U-Lock Storage Hack

Keeping your whip secure is important, but carrying a lock can sometimes be a challenge.  I came up with my own hack for carrying a heavy chain lock, and reader Nikos came up with a hack for carrying a U-lock, some of which suffer from flimsy mounts.  Nikos blogs over at Bicycle Obsession! Text and picture credit to Nikos. 

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I've heard a lot about this problem with the U-lock. Their mounts are verycheap plastic and they end up useless after some rides. So I came up with this solution for my girlfriend's bike (which has a very small triangle and the mount doesn't fit). It works brilliantly and its very easy to mount and dismount on your bike. It's actually just two bunjee cords holding the Lock from touching the rack and few pieces of inner tube to keep the hooks in place. You don't have to take the cords out everytime you dismount the lock, just hook them on the rack.

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If you have a rack, the simpler way to hang the u-lock is with the flat base resting on the rack upper supports and the tip hanging forward inside the triangle. It leaves enough lateral clearance for your legs and it's usually surprisingly stable (but you can tie the tip with a velcro strip to the seat tube if you want). It works on bikes with or without a triangle. Even if you don't have a rack but you have the mounting eyelets you can rig something by screwing two pieces of metal to them to act as u-lock supports.