Carrying a Bike

I got a new bike Saturday.  Only problem is that I had no one to bring it home.  I drive a small car.  In addition to the bike I bought a carrier.  It said it was easy to assemble.  Angie can tell you that means nothing to me.  It actually was not that hard to figure out.  The instructions were too wordy and not easy to follow.  I looked at the device and I figured out how it worked.  No only that, I took all the straps and wrapped it around the bike.  Driving home, the bike did not move, much.