A bicycle carrier, comprising: a base configured to support a bicycle, the base comprising a first end and a second end; a wheel securement arm having a free end and a fixed end, wherein the fixed end is coupled to the first end of the base at a first joint such that the wheel securement arm is rotatably coupled to the base; and an adjustment arm comprising an adjusting mechanism, wherein the adjustment arm is coupled to the wheel securement arm by a third joint and rotatably coupled to the base at a second joint, wherein the wheel securement arm is movable between a closed position and a loading position, wherein in the closed position, the third joint is disposed laterally between the first joint and the second joint, and wherein in the loading position, the third joint is disposed laterally past the first joint, such that the first joint is disposed laterally between the third joint and the second joint, characterized in that the base further comprises a central support beam, wherein the second joint couples the adjustment arm arm with the base at a position between the central support beam and the first end, and in that the adjustment arm with the adjustment mechanism is a ratchet arm comprising a ratcheting assembly, wherein the ratcheting assembly includes a pawl with one or more teeth configured to engage with a toothed surface of the ratchet arm, and a release which is coupled to the pawl, and in that the ratchet arm is a telescoping arm having a first telescoping part and a second telescoping part, wherein the release is disposed on the first telescoping part such that a user can manipulate the release to disengage ratcheting assembly, wherein when the ratcheting assembly is disengaged, the wheel securement arm can be rotated into the loading position. a base configured to support a bicycle, the base comprising a first end and a second end; a wheel securement arm having a free end and a fixed end, wherein the fixed end is coupled to the first end of the base at a first joint such that the wheel securement arm is rotatably coupled to the base; and an adjustment arm comprising an adjusting mechanism, wherein the adjustment arm is coupled to the wheel securement arm by a third joint and rotatably coupled to the base at a second joint, wherein the wheel securement arm is movable between a closed position and a loading position, wherein in the closed position, the third joint is disposed laterally between the first joint and the second joint, and wherein in the loading position, the third joint is disposed laterally past the first joint, such that the first joint is disposed laterally between the third joint and the second joint, characterized in that the base further comprises a central support beam, wherein the second joint couples the adjustment arm arm with the base at a position between the central support beam and the first end, and in that the adjustment arm with the adjustment mechanism is a ratchet arm comprising a ratcheting assembly, wherein the ratcheting assembly includes a pawl with one or more teeth configured to engage with a toothed surface of the ratchet arm, and a release which is coupled to the pawl, and in that the ratchet arm is a telescoping arm having a first telescoping part and a second telescoping part, wherein the release is disposed on the first telescoping part such that a user can manipulate the release to disengage ratcheting assembly, wherein when the ratcheting assembly is disengaged, the wheel securement arm can be rotated into the loading position.