How do you carry those heavy locks ?

[draikin]

Hi everyone,

I'm totally new to cycling. I just bought a Kryptonite U lock + cable and I found those surprisingly heavy. How do most people carry these things ? Do they have them in a backpack ?

 

[TonyEnjoyD]

Usually on a clip attached to the frame or in a backpack as you mentioned.
Lock n bracket shown ere... http://www.wiggle.co.uk/kryptonite-...tonite_New_York_3000_Bike_D_Lock-Black/Yellow

 

[MrJamie]

Best to mount them to the frame if you can, id hate to have my Abus Granit bouncing around bruising up my back

I find the best place to mount them is on the seat tube, on the non-drive side of the bike, positioned like a "U" alongside the seat tube and the seat stays, plenty of room to not interfere with the pedals and leaves your bottle cages clear.

 

[Pauluk]

I don't need them when I'm out or for my commute so I don't have that problem. I just use them to lock my bikes to a secure point in the garage. If I did need them when I was out, then I suppose I would carry them in a pannier or backpack.

 

[Ian Cooper]

I keep mine on the clip that came with it - it attaches to the frame, so I put it on the top tube, so that it hangs down in the trianglular void between the seat tube and the down tube.

 

[middleagecyclist]

If i'm using the Abus Granite it goes in a pannier. If im out for a pleasure ride I don't bother with a lock. Most of the time i'm commuting though so the bike goes inside with me at work and I have a lock which stays there.

 

[MrJamie]

You can see on this picture where I keep mine, it keeps the bottle cages clear, its very secure being up against the seat tube and seat stays, comes on and off the bike easily too. Its well clear of the crank and doesnt get in the way of my leg at all. It kinda fits in the space the deraillieur does on the other side. Two friends have since put their Kryptonite locks in the same configuration

 

[MacB]

You can see on this picture where I keep mine, it keeps the bottle cages clear, its very secure being up against the seat tube and seat stays, comes on and off the bike easily too. Its well clear of the crank and doesnt get in the way of my leg at all. It kinda fits in the space the deraillieur does on the other side. Two friends have since put their Kryptonite locks in the same configuration

that's really helpful, I've been trying to puzzle how to fit one to my sons new bike without having to remove both bottle cages. It's such a simple solution and one of those that seems obvious once someone points it out....thanks

 

[HovR]

I never got on with my Kryptonite D-lock frame mount.. It caused the lock to rattle about horribly, so when I want to use that lock I'll either put it in the panniers or a backpack if the panniers aren't fitted.

Luckily I don't need a big lock on my commute, so I only use the D-lock when going to the shops or town, in which case I'll probably have the panniers fitted or be wearing a backpack anyway.

 

[MrJamie]

that's really helpful, I've been trying to puzzle how to fit one to my sons new bike without having to remove both bottle cages. It's such a simple solution and one of those that seems obvious once someone points it out....thanks

Cheers Where the lock sits against the seat stay near the rear brake, i put one of those little rubber strips leftover from something or other fixed with black electrical tape, incase the lock would bang against the frame but i dont think it does anyway. Obviously its important to mount it high enough onto the seatstay that in the offchance the mount got loose it couldnt get knocked into the spokes

You can twist both the mount and the clip on most D locks to make it more flush against the frame, so it doesnt hang out too far - mines kinda perpendicular, but on the kryptonites we had to twist them so the mount was facing 45 degrees more towards the front, if that makes sense

 

[MacB]

Yep I'd noted you'd put some frame protection on the seatstay and mounting it high enough to use the stay to stop it swinging in is a great idea as well. I'm going to go and have an experiment in the garage, I have one Kryptonite U-lock with a flex cable, the Orange not Yellow model, or one of them, 3000 or something.

If this works out I may well buy some spare mounting brackets for the various bikes.

I don't suppose anyone knows which of their universal mounts is the best to buy? there seems to be 3 options on the Kryptonite website and none of them very well explained.

 

[bobcat]

You can see on this picture where I keep mine, it keeps the bottle cages clear, its very secure being up against the seat tube and seat stays, comes on and off the bike easily too. Its well clear of the crank and doesnt get in the way of my leg at all. It kinda fits in the space the deraillieur does on the other side. Two friends have since put their Kryptonite locks in the same configuration



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MrJamie, I like your saddle bag, who makes them? I have been looking at carradice bags but I like to have options!

 

[MrJamie]

MrJamie, I like your saddle bag, who makes them? I have been looking at carradice bags but I like to have options!

Its a Carradice SQR Tour http://www.wiggle.co.uk/carradice-sqr-tour-bag-including-sqr-bracket/ Wiggle have been out of stock since I ordered mine a year ago and took 3 months to get it. Its quite a good price though if you consider it comes with the mount and bracket.

Its a good design, very aerodynamic hiding behind my thighs, but it needs a lot of space to get on and off the bike without squeezing the bag a little. Mines fine with clothes etc in, but if its packed full i have to empty it before I unclip it and thats a large frame in the picture still hardly any clearance above the mudguard, although im quite short legged for 6'2, like a gorilla

 

[Orange]

I used to stick mine in my rucksack - making sure it was on the far side of my work clothes and towel roll. Didn't really notice the extra weight.

But now I use one of these: http://www.evanscycles.com/products/hiplok/v150-wearable-chain-lock-ec028640 and just wear it as a belt while riding.

 

[cyberknight]

leave the locks at work , there under cover in the bike shed and i do not leave the commuter anywhere else.
Local shopkeeprs know me by now i hope and let me leave the bike in sight in the shop .