Skibike Security

Hello,
An Austrian couple staying in the same Hotel as ourselves, asked which was the best way of securing skibikes at the middle station over night rather than take them back to the ski room at the Hotel. They asked because they were thinking of hiring skibikes for a couple of days, but did not want the inconvenience of a trip back to the ski room with what they thought would be heavy skibikes. Our answer was do not do it, a visit to the Hints & Tips page of our website will explain the dangers of water ingres and ski de-lamination, believe me I know, because I was a victim. There are times however when temporarily locking your skibike up may be appropriate, Apre Ski springs to mind, when revellers have had a few beers and there is still the last 200 meters of piste to negotiate from the Apre Ski bar. This is the case from the Goat Stall "our favourite bar" then the temptation to utilise that skibike resting by the ski-rack might be too much.
Most outdoor pursuits shops can supply coiled leads with a built in lock, but these are usually designed for ruck sacks and are too short for skibike use, they are also quite bulky and cost a fortune £39.99 in some shops.
Our alternative is light, cheap and works OK.. You take 2 meters of wire-cored outdoor clothes line, as shown in the picture (you will require the use of some wire snips as the core is tensiled steel wire) make loops at each end using 2 x 25mm pieces of 6mm copper pipe "mini bore central heating pipe" flattened using either a vice or hammer to secure the loops, add to this, one lightweight brass lock and you have a convenient lead.
This device will not stop a determined thief "not many will" but the opportunist thief does not usually carry wire snips in their pockets.
Regards Mervyn.