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Avoid Buying the Cheapest Bike Racks for Cars
If you have been inside your local Walmart or Kmart to look at bike racks, you may have been surprised to find several, shiny bike racks for sale which only cost $30 or $40. While you may think that these bike racks for cars are terrific deals, you might want to think again because they really are not good bargains.
Those cheap bikes racks sure do look pretty but they are typically not made well. These racks often have many screws holding the various pieces together. Some of those screws will inevitably loosen while traveling down the road and if that does happen, it could prove disastrous to say the least. Therefore you should skip the idea of buying these cheap bike racks for cars and instead spend $70 or so on a high quality rack which is built very well and which comes with a solid warranty.
Consider dropping in to your local sporting goods store as there are sure to be many racks for sale in several price ranges. If you live in a city which has a few stores like PlayItAgainSam, check to see what types of bike racks for cars they have. These stores both sell and buy all types of sporting goods and there are almost always brand name, good quality bike racks for sale.