Strap with removable hook for rack arrangement mountable to a motor vehicle

A bicycle carrier rack mountable to a vehicle, the bicycle rack comprising:

• a mounting member configured to abut against the vehicle;
• a flexible strap coupled to the mounting member, the flexible strap having a free end;
• a blocker disposed at the free end of the flexible strap;
• a hooked end piece removably coupled to the free end of the flexible strap, the hooked end piece comprising:
• a distal end having a hooked portion and a proximal end, and
• an extension protruding away from an upper surface of the hooked end piece;
• and
• a cover having a passage extending therethrough from a first end of the cover to a second end of the cover, wherein the cover is slidably disposed about the flexible strap and configured to enclose the blocker and a portion of the hooked end piece within an interior of the cover,
• wherein the blocker is configured to engage the extension of the hooked end piece to inhibit movement of the flexible strap through the proximal end of the hooked end piece in the proximal direction.