what do you do with your bikes on your car when you're out?
This may be a really stupid question, but is there anything to do with your bikes when you're out and about with it on your bike rack? I have a trunk mounted bike rack. My trails are 1/2 hr away from my house so it's not easy to just run over there and I always have errands to do, but my bike is on the back of my car! I've ran into stores real quick but it would be so easy to steal if someone knows what they're doing. I put my bike lock on it to make it look like it's secured to someone who doesn't realize that they can just take the bike rack off! Any suggestions on what anyone does? Thanks, Danielle
whoopeee! just back from t-mobile, adventure gal and I had a great time!
kpc "Does anyone feel weird too a bike rides just laying your bike down and walking away to use the porta john?"
yeah, I do, but what I do is this.
Your best option if riding with a group is to prop your bikes up like an A frame. Like horses lounge about head to tail each switching the others face of flies...you line your handlebar up with your friends seat/rear wheel and they lean on eachother, both bikes stand up! To further keep them together use your gloves and or helmet straps to loop together at some point.
Second best is there is nearly always something to lean the bike on, tree, fence, rock...you can use a curb, pedal at 3 o'clock and sometimes that's enough to lean the bike on. It's worth the extra few yards to find a clear space vs hours of cleaning the chain etc
If you have to have to lay the bike down make sure the derailure side is is up