Re: Security for bike on hitch rack.

Edward J Groth <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.recreation.bicycle.touring.phred
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Fran -

Yes - my hitch rack (a Yakima something or other) that holds 4 bikes came with a locking arrangement to lock the rack to the car and then a cable that locks the outer bike to the rack. (Presumably one can't get the inner bikes off if the outer bike is in the way.)

I also have a 5' x 12' gardener's trailer for hauling my tandem trike (11' long) plus up to two bikes. The coupling mechanism to the ball has a lock (locks the trailer to the car) and then I use cable locks to lock the trike and bikes to the rails of the trailer.

		- Ed

On Feb 5, 2011, at 11:33 PM, [email protected] wrote:

> 
> Do any of you somehow lock your bikes on the auto bike rack? I wouldn't think they are too safe just hanging there when you are in a store or somewhere unattended. 
> 
> I was in Wal Mart today looking for the Allen tention bar to use on bikes that don't have a top tube. When I checked out it was reduced to $7 instead of $16.96 so I got 2 of them. I was happy about that. 
> 
> 
> 
> Fran,
> 
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