Vehicular rack having modular design with outside handle and quick release

A hitch-mount bicycle carrier, comprising:

• a stinger configured to be inserted into a hitch receiver of a vehicle;
• a central support beam coupled to the stinger by a variably configurable hub disposed at a proximal end of the central support beam, wherein the central support beam is configured to be alternately locked in a first orientation, a second orientation, or a third orientation relative to the stinger;
• one or more bicycle support bars coupled to the central support beam, each bicycle support bar extending transverse to the central support beam and configured to accommodate a bicycle,
• a manual actuator disposed at a distal end of the central support beam, the manual actuator comprising a distal end and a trigger spaced proximally from the distal end of the manual actuator, wherein the trigger is configured to translate toward the distal end of the manual actuator to unlock the central support beam such that the central support beam can be moved from one of the first orientation, the second orientation, or the third orientation to another of the first orientation, the second orientation, or the third orientation;
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• a foot having a distal end disposed distal to a distal end of the central support beam.