locking a trike?

Vixen2yall said:

so those of you that know what i'm discribing here, or those that have a
greenspeed, how do you over come this tiny little delema? buy a 6 pound lock
that might not reach? pay 160 for two and carry 12 pounds??? (oh please
don't say that's what i'll end up doing. i'm already vertically challenged n
don't need to add to the problem.)

Personally, have a heavy lock at each end of my normal journey (I
commute to work on a trike), then carry a cable lock in my pannier and
never let the trike out of my sight if I go anywhere else. If I go
somehwere that's not feasible, I take a more 'normal' bike.

Regarding locking up, I'm not sure of teh layout of your trike, but on
my trice a U-lock fits around the main cross in the frame. That is,
the frame has teh main forward/backward tube, and then a cross tube
with the front wheels at each end. The cross-over point is just in
front of the seat, so you can position the trike against a vertical
pole with teh pole in that corner - so now there are three mutually
perpendicular tubes, and a relatively short D-lock (I use a heavy
Abus) will fit round all three tubes.

At work, where the trike lives within sight of the passing general
public all day, I also use another D-lock through the rear triangle
and back wheel. I don't bother about the front wheels, but I figure
there's practically no demand for 20" wheels on asymmetric disk hubs,
and most people won't know the knack of getting a trice wheel off so
will struggle to do so anyway. It helps my peace-of-mind as well to
know that it's locked up alongside half-a-dozen other bikes, one or
two of which are decent mountain bikes that are a lot more nickable
and sellable (and no better locked).

regards, Ian SMith
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Vixen2yall said:

so those of you that know what i'm discribing here, or those that have

a

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greenspeed, how do you over come this tiny little delema? buy a 6 pound

lock

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that might not reach? pay 160 for two and carry 12 pounds??? (oh please
don't say that's what i'll end up doing. i'm already vertically

challenged n

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don't need to add to the problem.)

Personally, have a heavy lock at each end of my normal journey (I
commute to work on a trike), then carry a cable lock in my pannier and
never let the trike out of my sight if I go anywhere else. If I go
somehwere that's not feasible, I take a more 'normal' bike.

thanks for your posty, i'm going to have to figure something out for her but
whatever i do figure out i'll have to carry as i don't have an end
destination in which to store another lock. might just have to deal w/ the
extra weight which really isn't all that much of a concern for me.

and unfortunetly this is the only bike i have with me at the moment. so i
gotta think of something.

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Regarding locking up, I'm not sure of teh layout of your trike, but on
my trice a U-lock fits around the main cross in the frame. That is,
the frame has teh main forward/backward tube, and then a cross tube
with the front wheels at each end. The cross-over point is just in
front of the seat, so you can position the trike against a vertical
pole with teh pole in that corner - so now there are three mutually
perpendicular tubes, and a relatively short D-lock (I use a heavy
Abus) will fit round all three tubes.

yeah that sounds like it might work. i'll have to look at her underside
though as i also have an S&S coupling in the frame. don't want that to be
unhitched and have the lock just slide off.

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At work, where the trike lives within sight of the passing general
public all day, I also use another D-lock through the rear triangle
and back wheel. I don't bother about the front wheels, but I figure
there's practically no demand for 20" wheels on asymmetric disk hubs,
and most people won't know the knack of getting a trice wheel off so
will struggle to do so anyway. It helps my peace-of-mind as well to
know that it's locked up alongside half-a-dozen other bikes, one or
two of which are decent mountain bikes that are a lot more nickable
and sellable (and no better locked).

regards, Ian SMith
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thanks for the post again, i think what i may end up doing is just taking
the bike into a LBS and see if the shop keeper can help me w/ some form of
setup. i spent way too much money on her to loose her from just going to the
store. she'll look rediculus w/ all kinds of wires hanging all over her but
i don't want to loose her.

cheers
kat

Vixen2yall said:

so those of you that know what i'm discribing here, or those that have a
greenspeed, how do you over come this tiny little delema? buy a 6 pound lock
that might not reach? pay 160 for two and carry 12 pounds??? (oh please
don't say that's what i'll end up doing. i'm already vertically challenged n
don't need to add to the problem.)

thank ya kindly folks for any help.

I made a device.
go to a hardware store and ask for wire rope.
get @ 10 ft. or 3+ meters of a small type, 1/4 in ?
get 'ferrules' that crimp on to the rope ends
put a loop on each end of the rope.
any lock can be used to secure the end
loops after it is threaded through
the trike.
You can also get a Large BBQ cover for it.
Cheap and lite.

bil

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Quoted message said:

Vixen2yall said:

so those of you that know what i'm discribing here, or those that have a
greenspeed, how do you over come this tiny little delema? buy a 6 pound

lock

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

that might not reach? pay 160 for two and carry 12 pounds??? (oh please
don't say that's what i'll end up doing. i'm already vertically

challenged n

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don't need to add to the problem.)

thank ya kindly folks for any help.

I made a device.
go to a hardware store and ask for wire rope.
get @ 10 ft. or 3+ meters of a small type, 1/4 in ?
get 'ferrules' that crimp on to the rope ends
put a loop on each end of the rope.
any lock can be used to secure the end
loops after it is threaded through
the trike.
You can also get a Large BBQ cover for it.
Cheap and lite.

bil

BBQ cover, BBQ cover... scuse me for stupidity but... what's the BBQ cover
for? heh i just can't seem to see why i would need a BBQ cover.

cheers n thanks for the ideas
kat

Vixen2yall said:

BBQ cover, BBQ cover... scuse me for stupidity but... what's the BBQ cover
for? heh i just can't seem to see why i would need a BBQ cover.

A barbecue cover can be used to cover your trike
the tires and seats don't like sunlight and it's
one more thing to slow a thief down, eh?

I keep my Trice XL in the garage.
But b4 I moved here I had to store it outside.
The cover came in handy and collected a LOT
of dust.
My wife says it came from 'Barbecues Galore'
in Sunnyvale Ca. US of A

bil

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I made a device.
go to a hardware store and ask for wire rope.
get @ 10 ft. or 3+ meters of a small type, 1/4 in ?

So the would-be thief goes to the hardware store
and buys the tool they used to cut your cable
to length! %^)

Actually, cables designed for securing equipment
are available with loops already attached. Some
cables have a braided exterior sheath that makes
them somewhat more resistant to cutting. I use
a cable with integrated combination lock as the
keep-honest-people-honest lock for my bike...
These sell for US$15 and up.

Jon Meinecke

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Vixen2yall said:

BBQ cover, BBQ cover... scuse me for stupidity but... what's the BBQ

cover

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for? heh i just can't seem to see why i would need a BBQ cover.

A barbecue cover can be used to cover your trike
the tires and seats don't like sunlight and it's
one more thing to slow a thief down, eh?

I keep my Trice XL in the garage.
But b4 I moved here I had to store it outside.
The cover came in handy and collected a LOT
of dust.
My wife says it came from 'Barbecues Galore'
in Sunnyvale Ca. US of A

bil

OHHHHHH ok i get it... i keep sheila in the garage so i won't need to do
that but thanks for the idea. (yes i name my bikes)

cheers
kat

Vixen2yall said:

OHHHHHH ok i get it... i keep sheila in the garage so i won't need to do
that but thanks for the idea. (yes i name my bikes)

cheers
kat

I call mine names too...
@#$%^& *()_

Jon Meinecke said:

So the would-be thief goes to the hardware store
and buys the tool they used to cut your cable
to length! %^)

Too true, thus the suggestion of a cover.

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Actually, cables designed for securing equipment
are available with loops already attached. Some
cables have a braided exterior sheath that makes
them somewhat more resistant to cutting. I use
a cable with integrated combination lock as the
keep-honest-people-honest lock for my bike...
These sell for US$15 and up.

Yes.
I have those too, and they are VERY heavy.
I do like the ones w/ sheathing, formidable.
Get an attack trained doggy and tell it to
guard your trike. Now that's formidable.

bil

I also use no-cost methods of possibly discouraging casual theft of my
trike. When I park it, I shift the barends so that if someone starts
pedalling the chain will try to shift to front big ring, rear little
ring immediately. I also use the Hope (hydraulic) adjusters to "lock"
the brakes. When I was riding a two-wheeler I would also release the
quick-release skewer on the front wheel. I'm currently using just a
heavy cable-lock/keyset when I camp with the idea that a trike would
attract a lot of attention to the thief.

BentJay

See my tour journal at: http://aroundthelake.crazyguyonabike.com

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I'm currently using just a heavy cable-lock/keyset
when I camp with the idea that a trike would
attract a lot of attention to the thief.

I'd like to see someone design an integral lock as part of the frame. This
could be similar to the lock on my cousin's old motor scooter back in the
60's. The engine would start with a turn of the button and a kick to the
starter pedal but the front fork was locked to a full right turn. There was
a simple cam that was pushed down to lock the fork. A key was turned to pop
it up and release the fork.

This wouldn't stop someone from hefting the bike onto a pickup truck and
hauling it away but it would impede the casual thief who walks up and hops
on your 'bent. Total added weight should be less than a pound.

Any thoughts from frame builders here?

Regards,
Robert L Bass

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Quoted message said:

I'm currently using just a heavy cable-lock/keyset
when I camp with the idea that a trike would
attract a lot of attention to the thief.

I'd like to see someone design an integral lock as part of the frame.

This

Quoted message said:

could be similar to the lock on my cousin's old motor scooter back in the
60's. The engine would start with a turn of the button and a kick to the
starter pedal but the front fork was locked to a full right turn. There

was

Quoted message said:

a simple cam that was pushed down to lock the fork. A key was turned to

pop

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it up and release the fork.

This wouldn't stop someone from hefting the bike onto a pickup truck and
hauling it away but it would impede the casual thief who walks up and hops
on your 'bent. Total added weight should be less than a pound.

Any thoughts from frame builders here?

Regards,
Robert L Bass

=============================>
Bass Home Electronics
2291 Pine View Circle
Sarasota · Florida · 34231
877-722-8900 Sales & Tech Support
http://www.bassburglaralarms.com
=============================>

that would be cool. on the GS they have a hole drilled for the headlight
clamp that i'm not using and could use that as a locking point but because i
have a boom crank, it wouldn't help out all that much cause you can just
lift the cranks out w/ an alen wrench and some wiggling. would be nice to
have something built to the fram though

cheers
kat