| Bicycle storage should be easy to install where you | | | | made from popular brands will cost more than $400. |
| can do it yourself without the help of anybody else. | | | | Some of the bike racks safely store the bicycles in |
| The storage system should not require you to lift the | | | | mounting trays just like the roof mounted models. |
| bicycle over your head as it can cause a safety | | | | There are other types where you will need to strap |
| hazard for yourself and the bicycle. The bike racks | | | | the bicycles firmly to a carrier and you also need to |
| should not have sharp corners and should not be | | | | make sure that the bicycles will not be able to scratch |
| manufactured by such materials which will cause the | | | | each other. These bike racks are completely easy to |
| paint to scratch on the bicycles. The bicycle storage | | | | install where you just need to slide it into the hitch. You |
| system should fulfill all your needs and should be the | | | | do not need to take off the front wheels of the |
| best when compared to other makes and models. | | | | bicycles when you are placing them on the bike rack |
| The hitch mounted bike racks are the best option and | | | | and the rack is easier to lift than others. The rack will |
| the most easy to operate too. Although it is a little | | | | enable you to securely place your bikes without having |
| expensive when compared to the other types of bike | | | | them scratched. |
| racks but it will prove to be a good investment for you | | | | However, this bicycle storage option is a little bit costly |
| and the safety of your bicycle. These come in various | | | | as compared to the other storage systems. Some of |
| sizes such as the Class 1 hitches with 1.25 inch | | | | the hitches will even need you to drill holes in the |
| openings which match most of the vehicles and small | | | | vehicle's chasses. You might need to add padding |
| car based SUVs. Class III hitches have three openings | | | | between the bikes so they do not scratch each other. |
| and are made for pickups and truck based SUVs. The | | | | All those points aside experts and experienced bikers |
| racks that are made from unknown brands will cost | | | | will also recommend this type of storage system for |
| you less than a hundred dollars and the ones that are | | | | your bicycle. |