How to Use the Bike Rack

There is no charge to transport your bike on a CATA bus. While you wait for the bus, please remove pumps, water bottles, and locks being stored on your bike. Bike racks are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. If the bike rack is full, you will have to wait for the next bus with available space on the bike rack. 

Recumbent bikes, tandem bikes, and three-wheeled bikes are not allowed because they do not fit safely in the racks. Motorized bikes with gasoline tanks are prohibited. 

Loading Your Bike

1. Once the bus stops, give a signal to your bus operator to let them know you intend to load your bicycle on the rack.
2. If the bike rack is in the up position (folded against the bus), squeeze the handle and pull the rack toward you into the down position.
3. Each rack can carry up to 2-3 bikes. If no other bike is on the rack, load your bike in the position closest to the bus. Face your bicycle so that the front tire is facing the locking arm. (The rack is labeled for your convenience.)
4. With your bike’s wheels in the wheel wells, pull the locking handle out and over your front bike tire as close to the bike frame as possible. Make sure it is placed on your tire.

Unloading Your Bike

Exit the bus through the front door and tell the operator that you'll be removing your bicycle.

1. To release your bike, simply pull up on the support arm and push down to the side.
2. Lift your bike from the rack.
3. If the rack is empty, please fold the rack against the bus by squeezing the release handle and raising the rack until it locks into place.
4. Move back to the curb and let the bus pull away before getting on your bike