Originally Posted by Landgolier
I don't have a pic but I will try to describe it a little better. Hold your lock up by the crossbar (the part the key goes in. The chain links will shift down to the curve of the shackle. Stick a couple fingers inside the shackle; that's where your tire and rim will go. So to lock up, run the chain through the back wheel, and being the ends to the front. Insert the shackle through both chain ends, then put the shackle around the tire/rim and put the crossbar on between two spokes. Unless you have to turn it slightly sideways for a fender the crossbar will end up parallel to your axle.
Hmmm. I sortof think I get the picture, but a real picture would be nice. The U-part of the U-lock is the shackle, right? So, are you saying that you use the U-part of the U-lock, as some sort of giant padlock to hook the ends of the chain? And then you use the crossbar part of the U-lock to secure one of the wheels? For example, and please correct me if I'm wrong on this...
Do you basically do your trick to increase the slack on your chain lock like this?
1) Wrap the chain around the rear rim
2) The ends of the chain will be hooked together with the shackle (U-part of the U-lock), near the downtube
3) The crossbar of the U-lock locks the front rim while the front wheel is still in the fork. And you do this since the chain lock is not long enough to thread through the front rim, correct?
Just wondering, but is my understanding of all that correct? Thanks very much. This thread is very helpful. Oh yeah, one last thing, how long is your chain lock? 3'3"? Longer or shorter?