Where to put bike when camping?

[snorri]

, just leave next to tent cover with tarp and put 1 wheel in tent

Don't bother to take the wheel off, just lay the bike on its side with part of one wheel rim poked under the tent fly sheet. You could attach a string between the wheel rim and part of your anatomy. As soon as the thief tries to pull your bike out, you will be wakened.

I feel you are worrying too much.

 

[Banjo]

Theres usually lots of unlocked bikes at camp sites. I dont think its a big issue but pitch your tent next to a fence or something and lock in the normal way.

 

[YahudaMoon]

Theres usually lots of unlocked bikes at camp sites. I dont think its a big issue but pitch your tent next to a fence or something and lock in the normal way.

Yeah but when your doing 200km a day the last thing you want is a £50 D lock in your panniers

 

[cyco2]

When ever I've left my MTB outside a shop I've undone the front and rear V brakes. I often wonder what some chav would do if they leaped on it and rode away with me in pursuit crying "stop,stop". Would it then be my fault if they injured themselves?
I forgot one day and found myself further up my drive than usual, so it worked

 

[Ticktockmy]

If not tree or fence post handy, I just lay the bike beside of the tent, pass the end of the cable lock into the tent and attach it to my panniers, and to a large tent peg I carry. then if a thief want the bike he gets a bonus of panniers and tent. But over many years of cycle touring across the world of ours no one has wanted any of my kit.

 

[tbtb]

Bike locked to itself or better, to tree, fence etc, with light cable lock, near tent, attached to fishing wire attached to purse alarm attached to tent peg. It's not so much about stopping theives as about allowing sleep.

Those ground anchors are 335 grams each, iirc.

 

[skudupnorth]

Im not too keen on lugging them around with me.. I suppose on most campsites it might be fine to leave your bike un-chained next to your tent? Obviously thats a last resort..

Thanks skud, when you say you 'locked it as usual' when laid on the ground next to tent what do you use?

Just a Kryptonite cable lock...a long one ! Use the same lock on Audax's aswell,i think you can get it through four bikes !

 

[ttony002]

This solution always brings a smile to my face http://cslacker.com/images/view/485
Might be of some help

 

[onlineamiga]

Cycling through Spain and France. I generally double locked the bike to a tree or something on the camp site. I always positioned my tent so i could see out easilly and was facing the bike. That way if i was awoken by any noises the first thing i woudl see when i looked out of the tent, was the bike.


But I never had any problems. I even left the tent, and the bike, walked off the camp site down the road to a restaurant. (obviously taking valuables with me). I just locked the tent zips with luggage locker type locks. Yeah its not fort knocks and if someone wants to steal sweaty underpants then its up to them.


But as always, valuables in the bar bag.. Passport, documents, wallet, keys, cycle computer, lights, etc. that bar bag is glued to you at all times, even when nipping to the toilet.

 

[Brains]

2m Kyriptonite cable
1 x D Lock
1 x Dog Anchor

That will be enough for the bike in the camp site and on the road

 

[YahudaMoon]

Just got my fishing wire for my 600km. No way am I taking my Kryptonite D lock doing 200km a day as Im dossing out in fields in a tent.

 

[bongofury66]

If you are male,simply fasten it to 'the old.man'. If the bike gets nicked, at least you get pulled off too. .....Sorry

Don't bother to take the wheel off, just lay the bike on its side with part of one wheel rim poked under the tent fly sheet. You could attach a string between the wheel rim and part of your anatomy. As soon as the thief tries to pull your bike out, you will be wakened.

I feel you are worrying too much.

 

[J-Lo]

Fishing line? That cant do much...

 

[J-Lo]

Ok yeah I think I need to stop worrying - good advice! Afterall im going touring to relax...

 

[Davidc]

I haven't camped with abike for some years, but I had an alarm (home made in the dark ages!) with 2 triggers. One was from a movement switch (the sort with a spring in it that was used on one-armed bandits) and one from a pin operated switch. The pin operated one had a bit of fishing line to a tent peg or part. The modern equivalent would be a personal alarm plus a movement alarm - both cheap ebay items.

I used it for at least 10 years so probably over 100 nights. The alarm went of twice. Once when a sheep tripped over the bike before putting its foot through the tent, and once when I fell over the bike on my way to the loo. Those nights were spent in the UK, France, and Holland. No-one ever tried to steal the bike on a camp site. (Twice attempted from outside cafés though - same alarm worked wonders).

I usually used to put the bike next to the tent propped up on something (bottle crates borrowed from the camp site shop were good) so it was off the ground a bit. Saved having slugs all over a damp bike in the morning.