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Old 07-03-2008, 11:29 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Harbor Freight sale on some transport stuff.

The local Harbor Freight stores are having a sale through 7/7 on some useful bike hauling bits:

This very nice chock is $50 (usually $80 instore). I stopped by and looked at it today. I have a Baxley chock already, and this isn't as nice, but it's not $225, either. It's definitely sturdy and reliable. I think it's better than:

This other chock. I have one of these, too, normally $50 instore and on sale for $38. This is another "rollover" type chock, also very sturdy, but doesn't come with mounting hardware to make it freestanding. It also has a concern for street bikes - if you look at those side bars, they overlap the rotors. If you go in straight and secure the bike so it doesn't lean, you're fine - the V-shape at the front of the chock centers the tire and leaves clearance between the bars and the rotors. But if the bike started to come loose or topple for some reason I could see a potential for a bent rotor.

And finally, a sale on their 4x8' *folding* trailer; regularly $250 instore, on sale for $200. This would work fine with the included 8" tires, but when they wore out I'd probably upgrade to 12". These are not up to the standards of the $1200 trailers, but for occasional use they are absolutely fine, especially if you have the seams welded for cheap after you get it all bolted together.

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