Re: Security for bike on hitch rack.

Scott Loveless <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.recreation.bicycle.touring.phred
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Sat, 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.

Trailer hitches have, or should have, a loop to either side of the
receiver.  These are for safety chains when towing a trailer.  I
usually just use a typical braided cable, looped through the bike
frame and one of the safety chain loops.  This secures the bike to the
vehicle and not to the rack.  A thief would either have to cut the
cable or climb under the car and remove the bolts that fasten the
receiver to the chassis.

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Scott Loveless
http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/
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