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29/6/2015 at 8:25pm
Location: Derby.
Outfit: Karsten 350+Awnings
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Keep 'em on the tow bar...
In our case, it's only two bikes, on a tilting carrier, so no need to remove them to get in the boot.
The carrier is locked to the tow ball.
The arms that clamp to the cross bars have locking knobs.
I then travel with a length of heavy duty chain* from B&Q (cut and sold by the metre, if I recall?) wrapped around/through bikes and carrier. I think I got the thickest they had. Think the links are 8mm thick steel? Took some cutting in the shop... any thieves would need the very big/heavy bolt croppers at least!
To stop the chain falling off, I attach one of
these... 
Alarm off when actually travelling, then set it when parked up out of sight/overnight etc.
We also have a "normal" bike lock for each bike, but rarely use them on the carrier. I did put both through everything when overnighting in a French hotel though, so that meant two bike locks plus the alarmed chain that needed cutting to get them off!
* Our chain is "plain", without any form of protection, so it does scratch the bikes. Not too bothered as they are fairly cheap bikes, and a few scratches look less appealing to others! You can get various chains in sheaths or plastic coated, if required.
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We take them into Cambridge a fair bit along the river path so are not precious at all about them. 
