Reconfigurable arm for a bicycle rack

An equipment rack for a bicycle, the equipment rack comprising:

• a platform for receiving a tire of a bicycle;
• an arm pivotally attached to the platform for securing a tire of a bicycle on the platform;
• and
• an extending connector attached to the arm and the platform;
• wherein the arm is rotatable from a closed position to a lowered position and back;
• wherein the arm passes through an over-center position as it rotates between the closed position and the lowered position;
• and
• wherein the extending connector remains attached to the platform and the arm.

An equipment rack for attachment to a vehicle, the equipment rack comprising:

• a platform for supporting a bicycle;
• an arm rotatably attached to the platform for securing the bicycle on the platform;
• and
• an extending connector connected to the arm and the platform;
• wherein the arm is rotatable from a closed position to an open position;
• wherein the arm is rotatable from the open position to an over-center position without disconnecting the extending connector from either the arm or the platform.