General Cycling Discussion - Your roof rack - how do you carry your bike?

Are you using a fork lock type or an upright type (a bar locked to your frame)? What is your recommendation?
Can you recommend a specific model?

I have both on my roof rack (Yak, steelhead (fork) and ankle biter (crank arm)), I find that I use the steelhead for my bike 100% of the time, I personally am not a huge fan of my ankle biter b/c you have to hold the bike with one hand and swing the crank into the proper location to lock the bike to (and it is a pain in the butt) and I have had the bike fall onto my head doing this (first time I tried to put my bike there) and it hurt and I have it on a small car (carolla) if you had the rack on something taller (ie. SUV) it probally will make it even harder

Yakima Viper (fork type). Works great, no complaints.

Yakima Steelhead (Fork mount) Never had a problem.

Saris 901 load bars, with both fork and upright mounts. Hard to say which one is better. The fork mount makes for an easier lift, but then there's the wheel to fiddle with. I think they're both plenty secure enough.

Yakima Steelhead (two). Easy to mount and lock the bike (fork) and supports the bike very well at high speeds ( > 70 mph ).

Are you using a fork lock type or an upright type (a bar locked to your frame)? What is your recommendation?
Can you recommend a specific model?

I use the bar-lock, as I ride both road and mtb bikes. It's nice not having that wet, mud covered front wheel of my mountain bike in the car with me!

Nice Audi!

I stuff my bike in the trunk of my 2001 Honda Prelude. I need to get a rack though, as I scratched the **** out of bumper with my bike's fork.

Hrmm... I've been using a Thule upright rack for about a year with no problems (such as things falling on my head). Maybe it's because I'm 6' 3" and loading onto a sedan-height car, but it doesn't seem that difficult to load/remove. I liked the idea of the upright rack because then I wouldn't have to find any place to put my (possibly dirty/oily) wheel.

But, whatever works...

-Nicholas

Thule Velo Vise

Rope and duct tape. The sad thing is that I'm serious.

I actually use my SUV for what it's designed for. I haul mine in back, out of the weather & out of the reach of theives.... My bike's paint & leather seat lasts, and lasts, and lasts....

I also have a roof rack & two 2" hitch racks, but carry my new bike inside 100% of the time...

Yakima Viper (fork type). Works great, no complaints.

Ditto
Viper mounts are the best I've used.

I have both on my roof rack (Yak, steelhead (fork) and ankle biter (crank arm)), I find that I use the steelhead for my bike 100% of the time, I personally am not a huge fan of my ankle biter b/c you have to hold the bike with one hand and swing the crank into the proper location to lock the bike to (and it is a pain in the butt) and I have had the bike fall onto my head doing this (first time I tried to put my bike there) and it hurt and I have it on a small car (carolla) if you had the rack on something taller (ie. SUV) it probally will make it even harder

Same here. I use the upright for my MTB and the fork mount for my RB. I actually like the Ankle Biter, but it did take a bit of getting used to. Once you get the hang of it, it's not a big deal getting the bike up there. I have mine mounted over the back of the bed of my pickup, which seems to be about roof height for most cars; anything taller and it would be more difficult.