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PART 2
Bicycle Car Racks
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Section F.
GT Bicycle Owner’s Manual
Bicycle Car Racks
Bicycle automobile racks are available from many different manufacturers and many different rack designs
exist. They are convenient devices to transport your bike. However, any bicycle rack has the potential to
seriously damage your bicycle. Damage can occur immediately due to some aspect of an incompatible or
poor rack design. Damage can occur after repeated mounting, and dismounting. Damage can also happen
while the bike is being transported in the rack. We can’t cover all the possible ways in which a rack can
cause damage to your bike.
WARNING
READ AND FOLLOW THE RACK MANUFACTURER’S INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE MOUNTING TO YOUR
BIKE.
Both carbon and aluminum frames and forks can be damaged (crushed, cracked, or dented) by the
clamps and support systems of a bike rack. Both carbon and aluminum can suffer serious abrasion
damage by the movement of the bike in the rack during transport. All damage to your bike is very
serious, that is why you must take extra care when choosing a bike rack and when actually mounting
your bike in the rack.
WHEN MOUNTING YOUR BIKE ON A RACK:
■ Remove all bags, panniers, water bottles etc. To minimize wind resistance, loading, and avoid
chafing damage.
Ask a professional bicycle mechanic for help choosing and using a bike rack.
See the table on the following page for more rack information.
CAUTION
WHEN USING A RACK WITH FORK DROPOUT CLAMPS:
■ Make sure that both fork dropouts are engaged in the rack before clamping.
■ Make sure both dropouts are clamped with equal force. If only one dropout is engaged and the
bike tips over, the leverage can exert great force that may damage the dropout.
■ If your bike tips over, have the dropouts examined by a professional bike mechanic.
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