How To Use A Roof Rack For Bikes

Once your roof rack is mounted attach a kayak carrier such as thule dockglide a flexible kayak carrier with feltlined saddles that make it easier to load and unload your carrier.

How to use a roof rack for bikes. Mounting points on a bike can be used to install a rear bike rack. If you re carrying large sporting equipment such as bikes a canoe or a kayak it s best to purchase a carrier designed for your cargo. You have to lift the bike and put the bike on the rack where the bike fits totally. Some bikes have mounting points or eyelets where you can mount the rear rack.

Roof mounted bike racks can accommodate most kinds of bikes a few racks will even hold tandems and recumbents. Place the bike in the trays facing forward and use the simple ratcheting strap to lock down the rear wheel. Flip the two front bars up around the front wheel to finish locking the bike in place. This will help to reduce weight and also stiff the bike easily onto the rack.

You can use any roof rack from the thule evo and thule edge range. If the bike has mounting points the rack is in contact with the bike in three points. On the rear part of the frame and on two sides of the wheel axis. Bike racks are divided into 3 types which differ in the way they hold onto the bike.