Locking Release Lever for Securing a Bicycle on a Bicycle Rack

A locking release lever for engaging or disengaging a bicycle rack ratcheting mechanism. The ratcheting mechanism for securing a bicycle on a bike rack when engaged and for freeing the bicycle when disengaged. A locking release lever includes (1) an anchor fixedly secured to the ratcheting mechanism (2) a swing lever with first and second ends, the first end connected or integral with the anchor, the swing lever for swinging between a first position for engaging the ratcheting mechanism and a second position for disengaging the ratcheting mechanism, and (3) a lock connected or integral with the second end of the swing lever, the lock including a bolt for being engaged when the swing lever is in the first position, the engaged bolt extending from the lock and preventing the swing lever from disengaging the ratcheting mechanism.