With no triangle how do you lock a recumbent?

[dbg]

My Burley Canto is mostly a straight piece of steel. Not sure what locking strategy to use. When travelling with bikes my hitch carrier has a built in lock. You string all the triangles onto the carrier and lock the final one. Even the roof rack allows me to string a cable through the triangles and around the roof rack. Not sure what to do with the bent...

[GreenGrasshoppr]

I've seen people use a lock that looks like an oversized pair of handcuffs, but some reviewers allege that they aren't strong enough...

[BikeZen.org]

I've got a pair of these. They are very strong, and come with a $3500 guarantee against theft. Buy yours on ebay for the best price. I got mine for about $50 (the retail is $70).

Note that the locks DO NOT ratched closed, unlike real handcuffs. They only lock in one, fixed diameter (about the size of a 12 year-old boy's fist). So, your bike needs to fit that diameter but have something on each end of your main tube to prevent the cuffs from going off the end.

Pay attention: some models have 1 link, others have 9. One is stronger and more convenient to carry without noise, but you bike has to be within about 6 inches of the pole you're locking it too. 9 links enable you to wrap around trees etc. and span longer distances.

http://www.epinions.com/content_161032146564

[Doug5150]

I've got a pair of these. They are very strong, and come with a $3500 guarantee against theft. Buy yours on ebay for the best price. I got mine for about $50 (the retail is $70).

Note that the locks DO NOT ratched closed, unlike real handcuffs. They only lock in one, fixed diameter (about the size of a 12 year-old boy's fist). So, your bike needs to fit that diameter but have something on each end of your main tube to prevent the cuffs from going off the end. .....
Which ones do you have? I have the 9-link ones and they lock into five different positions. Fully "closed" they are a circle about 2.75" diameter; in the most-open locking position it is an oval 2.75" x 3.5".
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[BikeZen.org]

I've got the one-link model. That model only closes to one position.

The single link is reinforced in the middle, which looks much harder to saw than it would be otherwise. Don't know if the 9-link models have reinforced links.

Also, the one link doesn't make any noise when I ride with it locked to my bike rack.

[OLD GRANDAD]

My Burley Canto is mostly a straight piece of steel. Not sure what locking strategy to use. When travelling with bikes my hitch carrier has a built in lock. You string all the triangles onto the carrier and lock the final one. Even the roof rack allows me to string a cable through the triangles and around the roof rack. Not sure what to do with the bent...

How about running the cable lock through the wheels and the crank? The crank is fairly difficult to remove from the bike without tools.

[drsugi]

These look nice, I need to pick them up.

http://www.bicyclebuys.com/productimages/1701211.jpg

[steveknight]

I just use a long U lock. not surper worried about someone talking the wheels as they would be clueless about them. but locking skewers take care of that. I ahve locked the limbo and hepcat that way.