Bike lock
- Thread starter Suddabym
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Between £30-£40 just need to leave it when I pop in a shop or doctors won’t be leaving it more than 20mins at a time. And don’t want one attached to my bike I’d rather carry it in my bag
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vickster
Legendary Member
Kryptonite or Abus d lock with a cable or Abus bordo. Both would go in a backpack or rack pack or bar bag but not a saddle bag. Maybe a bit above budget with the price increase or not
https://www.merlincycles.com/abus-ultimate-420-cable-d-bike-lock-179354.html
https://www.merlincycles.com/abus-ultimate-420-cable-d-bike-lock-179354.html
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mustang1
Guru
- Location
- London, UK
Get MINIMUM two good quality locks and lock bike correctly. Also pay attention to what you lock your bike to because that object needs to be strong as well.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Abus Bordo for front wheel and a good d-lock - currently an Oxford D lock in a secure bike park, but I also have a Kryptonite New York Forgeddaboutit Mini - one of the strongest, but it's tricky to fit due to it being small, and not suitable for my MTB.
I’ve gone for the abus ultimate found it at wiggle for £29.99 thank you 😃😃
cougie uk
Guru
And if you can - make your bike less attractive to thieves. Wrap some old inner tubes round the tube to disguise it if you can. Basically I don't leave my bikes out in public view. I'd rather walk than risk it. Or use my Brompton and carry it with me.
vickster
Legendary Member
Good price with cable!
Great advice thank you
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Z’ha’dum
2 things to look for
a) Sold Secure Gold on the lock (see later for why)
b) check that your insurance company (which may be your house insurance) is happy with the one you use
Reason for (a) is so that the insurance company has less room to reject the claim if it gets stolen
Yes they might say any good lock will do - but then you claim and suddenly they want to define what they meany by 'good'
If it was "Sold Secure Gold" they have no wriggle room
On top of that I would make sure there is at leat one other lock of some kind - preferably a different kind - on it as well
Your aim is simply to make it that bit harder and time consuming to knick is someone looks at it and wonders
a) Sold Secure Gold on the lock (see later for why)
b) check that your insurance company (which may be your house insurance) is happy with the one you use
Reason for (a) is so that the insurance company has less room to reject the claim if it gets stolen
Yes they might say any good lock will do - but then you claim and suddenly they want to define what they meany by 'good'
If it was "Sold Secure Gold" they have no wriggle room
On top of that I would make sure there is at leat one other lock of some kind - preferably a different kind - on it as well
Your aim is simply to make it that bit harder and time consuming to knick is someone looks at it and wonders
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
The owner of this very desirable bike remembered the Kryptonite lock but forgot the cable or a second lock!
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Z’ha’dum
The owner of this very desirable bike remembered the Kryptonite lock but forgot the cable or a second lock!
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I have heard that painting them pink dramatically reduces the chance of them being stolen
he he/she has got it covered!
Thank you I suppose I could use my old lock as well even though it’s not that great
