Ok, on the parking brake theme. Instead of the velcro strap, rubber bands, reusable zipties, etc. what I find easier is I just take a small piece of wood and shape it to fit between the top of the brake lever and the outer brake shell when the lever is pulled into the braked position. I then simply pull on the brake handle and insert the piece of wood and it holds the brake in the locked position. To easily access the piece of wood I glue the fuzzy piece of velcro onto the piece of wood and the hook piece of velcro on the stem or some other convenient place and keep the piece of wood there when not in use. Using this method it takes just a few seconds to engage the parking brake.