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bike beak
 n.Gloss: A frame for carrying bicycles on a motor vehicle. «I had the MTB/Commuter on the bike beak this weekend along with my wife’s bike. I’ve done it plenty of times before but this time, my right front pannier was too close to the exhaust.» —“Cooked front pannier” by DeF CycleBanter.com Feb. 16, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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