A kit for mounting accessories to a bicycle, the kit comprising: a mounting bar having a first end, a second end, and a body portion positioned between the first and second ends (36, 40), the first end including a front end portion and a bottom portion, the second end being configured for coupling to a seat post of the bicycle; and a mounting bracket having a front portion and a body portion, the front portion having a front surface that is at least one of generally arcuate, generally V-shaped, and a combination thereof, the body portion having a lower surface that is at least one of generally arcuate, generally V-shaped, and a combination thereof, the mounting bracket being configured to couple the first end of the mounting bar, wherein the front portion of the mounting bracket is positioned adjacent the front end portion and the body portion of the mounting bracket is positioned adjacent the bottom portion, wherein the front portion of the mounting bracket is configured to contact a head tube portion of the bicycle in a first configuration, characterized in that the body portion of the mounting bracket is configured to contact a top tube portion of the bicycle in at least one of the first configuration and a second configuration wherein the front portion of the mounting bracket does not contact the head tube portion of the bicycle, and in that the kit further comprises a front coupling bracket and a top coupling bracket, wherein the front coupling bracket is configured to couple to the front portion of the mounting bracket in the first configuration and the top coupling bracket in the second configuration. a mounting bar having a first end, a second end, and a body portion positioned between the first and second ends (36, 40), the first end including a front end portion and a bottom portion, the second end being configured for coupling to a seat post of the bicycle; and a mounting bracket having a front portion and a body portion, the front portion having a front surface that is at least one of generally arcuate, generally V-shaped, and a combination thereof, the body portion having a lower surface that is at least one of generally arcuate, generally V-shaped, and a combination thereof, the mounting bracket being configured to couple the first end of the mounting bar, wherein the front portion of the mounting bracket is positioned adjacent the front end portion and the body portion of the mounting bracket is positioned adjacent the bottom portion, wherein the front portion of the mounting bracket is configured to contact a head tube portion of the bicycle in a first configuration, characterized in that the body portion of the mounting bracket is configured to contact a top tube portion of the bicycle in at least one of the first configuration and a second configuration wherein the front portion of the mounting bracket does not contact the head tube portion of the bicycle, and in that the kit further comprises a front coupling bracket and a top coupling bracket, wherein the front coupling bracket is configured to couple to the front portion of the mounting bracket in the first configuration and the top coupling bracket in the second configuration.