How To Lock Up A Bike Trailer

The extra weight of additional locks isn t such a big deal when you re on an electric bike.

How to lock up a bike trailer. It s not going to stop anyone who s motivated but it s better than nothing it s cheap quick compact and easy. Please look to our standard bicycle lock up tab for tips on locking procedure as well as links to help you find the right lock. Below are some additional tips to keep in mind when locking road bikes specifically. An upgraded electronic lock with pass code is wonderful as if you are hiking and misplace your keys or go swimming.

Ball locks are harder to remove. It is a good idea to replace your door lock as well when you are securing up your rv. I think a removable tongue would be the best bet. When i lock up my chariot i run a cable through the trailer frame with one eyelet looped through the other so i keep most of the cables length and then lock it up with the rest of my bike using main lock which for me is a bordo folding lock but i ve done it with a ulock as well.

A bike trailer isn t particularly easy to transport if you haven t planned for it. Make your safety chains unusable when locking up your trailer. Hitch pin locks can be knocked off with a hammer easily. With the help of a u lock or a chain lock this can be done fairly easily.

Anyone with that same kind of trailer may have a key. 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. The door lock on your travel trailer may suffer from the same issue as your hatch locks. On the trailer bike rack or truck bed.

Take a peak at our latest episode and let us know. Here our host amanda teaches you how to properly lock your bike. One of the things that s neat about some of the fancier u locks is that both bars will lock so a thief. Hermit show what he does to secure his trail bike in a parking lot.