How to carry a bike lock

[Psycolist]

A length of hook and loop (velcro) put through the rear bars on my saddles and then wrapped around the lock. It means I can just have the one good lock but be able to use it on whichever bike I happen to be on. That being said, I try not to leave bikes, even when locked, out of my eyeline. If i'm going to have to do that, I have an old clunker to use that no one would want anyway.

 

[stu9000]

This works well for me. Its about £30 and I didn't want a full on D lock.
But although my biked may not be a carbon formed diomond studded wonder I'd be GUTTED to lose it.
My one has a brachet to attach it to the top bar. Fits fine if I am only using one bottle.
It does not wobble about. Does not weight quite as much as a solid d lock but is still armoured against opportunists with a pair of pliers .

 

[TheDoctor]

@buggi @stu9000
You'd be shocked at how fast a set of cutters will go through a cable lock - armoured or not.
It really is the work of seconds.
Been there, done that...
Either keep it near you in risky areas (and by near you I mean within touching distance) or use a D lock. Seriously.

 

[fossyant]

commuting, then it's three locks in my panniers when out on site. Weekend stuff then I keep my bike on me, but I've bought an alarmed cable lock to pop in my back pocket for cafe stop rides. Knog do some rubber coated cable locks that are quite small, but they really are a cafe lock.

Please be careful at cafe's and sportives - folk have cottoned on to riders leaving bikes unattended, and they have had folk walking round dressed as cyclists, just riding away on them.

 

[Leaway2]

I have a big chain lock (Aldi) which I leave at work. If I need to take a lock with me, I put a Abus D lock and cable, in the bag that my bike documents came in from EBC. Its a very light bag which I wear like a sort of rucksack. The bag rolls up and can be put in my pocket.

 

[Mr Haematocrit]

@sazzaa have you got your hip-lok yet?

What's your thoughts on it?

 

[stu9000]

@buggi @stu9000
You'd be shocked at how fast a set of cutters will go through a cable lock - armoured or not.
It really is the work of seconds.
Been there, done that...
Either keep it near you in risky areas (and by near you I mean within touching distance) or use a D lock. Seriously.

Fair point.
I don't leave it much. Might get a d lock for the odd occasion its warranted

 

[MontyVeda]

@buggi @stu9000
You'd be shocked at how fast a set of cutters will go through a cable lock - armoured or not.
It really is the work of seconds.
Been there, done that...
Either keep it near you in risky areas (and by near you I mean within touching distance) or use a D lock. Seriously.

it's also shocking how quickly a set of bolt croppers will go through the most expensive locks too... if they want your bike and have the right tool for job... they're going to take it in less than minute

Re. the OP.... I have a kryptonite chain slung over my pannier or bungied to my pannier rack.

 

[John the Canuck]

This works well for me. Its about £30 and I didn't want a full on D lock.......... but is still armoured against opportunists with a pair of pliers .

if that is a ''Magnum Plus cable lock - i have one too
and having read a ''BikeRadar'' review
''The armour on the cable is overlapped, but with a little pressure we could get in the gaps in the armour links and simply crush the ends down through the cable, which despite the outside diameter was just 8mm thick.'' quote

I shall be buying a D-Lock 14mm min asap
regards

 

[buggi]

@buggi @stu9000
You'd be shocked at how fast a set of cutters will go through a cable lock - armoured or not.
It really is the work of seconds.
Been there, done that...
Either keep it near you in risky areas (and by near you I mean within touching distance) or use a D lock. Seriously.

my bike is hardly ever left in unsecured parking. On secure site at work and in house at home and thankfully i don't live in the Bronx so nipping into a shop while using a cable lock is fine.

 

[evo456]

Abus granit D lock secured to frame and ahip lock for me. One for a wheel plus a bit of frame. Hip lock on its own is insufficient as a main lock as the length isn't long enough to secure a wheel and frame around an object, as well as leaving the other wheel vulnerable. No lock is 100% secure, so it's a balance of theft risk in the area, cost, weight etc.

 

[sazzaa]

@sazzaa have you got your hip-lok yet?

What's your thoughts on it?

Really like it, don't even notice I'm wearing it... Not sure I'd use it for more than a few mins nipping into a shop or an hour or so at most though, it doesn't give me the same confidence as a d-lock.

 

[sazzaa]

Abus granit D lock secured to frame and ahip lock for me. One for a wheel plus a bit of frame. Hip lock on its own is insufficient as a main lock as the length isn't long enough to secure a wheel and frame around an object, as well as leaving the other wheel vulnerable. No lock is 100% secure, so it's a balance of theft risk in the area, cost, weight etc.

Do people really get their wheels stolen? I've never actually heard of it happening locally!

 

[Booyaa]

Do people really get their wheels stolen? I've never actually heard of it happening locally!

I'm in the process of moving to Birmingham and was asking about the underground car park to leave my bike in and was told to make sure I lock up the wheels are they get stolen all the time around that area.

 

[Alun]

I'd be a bit concerned about wearing a lock in case of an accident. Landing on a chain or padlock could cause considerable damage to pelvis or ribs. I don't carry tools in jersey pockets either.