Locks

[Sjw]

Budget £100 but looking at vids and stuff i need two. very scary stuff. Basically nothing is theftproof Any advice or tips? Seen an alarm on eBay which screams if bike is moved but still need locks

 

[Drago]

My tip - 2 quality locks of different types, necessitating Johnny Scumbag carry 2 different types of tool.

 

[vickster]

Get ah Abus Granit X and a secondary lock for the front wheel. Where will you be leaving it and for how long?
Get it insured and make sure your locks satisfy the terms of the policy

 

[Sjw]

Get ah Abus Granit X and a secondary lock for the front wheel. Where will you be leaving it and for how long?
Get it insured and make sure your locks satisfy the terms of the policy

Town centre and not long. Probably ask people to do my shopping whilst I stand with bike!
A lot of bikes are getting nicked out of gardens round here so it's in my living room.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

My tips:
1. Move to somewhere else
2. Brompton

 

[vickster]

Town centre and not long. Probably ask people to do my shopping whilst I stand with bike!
A lot of bikes are getting nicked out of gardens round here so it's in my living room.

Be fine with an Abus Granit. Just leave in a well trafficked spot

 

[RoubaixCube]

Kryptonite New York user here -- plenty of great reviews and highly praised. its quite heavy duty though so if you get attacked you could beat someone to death with it.

 

[Lonestar]

Always lock the frame and wheels to something solid...and generally cable locks are crap.IMHO.

 

[wxbull]

I have a shopping bike (bought for 75 quid) best bike does not get locked anywhere out of my sight, apart from at home!

 

[slowmotion]

If you have home contents insurance, add your bike to it. It'll be far cheaper than using a bike specific policy, and probably won't have so many of the "weasel words". Make sure that you use a lock that complies with the insurers terms and conditions. I use the cheapest Sold Secure gold-rated lock I could find (about £30) and a six quid cable lock for a £700 bike. I also try and lock it in faintly safe places. If they really want it, they'll take it. There's no point in getting too worried about it.

 

[Sjw]

If you have home contents insurance, add your bike to it. It'll be far cheaper than using a bike specific policy, and probably won't have so many of the "weasel words". Make sure that you use a lock that complies with the insurers terms and conditions. I use the cheapest Sold Secure gold-rated lock I could find (about £30) and a six quid cable lock for a £700 bike. I also try and lock it in faintly safe places. If they really want it, they'll take it. There's no point in getting too worried about it.

regards insurance, this was my thinking too! Sorting that out today

 

[vickster]

regards insurance, this was my thinking too! Sorting that out today

Obviously check the excess. What’s the value of the bike? You might find a cycle policy from bikmo or similar makes sense if lower value than Home insurance. You’ll obviously need to have away from home cover and check the terms for locking up in an outbuilding

Just be sensible. Use a good D lock in a well trafficked area. I regularly leave a £1500 bike locked up in town centres for a couple of hours without incident

Locking skewers for wheels can be a good deterrent too

 

[Johnno260]

Two locks is best, leave it in a high traffic area.

Don’t leave it outside leisure centres, where the reception staff watch someone use bolt cutters on your lock and say oh I thought he had lost the key.

 

[Vantage]

Get a donor bike, something you can afford to lose and a reasonable lock.
Your £100 could easily buy both.
The best locks in the world can be defeated and even in high traffic/busy areas thieving t**ts will still have a go. The general public are unlikely to interfere with a thief because of risk to personal safety.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

There was me thinking this was going to be an interesting topic on canals