Rear wheel spindle hole

[Phmode]

Good news! Some I've seen can be locked with the bike in the shoe but I can't see a lock mechanism on these.

[black-k1]

No lock on these Brian, but, at the price,  that shouldn't be a surprise.

[Costas]

Indeed! I've got two in use at the moment. It does help to have someone to stop them sliding across the floor when you put the bike in but once in, the bike is pretty stable and secure. For the price (£30) it's a great, easy and secure way to hold your bike upright in the garage.

Agree

[Phmode]

No lock on these Brian, but, at the price,  that shouldn't be a surprise.

I wasn't expecting a lock at the price, but it wouldn't cost much to have a hole through which one could be fitted

[black-k1]

I'm not sure a lock would be of much benefit but it would be easy enough to drill the holes

[black-k1]

As a partial update to this thread, I've discovered that Halfords do a pair of 2 tonne axle stands for £13 that, when set at the first pre-set height are "exactly" the right height to act as legs for my steel tube passed through the rear wheel hole. The stands even have a nice hole in the middle of the weight bearing section exactly the right size to take an M12 bolt. Using some epoxy metal glue I've managed to fit a captive nut on the underside of the stand face and now just need to drill the holes in the steel tube to allow me to bolt it securely to the axle stands. The stands even have a flat section along the floor ideal for drilling and bolting securely to the trailer.

ETA image of the stands in question

[Phmode]

Sounds perfect.

So are you going for one pair per bike as you thought originally or have you decided to do one pair across all the bikes?

Brian (who loves a cheap, perfect solution more than either a cheap solution or a merely perfect solution  )

[black-k1]

I'm still undecided! Whatever happens, I can't have all three BMWs in a line. The trailer can only take 2 bikes across so there will be 2 rows of 2 bikes. The 4th bike is not a BMW (some Honda "thing"!!!) so the K beside that will want it's own "stand". I've only bought 1 set of Halfords axle stands at the moment while I test the theory but the remains of my steel tube is still in one bit so could do a double bike set up or be cut in half for 2 x single bikes.  Either way, I'll need two more sets of axle stands as I'll want a central leg on a double bike set up

[Phmode]

Hoenstly David, you are spending money as if it grows on trees; two sets of axle stands at £13 a pair 

[black-k1]

It worked!!!

The only real issue I had was that the cr*p epoxy metal glue didn't keep the nut captive but, with a slightly different approach, it's not a problem.









Now I just need to bolt them to the floor of the trailer.

ETA

I can't seem to get the pictures to work so the link to the share in Goggle is https://goo.gl/photos/LzdSVMbiMjbZ31tr6

[raesewell]

Is there anything to stop the bike moving from side to side David? Or does the weight of the bike hold it?

[black-k1]

The rear tyre is still on the ground so it stops sideways movement. When on the trailer the front wheel will be in a chock so the bike won't be able to move sideways.

[raesewell]

Good man, it was hard to tell from the photos. Being a belt and braces type of guy I might put a pin in close to and either side of the rear drive, you know, just in case. Just in case of what? who knows. 

[black-k1]

Because the steel bar is a "snug fit" the bike can only move on it if it moves horizontally, exactly left or right at 90 degrees to the line of the bike, which is very unlikely with the front wheel in a chock. I know what you mean about belt and braces but this is the braces to the wheel chocks belt.

[Phmode]

Goody goody!

Now all you need is a couple of padlocks to stop someone nicking your pole while it is unattended