We've just bought a car that you can sleep in the back of. The idea is that we'll carry bikes in the back (I don't like carriers) and when we get to a campsite we'll evict the bikes do that we can sleep there. But in the absence of something secure to lock the bikes to at the campsite, is it possible to lock them to the car in some way? The car's got a tow bar if that helps.
Locking bike to car
- Thread starter amir
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Pale Rider
Legendary Member
The car will probably have a couple of lashing eyes under each bumper, they are designed to lash the car to a transporter, although some people mistake them for towing hooks - bad move, they rip off.
However, they are attached to the car plenty strongly enough to tether your bikes to.
doog
....
- Location
- The beautiful south
There's always something to lock a bike to...tree, hedge, water tap..
Bikes tend not to get nicked from campsites as a rule.
Bikes tend not to get nicked from campsites as a rule.
goody
Veteran
- Location
- Carshalton
I can't believe anyone would leave the bikes outside while you slept in the car. Bad bike owners.
Get a tent and let the bikes have the car.
Get a tent and let the bikes have the car.
numbnuts
Legendary Member
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
My Mondeo has two "towing eyes" front and rear I have just checked the car manual to make sure.
DaveReading
Don't suffer fools gladly (must try harder!)
- Location
- Reading, obvs
JtB
Prepare a way for the Lord
- Location
- North Hampshire
My Thule bike rack locks to the tow bar and it also locks the bikes to the rack.
numbnuts
Legendary Member
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
The rear one does NOT go round it's fixedSpot the problem with securing your bike(s) to those:
Thanks all. I'll investigate these options.
"I can't believe anyone would leave the bikes outside while you slept in the car. Bad bike owners.
Get a tent and let the bikes have the car."
My OH insists. And she won't let me keep the bike in the bedroom either.
"I can't believe anyone would leave the bikes outside while you slept in the car. Bad bike owners.
Get a tent and let the bikes have the car."
My OH insists. And she won't let me keep the bike in the bedroom either.
Nibor
Bewildered
- Location
- Accrington
Put the cable through one of the wheels.
lock the bikes in the car, sleep in a hotel!
Globalti
Legendary Member
Tell that to the members of BAD (Blackburn and District) mountain bike club who cable-locked all their bikes to a big tree, in a dip just out of sight of the tents. During the night a van drove into the campsite, the cable was cut and every one of their bikes was stolen.
jefmcg
Guru
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It's an alarm padlock. Put it through the chain rings, and the bike would be unrideable and make a terrible noise ,that presumably would wake you.
Of course, if the bikes blew over at 3am and the alarm went off, you might be asked to leave the campsite
It's an alarm padlock. Put it through the chain rings, and the bike would be unrideable and make a terrible noise ,that presumably would wake you.
Of course, if the bikes blew over at 3am and the alarm went off, you might be asked to leave the campsite
