# Securing bike to car bike rack and thusly to car **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 6, 2013, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/securing-bike-to-car-bike-rack-and-thusly-to-car/665458 "2013-08-06T01:08:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2013, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/securing-bike-to-car-bike-rack-and-thusly-to-car/665458/21 "2013-08-10T00:46:28Z")
> [@TBG](#): > > You could just make your bike a less attractive target. Smear something nasty like feces (or something that looks like it could be feces) on it and no one is going to go near it. Boy, if there’s one thing I can readily get my hands on (as it were), it’s poop. With two cats and two dogs, I’m rich in poop. ---
**Author:** ![Darryl\_Lict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2013, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/securing-bike-to-car-bike-rack-and-thusly-to-car/665458/22 "2013-08-10T01:52:40Z")
12 foot long lock cable from Harbor Freight. Lock it around the car rear axle. Um, maybe not the most practical solution, but it might work. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2013, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/securing-bike-to-car-bike-rack-and-thusly-to-car/665458/23 "2013-08-10T03:14:38Z")
> [@Darryl\_Lict](#): > > 12 foot long lock cable from Harbor Freight. Lock it around the car rear axle. Um, maybe not the most practical solution, but it might work. Maybe I can get a12-foot long python to protect my bike. ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2013, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/securing-bike-to-car-bike-rack-and-thusly-to-car/665458/24 "2013-08-10T15:56:06Z")
In the OP you say you have an SUV. If you are concerned about theft why don’t you fold the back seat and put the bike inside? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/securing-bike-to-car-bike-rack-and-thusly-to-car/665458.md?page=1)