When parking your bike?
03-05-14, 07:43 AM
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When parking your bike?
Looking for an idea to secure the front wheel to keep it from turning when I park?
Thanks!
Thanks!
03-05-14, 08:23 AM
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You can wrap your helmet straps around the wheel and frame and lock it that way. Or you can use a length of velcro-one-wrap.
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03-05-14, 08:33 AM
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Get a peice of velcro on an old toe strap. Fasten the wheel to the closest part of the down tube.
03-05-14, 08:41 AM
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Short bungie through wheel and around downtube, or a velcro or nylon cinch strap. Or a spare toe strap. I've seen some people use a rubber band around the valve stem, around the down tube and back to the other side of the valve stem (although that can be hard of the valvestem!)
03-05-14, 09:21 AM
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I use an 18 inch length of cotton rope and tie it around the wheel and the frame. I not only use it to keep the wheel from turning, but also as a simple restraint so that someone can run off with my bike.
I used to use velcro, but a) it scratched my frame and b) when pushed hard, it came loose, which made it useless as a "run off" restraint.
I used to use velcro, but a) it scratched my frame and b) when pushed hard, it came loose, which made it useless as a "run off" restraint.
03-05-14, 11:07 AM
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If you bought a Tubus front rack , you could add one of these..
* https://www.tubus.com/product.php?xn=58
My Koga WTR came with a special batch of front racks made for them with a brazed on fitting
to make something similar to this possible..
this* retrofits to any Tubus Lowrider rack installation, for a second kickstand..
* https://www.tubus.com/product.php?xn=58
My Koga WTR came with a special batch of front racks made for them with a brazed on fitting
to make something similar to this possible..
this* retrofits to any Tubus Lowrider rack installation, for a second kickstand..
03-06-14, 11:11 AM
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03-09-14, 07:18 PM
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I cut a short piece out of an old inner tube and keep it on the handle bar near the left brake lever. I wrap it around the brake lever to keep the bike from moving.
03-09-14, 11:54 PM
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Hair rubber band on a brake and/or a reflective Velcro ankle band from the front rim to the down tube will do the trick. On my tandems, I just lock the third brake (disc) on and lean the bike.
03-10-14, 12:07 AM
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I have a Velcro strap that was intended for electrical cords I believe. I keep on my bicycle work stand.
03-11-14, 03:22 PM
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A velcro cable tie around the handlebar and brake lever works. When you ride the tie can be left around on the handlebar or tossed in a bar bag.
03-13-14, 03:55 PM
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I use a bit of nylon strap with a fastex buckle. I keep that strap in one of the side pockets on the outside of my handlebar bag. The shoulder strap for the bag is in the other side pocket.
03-13-14, 05:16 PM
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I had been toying with that idea recently. Did you make it a fixed length?
03-13-14, 05:26 PM
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My strap is adjustable in length - the usual sort of loop-back set-up. Generally I will loosen it a bit to get it snapped shut, then pull on the strap end to snug it down the last little bit. I suspect that fixed length would be less practical. Loose enough to allow the buckle to be snapped shut would be loose enough to be rather floppy. Not that rather floppy is any big deal, though, really! But snug is nice.
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