Hi I bring my bike to work many times on my bike rack, as after work I go for my bike rides.
My question is that I am a worry wart. I have an expensive MTB, and I wanted to know if annyone has some tips on securing your bike to a car.
I mean, I have it locked onto my bike carrier, But, whats stopping someone in a ute coming along, removing the towball, and pinching my bike attached to the carrier.
I am a worry wart, but thought someone out there has come accross some tip to make it harder for thieving [censored]. Cheers, MS
"Micheal Shoemaker" <[email hidden]> wrote in news:[email hidden]:
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I mean, I have it locked onto my bike carrier, But, whats stopping someone in a ute coming along, removing the towball, and pinching my bike attached to the carrier.
If it's a Reece type hitch then just replace the retaining pin with some a cable lock when you're away. If it is a bolted on towball and they go to the effort of removing that (the bolts are done up very tight!) then not much you can add will deter them.
You can get cable locks which loop through the bike and then the other end, which has a large plastic ball on it, get put inside the car and you shut the door on it. I've seen people using these but the problem, as I see it, is that to be enable the car door to shut the cable has to be pretty thin so it is relatively easily cut.
But are you worried enough? A cable can be locked through where the trailer chain attaches. But cables are easily cut, and if you are regularly parking an expensive bike in the same place, the risk is much higher for someone to come back with boltcutters.
Why not just take the wheels off the bike and put it in the boot? If your car is a hatchback or wagon, you might attach an solid anchor point inside, and lock the bike to it with a U-lock.
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I have an expensive MTB, and I wanted to know if annyone has some tips on securing your bike to a car.
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"Micheal Shoemaker" <[email hidden]> wrote in news:[email hidden]:
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I mean, I have it locked onto my bike carrier, But, whats stopping someone in a ute coming along, removing the towball, and pinching my bike attached to the carrier.
If it's a Reece type hitch then just replace the retaining pin with some a cable lock when you're away. If it is a bolted on towball and they go to the effort of removing that (the bolts are done up very tight!) then not much you can add will deter them.
If it's a bolt on type, can't you get a longer bolt, drill a hole through the end of the bolt (below where the nut will fasten so there's no load there), and put a padlock through the hole. Will stiop the nut from being removed.
If it easy enough to drill the hole through the bolt, then the bolt is easy to hacksaw the bolt to remove the padlock.
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If it's a bolt on type, can't you get a longer bolt, drill a hole through the end of the bolt (below where the nut will fasten so there's no load there), and put a padlock through the hole. Will stiop the nut from being removed.
Hi I bring my bike to work many times on my bike rack, as after work I go for my bike rides.
My question is that I am a worry wart. I have an expensive MTB, and I wanted to know if annyone has some tips on securing your bike to a car.
I mean, I have it locked onto my bike carrier, But, whats stopping someone in a ute coming along, removing the towball, and pinching my bike attached to the carrier.
I am a worry wart, but thought someone out there has come accross some tip to make it harder for thieving [censored]. Cheers, MS
One way to deter thieves is to coat your towbar in grease. Its funny how people are less likely to nick things if they're going to get all grubby doing it.
I have an expensive MTB, and I wanted to know if annyone has some tips on securing your bike to a car.
Slightly OT, but I've got my bike insured through Suncorp/GIO as a specified personal effect. Adds about $5 a month to my contents cover ($800 bike), and has a $50 excess, but I reckon it's worth it for peace of mind.
I have an expensive MTB, and I wanted to know if anyone has some tips on securing your bike to a car.
Slightly OT, but I've got my bike insured through Suncorp/GIO as a specified personal effect. Adds about $5 a month to my contents cover ($800 bike), and has a $50 excess, but I reckon it's worth it for peace of mind.
Doesn't this only cover theft when the bike is locked to an immovable object inside your house? This would make it useless for bikes stolen from the back of a car, outside, the shops, etc. At least, this is the dodgy restriction that RACV has on their 'bikes as specified items' policy.
