Bicycle-mounted platform and brace for pet transport

A bicycle carrier for the transport of small animals, the bicycle carrier comprising:

• a platform member removably coupled to a top tube of a bicycle frame, wherein the platform member comprises:
• a base member comprising a first layer parallel with a second layer and a third layer disposed between the first layer and the second layer, wherein the third layer comprises a first portion and a second portion lateral to the first portion,
• a plurality of side members extending perpendicularly from one or more longitudinal edges of the base member so as to define a pod, and
• a coupling member having a proximal portion embedded within the base member between the first portion and the second portion of the third layer and a distal portion separated from the proximal portion removably coupling the platform member to a seat post of the bicycle;
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• a brace member coupleable to a handlebars of the bicycle, wherein the brace member comprises:
• at least one spring having a proximal end removably coupleable to the handlebars of the bicycle;
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• a bumper member coupled to a distal end of the at least one spring so as to position the animal.