The Dead Lock secures the bike directly to the hitch-mount.
One key to lock bike and rack
Injection molded lock and metal core
Hitch lock secures the rack to vehicle (Sold Separately)
Upper lock secures outside bike to the mount with cable and steel pin
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$49.00
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Product Details
Product Length:
10.0 inches
Product Width:
5.75 inches
Product Height:
2.5 inches
Product Weight:
1.0 pounds
Package Length:
8.2 inches
Package Width:
4.5 inches
Package Height:
2.6 inches
Package Weight:
0.85 pounds
Average Customer Rating:
based on 23 reviews
Features
Bike rack lock for securing bikes to Yakima hitch-mount bike rack
Upper lock secures outside bike to the mount with cable and steel pin
Secondary hitch lock secures rack to vehicle; includes 1 key for both locks
Injection-molded design with metal core; ideal for preventing bike theft
Backed by limited lifetime warranty
Customer Reviews
Average Customer Review: ( 23 customer reviews )
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39 of 41 found the following review helpful:
WARNING: This product doesn't work for Yakima racks that fold down May 02, 2009
By T. Beck So I bought this lock package to protect both my bikes and my new Yakima DoubleDown rack. Unfortunately there is a HUGE design flaw with how this system works on the DoubleDown racks. Yes, you can lock the bikes to the rack and also the rack to the hitch with this product. Unfortunately, Yakima engineers didn't seem to think about securing the pivot bolt in the middle where the rack folds down. It is just as easy (if not even easier) to simply unscrew that pivot bolt and take the whole rack off as it is to take out the hitch pin. Imagine coming back to your truck to find that your bikes and rack are both gone, but the lower trailer hitch piece of the rack is still safely locked to the hitch. Seems like a very sloppy oversight to me. Go look at a demo rack in a retail store. You'll see what I mean. The pivot bolt is not protected at all, and it would take only a minute to unscrew it and be gone with the whole rack...despite both of these locks.
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
Lock falls out of rack Sep 15, 2009
By Michael Basista
"MB Ohio"
The lock works well to secure only the bike in the first spot. But, when the rack is folded down, the lock can fall out of the rack and drag on the ground causing the lock core to fall out onto the highway and disappear forever. I had to buy a replacement and I have resorted to wrapping the lock around the main support and then locking it in place.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Affords only partial security Apr 03, 2011
By C. Palmero
"Filmaholic"
The dead lock hitch works as advertised. The bike lock cable is not long enough to lock all bikes i you have a 4-bike rack. It is only good for one (maybe 2) bikes.
A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. My Yakima rack has a pivot screw that can be easily taken out with any adjustable wrench, allowing the removal of the rack and bikes. There is no available lock for this.
A major engineering flaw in my opinion.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Major design flow Oct 08, 2010
By eShop
"eShop"
Bought this item to protect my bikes. The design has a major flow based on installation the cable hardly moves when you try to push it back into the rack.
if you install it on the left side of the pin then its just too loose. On my second day when i was not using the rack the lock dangled out of the rack and I pulled it all the way with my car only noticed that it fell hours later when it was completely damaged from drawing it on the road.
Luckily i got a partial refund but decided not to get a replacement. Will upload a photo of how the lock was damaged maybe that explains more my issue.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Nice system, could be improved Sep 10, 2010
By William E. Lincoln I've had this for a few months now. It's a nice locking system that really should be included with the rack. I agree with others that feel that the cable should be longer and it would be nice if it locked in the nested position (and the pivot bolt on folding racks should be designed differently to prevent its removal). There's not much to say that hasn't already been said by others.
based on 23 reviews
WARNING: This product doesn't work for Yakima racks that fold down May 02, 2009
By T. Beck
Lock falls out of rack Sep 15, 2009
By Michael Basista
"MB Ohio"
