Abstract: A bicycle rack for securing a bicycle against theft and/or for transporting comprises a base support member, an elongated vertically extending post member secured at a lower end to said base member and extending upwardly therefrom to a top end above the crank axle of a bicycle, the post member being tubular for receiving a crank arm, with an inner slot in an inner wall extending from the top for receiving the crank axle, and an outer slot in an outer wall for receiving a pedal shaft for positioning the pedal outside the post when the crank is received therein, a cap for receiving a lock, and a coupling shaft extending from the base for mounting into a hitch socket on a vehicle.