Cafe Lock recommendations ?
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vickster
Legendary Member
There's a Giant one that works ok. https://www.giant-bicycles.com/gb/giant-surelock-air-loop. It's very small but obviously not to be relied on out of sight
I had an Abus one that decided to make up its own code while in my bag so I'd avoid those! It went back for a refund unused
I had an Abus one that decided to make up its own code while in my bag so I'd avoid those! It went back for a refund unused
OP
OP
kingrollo
Guru
Thats the one that broke after a couple of outings !
vickster
Legendary Member
Which one? The Giant?
Cafe locks are fine to lock your bike to other bikes but I wouldn't use to lock to anything else or itself obviously. That's assuming eyes are on the bikes and it's not a high risk area. I've not used ones for ages as I pretty much always carry a D lock
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
I've got a Masterlock one. It's marginally better than nothing and it doesn't weigh much.
Heltor Chasca
Out-riding the Black Dog
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
http://www.laxzo.com/bicycle-securi...hain-lock-90-cm-x-12-mm-with-keys-18614-p.asp when it's back in stock. The alarm gives you a fighting chance of getting from your coffee to the bike before they figure out how to shift out of the knee-popping gear you left it in.
DaveReading
Don't suffer fools gladly (must try harder!)
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Doesn't a "cafe lock" imply that you will have eyes on your bike, the object being to slow down an opportunist thief while you make your presence felt ?
Why is locking your bike to another one more secure than locking it to something immovable ?
Tin Pot
Guru
No. And all it really does is give you a false sense of security.
If you are in a place where someone might grab your bike and run off. Keep it to hand. Don’t put it out of reach with a single and easily compromisable lock that does not secure all parts of your bike. You will be let down.
Two strong/dlocks or no locks at all and don’t leave it unattended.
DaveReading
Don't suffer fools gladly (must try harder!)
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Fair enough. I'd have said it gives you a genuine sense of limited security.
vickster
Legendary Member
I always lock my bike nose to tail with another bike with one or preferably more small locks in awkward to snip places (and often the Abus granit). I feel I t would be much more difficult to subtly untangle the bikes than snip a cafe lock away from a stand and just ride away. I can't remember the last time I used a cafe lock though as I always have a d lock, I don't much care about the weight. 2 d locks is unnecessary outside a cafe, 1 is ample
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
Ah, a follower of the false dichotomy school of security.
vickster
Legendary Member
That's the one I linked and the one that broke for the OP in 2 days
