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Homemade U-lock rack support
Hello all,
A couple of months ago, I wrote a message about making a very simple U-lock support on the rack, but without the pictures, it was quite useless. I eventually remembered about this, so here is one: https://tanguy.ortolo.eu/tmp/rack+u-lock.jpg. U-lock usually come with a support to be mounted somewhere on the bicycle frame. Most of these supports, however, will not withstand the torque from the lock weight, and will break after a couple of years. You are then left with a lock with no support. Well, here is a homemade support that uses the rack, with many advantages: - it uses very simple material: a PVC tube and some tape; - it takes 10 minutes to make; - it does not have to withstand any significant torque and should therefore last many years; - it is easy to use: open the lock, raise the rack clamp, insert the lock into the tube, then close it; - it can stabilize some of the rack load you put over it! There are a few drawbacks, of course: - it is incompatible with panniers (you have to put the lock somewhere else, though you can keep the support where it is); - it is not exactly beautiful, due to using some tape to hold it; - you have to remove the load from the rack to free the lock (but when you are locking your bicycle, you usually do not want to leave your load on your rack for people to steal it). Just to explain, the tape in this support is just here to keep it in place, and it will not withstand any significant constraint. The lock weight is directly transmitted to the rack, on four stable points. Not all racks can be equiped this way though. -- Tanguy |
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