| Wheel Chock [message #31248] |
Sat, 25 December 2004 05:10 |
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There are several different wheel chocks that "lock" the front tire down for
transporting.
Do any of you have any recommendations as to which is best?
Richard
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| Re: Wheel Chock [message #31375 ] |
Sun, 02 January 2005 00:29 |
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"Richard L. Dillon" <rld846 [at] bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:AH5zd.9493$5y3.4161 [at] bignews5.bellsouth.net...
> There are several different wheel chocks that "lock" the front tire down
> for transporting.
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> Do any of you have any recommendations as to which is best?
>
> Richard
>
I have two LA Baxley's Chocks to hold down 700 and 800 pound bikes in my
enclosed trailer. I loaned one to my daughter's boyfriend for him to use
and he went out and bought one for himself he liked it so much. I also use
one in the back of my pick-up truck without bolting it down, but I still
strap it down with 2 pair of tiedowns. I don't put as much tension on the
front straps as I used to do before I got the wheel chock; however, I do tie
it down real good with the rear tiedowns. In the garage, I didn't bother to
bolt down the chocks. My wife finds it damn easy to finish her ride by
driving her bike right onto the chocks in the garage. I don't know which is
best, but I am satisfied with mine. They are a little on the expensive
side, but I feel safer with them than I did without them.
http://www.baxleycompanies.com/LAChock.html
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| Re: Wheel Chock [message #31379 ] |
Sun, 02 January 2005 03:49 |
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Thanks for the input. You are correct -- the LA Baxley's sure are expensive,
but not much more than the Condor. I am leaning toward the Bike Pro just
because of price. The designs of the of the 3 are so similar I can't see
that much difference in them.
Does anyone have comments on the Bike Pro or the Condor?
Richard
"O'Vilaski" <email [at] liame.com> wrote in message
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> "Richard L. Dillon" <rld846 [at] bellsouth.net> wrote in message
> news:AH5zd.9493$5y3.4161 [at] bignews5.bellsouth.net...
>> There are several different wheel chocks that "lock" the front tire down
>> for transporting.
>>
>> Do any of you have any recommendations as to which is best?
>>
>> Richard
>>
>
> I have two LA Baxley's Chocks to hold down 700 and 800 pound bikes in my
> enclosed trailer. I loaned one to my daughter's boyfriend for him to use
> and he went out and bought one for himself he liked it so much. I also
> use one in the back of my pick-up truck without bolting it down, but I
> still strap it down with 2 pair of tiedowns. I don't put as much tension
> on the front straps as I used to do before I got the wheel chock; however,
> I do tie it down real good with the rear tiedowns. In the garage, I
> didn't bother to bolt down the chocks. My wife finds it damn easy to
> finish her ride by driving her bike right onto the chocks in the garage.
> I don't know which is best, but I am satisfied with mine. They are a
> little on the expensive side, but I feel safer with them than I did
> without them.
> http://www.baxleycompanies.com/LAChock.html
>
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| Re: Wheel Chock [message #31433 ] |
Wed, 05 January 2005 20:18 |
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When we trailered our bikes to Sturgis last year (ok, insert trailer week
joke here), made sure to bulldog our bikes down. What we did was get a
generic wheel chock (nothing special), and some 2x4's. Put the chocks on
the trailer, stagger them slightly for more than one bike, otherwise on the
centerline of the trailer. One person puts the bike on the trailer in
position in the chock, and the other person marks down where the bike frame
and rear wheels are. This is where the 2x4's come in. What we found is for
both our HD Fatboy and Honda VTX, you need about 6" of wood between the
trailer and the frame, which will give maybe 1/2-3/4 of an inch of shock
travel when you strap everything down. Then we put 4" of wood around the
rear wheel so the rear end of the bike doesn't shift.
The first time you do this it could take an afternoon to get everything
perfect, as you could be making multiple trips to the local hardware store
for items you forget (as we did). After all of this has been done, and
you've strapped the bike down on 4 points, it won't go anywhere you don't
want it to go. Compare that with people who use two straps and a kickstand
in the bed of truck. Heh heh.
Hope it helps,
AB
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"Richard L. Dillon" <rld846 [at] bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:AH5zd.9493$5y3.4161 [at] bignews5.bellsouth.net...
> There are several different wheel chocks that "lock" the front tire down
> for transporting.
>
> Do any of you have any recommendations as to which is best?
>
> Richard
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| Re: Wheel Chock [message #31469 ] |
Fri, 07 January 2005 16:53 |
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>There are several different wheel chocks that "lock" the front tire down for
>transporting.
>
>Do any of you have any recommendations as to which is best?
>
>Richard
>
I'm not sure which is best, but we've been using Pingel's for years on the drag
bikes and are perfectly satisfied with them. They're easy to install and if
you strap the bike right, they're bullet proof.
We use four of them in the race trailer and probably have about 60-70k miles on
them.
This last year i heard of one failing, and its the first one I've seen or heard
of. The welds that hold the thing together broke, allowing a bike over on its
side.
Court Jester
www.CourtJesterRacing.com
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