Like Prime Electric's perpetually empty parking lot sitting a few feet from the I-90 Trail, for example.
I'm not super comfortable on regular roads yet, so I'm looking for places where I can safely leave my car, unload my trike, and get directly onto a dedicated trail, or as close to directly as possible. I'd love some options for 100% traffic-free rides.
I live in a pretty busy neighborhood, with an average crime rate. I have a carport, no garage, and its down a short driveway. I have one car under the carport, the bins, and a small table.
I'm going this weekend to get a trike rack for the back of my SUV. I don't know exactly which one yet, apparently my options are quite limited with the recumbent trike, but it's going to be one where I can either roll the trike up or somehow easily get it up there. I'm assuming those are usually capable of locking the bike to them, but I don't know how secure it will be.
I'm using the trike as my rehab program after double hip replacements, so I'm still building back my strength.
My trike folds, but it's heavy and pretty awkward. I could figure how to do that and potentially store it inside. It does not fit inside the front door unfolded.
The carport is held up on one corner by a 4x4 going into cement.
I have a gate wide enough to roll the trike back behind the fence, but nothing easy to lock to back there.
There are no roommates. I share my house with a cat. I work from home and can see the trike from a window.
Right now I have it locked with a huge Hiplock chain around the carport post and through the frame, with a big moving blanket over it to semi disguise it. It's a weird shape that not very many people are used to, but if they saw me riding around the neighborhood, they would know what it is.
Where would you keep the trike at night?
I'm considering all options, including a hydraulic system, installing a lock point behind the fence, putting it on the trike rack and then backing my SUV up to the house.
My main goal is that it's physically easy enough for me to lock the trike after every ride and highly secure. I'll probably hire out if I need help with implementation. TIA for ideas.