I've been looking at several varieties of wheel chocks to put on a trailer. I ran across this example of the proper way to tie down a bike using a wheel chock. Does this seem like the best way to do it?

http://www.pingelonline.com/recommended_tiedown.htm

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Piano,

Yep, that's exactly right IMHO.

I have chocks on my Kendon trailer and the point is that you want to pull the bike forward and down.

The chock will keep the front wheel from moving and the two back straps will keep the back end from swinging around.

NOTE: When you're tying it down, you have to compress the suspension to minimize the "slop" in the tie-downs, but don't "over compress" the suspension or you risk breaking the fork seals.

I'll draw the tiedowns until there's a little sideways wiggle and a little compression remaining in the suspension. Too much travel and the tiedown hooks can come loose.

I've been using mountain climbing carabeeners on my tiedown straps instead of the tiedown hooks. They are expensive, but they won't let you down either. I had some hooks bend and let loose while trailering.

You can also throw a little duct tape around the hooks to keep them in place.

If you're going to use the 'removable' chocks be sure to get some steel plate for back support or they may pull loose. Otherwise be sure to mount to a cross member of the trailer.

Yeah, that looks good.

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