Rack N Road

Rack N Road is an American based business that sells vehicle accessories via the Internet, and 10 stores in California, Washington and Utah.

In 1991, Greg Bauer and cousin Glen Bauer decided that there was an untapped market for hauling items such as bicycles, skis, and motorcycles with their vehicles. At the time, the Bauer's decided to call their new venture Sports Rack and had a tiny shop located in Redwood City, California selling mostly ski, snowboard and bike racks for vehicles.

As the company grew, the group decided to move the business beyond just racks and carry a variety of other vehicle accessories such as hitches, cargo boxes, pet barriers and trailers. With this new direction came a new name for the company. In 2005, the group officially launched Rack N Road and currently has an inventory of 7,200 products per store.

Corporate information

Year Founded: 1991 The company currently employs 80 employees and the corporate office is located in Sacramento, California. The current ownership group includes President and CEO Greg Bauer, George Bauer, John Bauer and Tom Mollerus. The ten retail stores throughout Washington, California and Utah receive 3,500 customers per week and more than 45,000 visitors visit the company's website each week.

It has been ranked as one of Northern California's fastest growing companies and has been cited in several publications including Car and Driver, Microsoft CarPoint, The Seattle PI, The San Francisco Chronicle, and the Sacramento Bee, among others. 1

Corporate involvement

Rack N Road has lended it support or has been involved in several organizations backing good health and exercise including the AIDS Ride, American Red Cross, American Heart Association, Lance Armstrong Foundation and several local law enforcement bike patrol programs.

References

• http://www.racknroad.com/company_info.aspx
• http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/stories/2006/02/27/daily4.html

See also

Major competitors in the retail store area include REI, Rack Attack and independent bike, ski, and canoe/kayak stores.