Patent ID: 8899456

Claim:
A bicycle carrier in combination with at least one bicycle by attachment to wheels of said bicycle, wherein said bicycle carrier comprises: a clamping mechanism for attachment to a vehicle, wherein the clamping mechanism supports the bicycle carrier; a bracket attached to said clamping mechanism; a first arm and a second arm, each of which is mounted to the bracket such that the first arm and the second arm extend upwardly in different directions, wherein the first arm and the second arm extend upwardly from different positions on the bracket, wherein the first arm, the second arm, and the bracket form a substantially V-shaped arrangement located above the clamping mechanism; a first bicycle wheel cradle and a second bicycle wheel cradle, each of which is adjustably mounted to the first arm and the second arm, respectively, for supporting a bicycle from a first wheel of the bicycle and a second wheel of the bicycle where said cradles contact said bicycle wheels at approximately a 12 o′clock position such that the bicycle is maintained in an upright position, wherein the first bicycle wheel cradle and the second bicycle wheel cradle are adjustable along each length of the first arm and the second arm, such that the first bicycle wheel cradle and the second bicycle wheel cradle are adjustable in both an X and a Y direction such that the cradles are moveable and adjustable relative to said arms in multiple fixed positions up and down the length of said arms.