What do you do if you want to catch your bikes on festival? You can’t absolutely cycle there in most cases, but you’d like to cycle around already you get there. The comment is to simply attach your pedal to your car using a bike rack, and then go a drive them there. It’s a lot easier than take them on public transport, and low cost than renting bikes once you get there.
Bike racks sit on upper of your car, and can hold a shock number of bikes – sometimes as more as five on one rack. They are very use, yet generally not expensive, and you can take them at any better garage or DIY store. Don’t worry too more about which model you get: as long as it can catch the number of bikes you need it to, it’ll generally be just good.
If you’re on the way to fit a bike rack to your car, however, it is useful to realise that it would potentially be a hazard not only to you and your car, but also to the other drivers on the street. For this reason, you want to make sure that the rack is protected to your car exactly as the instructions say and follow all the relevant safety regulations. If your rack seems unstable, you should take it to be fitted by a professional – don’t take any risks.
By the same token, you should also realise that bikes that are badly secured to bike racks are very often stolen in car parks, as they are easy to take without people noticing. You should lock the bikes to the rack using a secure bike lock, such as a solid metal D-lock, and never leave them unattended without the lock on. This applies especially if you are taking valuable mountain bikes, as losing five of those at a time could be a real disaster.
Common causes of cycling-related injuries include incorrect riding postures and demanding too much of your body. Only seven per cent of cycling injuries involve collisions with other vehicles – you are much more likely to hurt yourself by falling off your bike or hitting a stationary object.
