How To Lock A Bike To A Car Bike Rack

While you can be sure the bikes are safely attached to the rack thieves are equally as sure that bike racks can be removed too.

How to lock a bike to a car bike rack. This should help protect your bike your car and your carrier. Not only does it make thieft more difficult but it a visual deterrent to bike thieves in the first place. Whenever possible be sure to leave your car and bike in a well lit and populated area. Check that what you are locking your bike to is strong and sturdy.

So make sure your carrier is also secured to your vehicle. Many bike racks include a locking mechanism but an additional lock is always a good idea. Lock your bike rack to your car. Remove anything that is removable from your bike.

You now have a bike to car lock. Google your vehicle make and model and add the words tow hooks or tow points for ideas or talk to a qualified auto mechanic dealer. Then push one end of the cable through the front wheel pass one loop through the other loop and secure the first loop to the main lock. You can have an externally accessible tow loop retrofitted to the car and then you could lock the bike with a cable through that loop.

The several lock systems that i mentioned you should get are not just for your bikes but for your bike racks too. From here just thread the padded chain through the trunk loop the bike carrier and your bike and padlock the ends of the chain together. Use a u lock to lock the back tire and frame around the pole you are locking it to then lace a cable lock through the front tire onto the u lock and then lock the u lock. Attach a u lock or chain around the rear wheel the frame and the bike rack as above.