# Car bicycle rack **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Tags:** matrix, toyota\ **Created:** [September 29, 2010, 8:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-bicycle-rack/55755 "2010-09-29T20:58:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![christinec](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d07c76/32.png) [@christinec](https://community.cartalk.com/u/christinec)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 8:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-bicycle-rack/55755/1 "2010-09-29T20:58:24Z")
What is the best way to install a bicycle car carrier on the back of a Toyota Matrix. How high should it sit? ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 9:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-bicycle-rack/55755/2 "2010-09-29T21:12:47Z")
If you have one already, follow the manufacturer’s installation instructions. If not, find a bicycle site to ask the question, too. They might have suggestions for popular models among the posters. ---
**Author:** ![christinec](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d07c76/32.png) [@christinec](https://community.cartalk.com/u/christinec)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 9:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-bicycle-rack/55755/3 "2010-09-29T21:32:32Z")
I bought the rack used, so I don’t have the manual, and the manufacturer doesn’t seem to have a good website. ---
**Author:** ![waterboy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/waterboy/32/764_2.png) [@waterboy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/waterboy)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 10:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-bicycle-rack/55755/4 "2010-09-29T22:00:13Z")
Why don’t you tell us what kind of rack it is, maybe someone here will be familiar with it. ---
**Author:** ![christinec](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d07c76/32.png) [@christinec](https://community.cartalk.com/u/christinec)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2010, 5:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-bicycle-rack/55755/5 "2010-09-30T17:30:16Z")
It’s made by rhode gear. I used to use it on a car with a trunk, but now that we have a hatchback, I’m curious about mounting it. Should the lower bar sit on the bumper? ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2010, 6:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-bicycle-rack/55755/6 "2010-09-30T18:00:40Z")
That doesn’t tell us much… What TYPE of carrier…Is it a hitch carrier…or a bumper mount…or a window mount??? ---
**Author:** ![patrick24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a587f6/32.png) [@patrick24](https://community.cartalk.com/u/patrick24)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2010, 8:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-bicycle-rack/55755/7 "2010-09-30T20:51:57Z")
If you have a good relation with a local bike store, you should be able to ask them. My experience is that LBS are pretty helpful, even with gear you bought elsewhere. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2010, 1:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-bicycle-rack/55755/8 "2010-10-01T01:24:13Z")
What web site did you go to? Rhode Gear was bought by Yakima Racks. Yakima currently recommend the Quickback and King Joe racks for your Matrix. There might be a problem with the old rack: it was manufactured for a sedan, not a hatchback. It might fit, but I doubt it.