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Apparatus and method for providing a shock absorbing bicycle carrier engageable with a transporting vehicle is disclosed. The carrier includes an interconnecting frame to which mounting members are arranged for fixed orientation thereto and support arms are connected thereto for limited and controll

Apparatus and method for providing a shock absorbing bicycle carrier engageable with a transporting vehicle is disclosed. The carrier includes an interconnecting frame to which mounting members are arranged for fixed orientation thereto and support arms are connected thereto for limited and controlled relative motion therebetween. A shock absorber is coupled within the carrier between the shock inducing carrying vehicle and the bicycle support arm. The shock absorber may be selectively chosen for variable resistive force or may be selectively variable by an operator. Among other embodiments, the shock absorber may take the form of an elastomeric shock, a coil spring shock, and/or a compressed fluid shock.

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[ What is claimed and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is as follows:] [1.] A carrier for sports equipment comprising:a pair of mutually rotatable mounting members, each of said mounting members configured for engagement with a vehicle;at least one support arm for holding an article of sports

[ What is claimed and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is as follows:] [1.] A carrier for sports equipment comprising:a pair of mutually rotatable mounting members, each of said mounting members configured for engagement with a vehicle;at least one support arm for holding an article of sports equipment;said at least one support arm being movable at least vertically relative to at least one of said mounting members, said at least one support arm being arranged in an equipment transporting configuration; anda yieldable force absorber operably coupled between said support arm and at least one of said mounting members to assist in retaining the support arm in said equipment transporting configuration and to dissipate shock loads generated within said carrier as a result of rapid upward movement of the vehicle in a generally vertical direction thereby reducing communication of said shock loads to said support arm during travel.