How To Lock Up A Bike Trailer

Some form of lock on the trailer itself would be a good idea but this would depend on the trailer design a cable may be your only realistic option if it s loaded.
How to lock up a bike trailer. It is a good idea to replace your door lock as well when you are securing up your rv. A bike trailer isn t particularly easy to transport if you haven t planned for it. Anyone with that same kind of trailer may have a key. Ball locks are harder to remove.
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. Make your safety chains unusable when locking up your trailer. Hitch pin locks can be knocked off with a hammer easily. Here our host amanda teaches you how to properly lock your bike.
An upgraded electronic lock with pass code is wonderful as if you are hiking and misplace your keys or go swimming. I think a removable tongue would be the best bet. 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.
Hermit show what he does to secure his trail bike in a parking lot. Trailer thieves will just hook the safety chains up and drag it somewhere private where they can use more tools. Take a peak at our latest episode and let us know. Below are some additional tips to keep in mind when locking road bikes specifically.
One of the things that s neat about some of the fancier u locks is that both bars will lock so a thief. 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. The extra weight of additional locks isn t such a big deal when you re on an electric bike.