How To Lock A Bike To A Bike Rack

The wheels are secured in wheel holders.

How to lock a bike to a bike rack. It s a simple strapped on rack so locking the bike to the rack doesn t help. Every bike rack has 3 different systems. In the street at home and at work or college. As with all bicycle locking this starts with the simple u where the u lock contains frame back wheel and bike rack.

To lock your bike start by threading a d or u lock through the rims of the front and back wheels the rear frame and the handle bars and attaching it to an immovable object. Then use another u lock or heavy lock to secure the back tire to the bike parking rack. For a bike with a quick release front wheel remove it and put it next to the rear wheel when you secure your lock. In some cases a bike thief might steal an entire rack and all bikes attached to it and in other cases if left outside overnight the bars of your u lock could be cut and cables snipped.

And you need to lock your bike properly everywhere. That s twice as much work and time for a thief. Protection is provided by a lockable knob. In the street locking your bike to a strong immovable object in a busy area with lots of other bikes and cctv cameras is a great start.

My car doesn t have a towing hitch what can i do to secure the bike to the car in a way that will deter theft. Removing and installing the cylinders on the cargo box was a pain and i had to resort to some youtube video to show how to do it. An efficient way to commute. I used these to match the keys on my thule bike rack and thule force xl cargo box.

Always use the securing straps to secure your bicycle to the bike rack. They willat very best slow the thief down shows the point a hitch rack provides a good lever that can be effectively used to snap the rack or the hitch off to take the bikes and if the bikes are damaged in the process the thief just walks away leaving a mess. But installing the cylinder on the bike rack was very easy. You need to know how to lock your bike properly too.

I give it 5 stars but do wish installation on the cargo box were simpler. I sometimes find the need to leave my bike on my bike rack while i m away from my car. Bike to the transit stop park the bike and take transit the rest of the way. You need to do some analysis in your mind first and then choose the option.

But don t just go for anything without thinking. And there re plenty of other options that can be used as a replacement for bike racks. Don t rely on the racks locks alone to keep you bikes safe.