The bicycle may be the most efficient means of transportation ever created, but if you are like us, you likely use your bike for recreation as well. Our wanderlust has driven us to load up our bikes, by any means necessary, and head off in search of the next epic ride. So after years of traveling with bikes, we asked ourselves what is the best way to get our bikes from one place to another? To find out we took 13 of the best roof, trunk, and hitch mounted bike racks on the market and tested them over a 12 month period. Using multiple vehicles and bikes of every variety, we loaded, unloaded, and drove thousands of miles on highways, dirt roads, and everything in between in a quest to find the perfect rack. Check out our full review below to see how the competitors stacked up, and find out what rack is right for your needs.

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The Yakima Fork Lift is simple. It does what fork clamp roof racks have done for years, only a bit better. A favorite amongst our testers, the Fork Lift comes equipped with easily adjustable clamps that work with nearly any type of cross bar, including round, square, and most factory cross bars. Having the option to use the same rack with multiple different cross bar types set the Fork Lift apart from other roof racks in our test group. The fork lever and clamp mechanism are easy to adjust and will easily accommodate standard 9mm fork dropouts of different thickness. With the addition of a 15mm fork adapter, the Fork Lift can carry nearly any bike.