condor pit stop wheel chock
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condor pit stop wheel chock
From looking at the classifieds it's obviously that members of this forum know what something's worth, because nobody here is willing to give anything away. 
I was at a guy's house the other day picking up a tour pak rack that I bought from him off craigslist. I noticed in the corner of his garage what appeared to be a Condor Pit Stop wheel chock.
Well seeing that he's moved to a trike, obviously he doesn't need a Condor Pit Stop to keep his bike upright.
I asked him about it and he said he'd forgotten he had it. I asked if he'd be willing to part with it and he said he'd think about it.
I just got an e-mail from him and he's willing to part with it for $195 which includes the trailer docking kit.
The best price I can find on-line is about $250 for the Condor Pit Stop and $25 for the the trailer docking kit.
I have two questions for you guys:
1) Is the Condor Pit Stop as good as it seems and can I safely just leave my Heritage parked in it while in my garage with no other hold downs.
2) Is a like new Condor Pit Stop with trailer docking kit worth $195?
I was at a guy's house the other day picking up a tour pak rack that I bought from him off craigslist. I noticed in the corner of his garage what appeared to be a Condor Pit Stop wheel chock.
Well seeing that he's moved to a trike, obviously he doesn't need a Condor Pit Stop to keep his bike upright.
I asked him about it and he said he'd forgotten he had it. I asked if he'd be willing to part with it and he said he'd think about it.
I just got an e-mail from him and he's willing to part with it for $195 which includes the trailer docking kit.
The best price I can find on-line is about $250 for the Condor Pit Stop and $25 for the the trailer docking kit.
I have two questions for you guys:
1) Is the Condor Pit Stop as good as it seems and can I safely just leave my Heritage parked in it while in my garage with no other hold downs.
2) Is a like new Condor Pit Stop with trailer docking kit worth $195?
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From: in a van down by the river in Ga.
Condor is one of the best chocks IMO. Saying that i don't know if that is a good price, i do know that i have been parking my bike in the garage for 11 years without a chock of any kind and NEVER had the bike tip over after placing the jiffy stand down. I have in the last two months added another bike and no tip over on the additional bike. I do have a Condor on my trailer and i can get off the bike without any tie downs but of course i do add them to move the trailer.
Last edited by tidbit1; Aug 20, 2013 at 11:15 AM.
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Well I decided to go ahead and pull the trigger on the Condor.
I'll have to be honest I believe the $40 Harbor Freight chock that I have does about as good a job as this $200+ Condor chock as far as holding the bike up in the trailer.
http://www.harborfreight.com/motorcy...ock-69026.html
There's no doubt the Condor Chock is better made and is high quality but if all you're looking for is a chock to hold the bike up while you strap it down the HF chock works just as well.
I wll say, that I like how the Condor can be unmounted with only one bolt and then placed in the garage for parking the bike straight up. It does save a little bit of floor space due to the non-leaning of the bike.
In conclusion, if you need a chock only to hold the bike in a trailer until you tie it down I recomend the HF chock. However if you want a high quality chock that has two uses and you've got the money to spend the Condor is a great choice.
http://store.condor-lift.com/
I'll have to be honest I believe the $40 Harbor Freight chock that I have does about as good a job as this $200+ Condor chock as far as holding the bike up in the trailer.
http://www.harborfreight.com/motorcy...ock-69026.html
There's no doubt the Condor Chock is better made and is high quality but if all you're looking for is a chock to hold the bike up while you strap it down the HF chock works just as well.
I wll say, that I like how the Condor can be unmounted with only one bolt and then placed in the garage for parking the bike straight up. It does save a little bit of floor space due to the non-leaning of the bike.
In conclusion, if you need a chock only to hold the bike in a trailer until you tie it down I recomend the HF chock. However if you want a high quality chock that has two uses and you've got the money to spend the Condor is a great choice.
http://store.condor-lift.com/
Last edited by Bluraven; Aug 20, 2013 at 07:29 PM.
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I picked up this wheel chock from cycle gear for 20.00 more (sale price) than the cheap pos HF wheel chock (pictured on right). Since I started parking on the chock I dont use my jack near as much when doing maintenance.
Last edited by ynots; Aug 20, 2013 at 08:29 PM.
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