Bicycle rack

A method for mounting a bicycle to a bicycle rack on an exposed roll cage of a vehicle, the method comprising:

• providing a vehicle having an exposed roll cage and tailgate external to the roll cage and having a bicycle rack coupled to the exposed roll cage, the bicycle rack comprising:
• a crossbar having an elongate longitudinal length section with laterally curved end sections extending from each side of the longitudinal length, the crossbar having a top side that includes one or more bicycle receivers and having a length sufficient to extend across the roll cage of the vehicle;
• and
• a mounting bracket on an end of each laterally curved end section, the mounting brackets each being planar with an aperture extending through the bracket from a top surface to an opposite bottom surface, the mounting brackets each having bottom surface received on a surface of a longitudinal bar of the roll cage with a fastener extending through each aperture and a vertical hole in the longitudinal bars such that the crossbar is elevated off the longitudinal bars or a plane extending between the surfaces of the longitudinal bars;
• and
• mounting a bicycle to one of the bicycle receivers on the crossbar such that the rear wheel of the bicycle rests on the tailgate of the vehicle.