Can you use without car rack?
1606933
You can use it without a car rack if you have some way of anchoring it to the top of the car, otherwise no.
711748
Yes, I do it all the time. Get yourself a trailer hitch receiver lock to secure the hitch to the car and then use a standard chain lock to secure your recumbent to the rack. No sweat... Look up 'trailer hitch receiver lock' on here and you'll find many...
149704
I don't see why not. Rack is simple on and off. I load rack and two bikes in 5 minutes and remove all upon return.
2061797
Yes without the bike No with the bike on You will need to make sur that the bike rack is still secure
2162555
No, you don't need a rack. But - just be sure your bike doesn't have tapered stems because you'll have a heck of a time with this seat. It will require permanent installation.
1879140
Racks are not required. The bag comes with straps and even instructions on how to secure with or with out a roof rack.
336835
yes you can. I remove mine after use because I need to get into hatchback of car. Installs and unenstalls within seconds. Do it daily. Take someone to work everyday with their bike. Then he rides home.
2196807
Yes you can. As a matter of fact we took the cover off of our wheel and the bike rack is mounted directly on the tire. Works great!
1240104
Yes you can use an adapter. I just put mine on with an adapter. It does make the rack stick out quite a bit from the vehicle.
909614
Let me give a more complete answer: Yes you can, but the rack has no springs to help you handle the weight, so you rely on the leverage you have and your own strength, and that's it.
1975439
No, but I don't need it use it that way. It's used for paper routes and bike camping. We have garden wagons for other useses.
822995
This certainly depends on the individual's preference. I remove the rack if I am not going to be using it for the day. I assume if I was camping and leaving the car next to the camping spot, I would not remove the rack.
970522
I don't think so. A rack would work better and would be a lot less expensive.
2219139
If I don't have bikes on it I can put it down and open the trunk. With bikes on it no, I cannot. I have an Acura RDX, which is an SUV. With a sedan you may be able to.
666289
You need a hitch adaptor becase it does not come with adaptor. My bike does not have rack but even if there is one I believe there is room for hitch adaptor. If you plan to use it for pets, be prepared to add side panels because parts of pet body can easily get caught by the wheels without side panels. Good enough for small pets. It was too small for my 90 lbs. retriever.
69476
The bolt-on rack just attaches to the spare tire & mount, so you should still be able to do everything that you could normally do without taking off the spare tire. The Hollywood racks that attach to the trunk will also allow you to open the trunk with the rack on, unless you have to attach the bottom straps to the bumper for some reason.
194755
Plain and simple, you need racks. There are straps attached and they need to hook to something. Honestly I think the straps suck and will cut them off as I travel up to New York this year. I will tie the carrier down with rope to the car rack. To much work spend the $$ rack for the car and then buy a Thule. Being truthful