
  57. ↑ "Bus your Bike - CityLink Whangarei" (in en-US). CityLink Whangarei. https://citylinkwhangarei.co.nz/bus-your-bike/. 
  58. ↑ * "Transit Bike Racks | Sportworks" (in en-US). https://www.sportworks.com/products/transit-bike-racks. 
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