General Cycling Discussion - Car Bike Rack Question

So I am very inexperienced in the biking world (in fact, just learned a little less than a year ago) and I just bought my first bike rack. I have a woman's bike with a sloping bar, so when I mount it, it looks sorta odd. I want to know if thats how its suppose to be.

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r121/SangNyx/bike002.jpg


There's w/o the bike so you have an idea of how the bike rack is on its own...

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r121/SangNyx/bike003.jpg


And there it is with the bike mounted. Is that correct?


Thanks!

it looks weird because it is, though I suspect that it'll work just fine. I see people with bikes on racks like that all the time and there's evidently no problems with it.

But if you're concerned, I've seen these (http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=bike+rack+adapter&x=0&y=0) for sale. There's an adapter bar that goes between the seat post and the head tube I believe to give the bike a bar more akin to a "men's" style bike.

It sticks out a lot to the left - that would worry me a bit as in a tight squeeze it might hit another car. I wonder if you should stick the left rack support on the seat stay behind the seat, if you can clamp it there.


But if you're concerned, I've seen these (http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=bike+rack+adapter&x=0&y=0) for sale. There's an adapter bar that goes between the seat post and the head tube I believe to give the bike a bar more akin to a "men's" style bike.
Is that rigid enough for this use?

I've travelled over a thousand miles in a car using a crossbar adapter, most of it at interstate speeds. Ones from reputable companies work extremely well; we used the Saris Bike Beam.

Thanks everyone! I'm looking in to buying a Saris Bike beam.