What do you think of this lock?

[BigTone0777]

Hi all, after hacksawing through my £30 cable lock in a minute of so (after I forgot the combination Doh!) I decided maybe I should look for something a bit more secure for my new bike. Whilst browsing I can across this one which has an £800 anti-theft guarantee and thought they must have a little confidence in it. What do you guys think?

http://cgi.ebay.co.u...#ht_1593wt_1139

 

[rusky]

Nothing will stop a determined thief.

It really depends on where & how long you will leave your bike locked up. Abus have a very good reputation but are twice the price as the one you linked to.

 

[Coco]

... Whilst browsing I can across this one which has an £800 anti-theft guarantee and thought they must have a little confidence in it. What do you guys think?

I think they have confidence in the terms of their insurance

I had a lock with a similar guarantee and it simply wasn't worth the bother - IIRC they wanted money to register the lock or some such nonsense. Worth checking out the terms before you buy the lock.

+1 for Abus, they seem to get much better reviews.

 

[davehann]

https://www.kryptonitelock.com/products/ProductDetail.aspx?cid=1001&scid=1000&pid=1203



not to heavy , but really strong!

 

[crazy580]

Whilst browsing I can across this one which has an £800 anti-theft guarantee and thought they must have a little confidence in it. What do you guys think?

If your bike gets stolen, you have to show the lock has failed to get that £800 guarantee, since most thieves take the lock with them after they have cut through it, the guarantee is worthless.
Another vote for Abus here.

 

[Fletch456]

+1 for faith in their insurance. It's a way to market the product is all. Old fashioned values like you get what you pay for apply pretty much.....

+1 for Abus...for insurance had to get a certain grade of lock and a lot of theirs were on the approved list.

 

[BigTone0777]

Thanks for the replies guy's. I was thinking they must have some faith that it can do the job but your right, a good insurance company will provide the same confidence lol!

 

[Manonabike]

Take a look at this list of locks

Best locks

I have a Kryptonite New York Fahgettaboudit Mini and I find it perfect for my needs..... after I fit it around seatstays, wheel and post there is no room for a mini bottle jack and you cannot cut an 18mm thick shackle with a boltcropper, not even a 42" cropper. Having said all that, if a thief really wants your bike then he can use a power tool and that can cut the lock in a little over 3 minutes.

I also have a Kryptonite Evolution Mini Lock a little smaller that the other one but it fits perfectly around the seattube, wheel and post.

I use Evolution Mini lock if I need to leave my bike for 15 minutes or less. I use the Fahgettaboudit Mini lock for anything longer, however, if I need to leave the bike on a quiet road and without CCTV then I use both locks (paranoid? Oh yes!!!! but I would hate to have a bike stolen)

I also use pitlock skewers on both wheels and a superglued ballbearing technique to secure my handlebars, saddle and seatpost

Bournemouth is not one of the major bike crime towns, nevertheless, there were 1500 bikes stolen last year and I would hate to become another statistics.

 

[e-rider]

sold secure silver; 13mm shackle = average strength lock!

forget about the £800 stuff; read the small print and you'll discover that a claim is almost impossible in almost all cases.

 

[monkeypony]

D locks are complete shite. You can pop them with a bottle jack in a few seconds.

Just get a length of hardened steel chain and the best padlock you can afford.

 

[e-rider]

D locks are complete shite. You can pop them with a bottle jack in a few seconds.

Just get a length of hardened steel chain and the best padlock you can afford.

that is poor advice IMO

 

[monkeypony]

that is poor advice IMO

No it isn't.

D locks ARE shite and cable locks (as the op pointed out) can be got through even quicker.

Chain* may be heavy but if you want security there isn't much out there that can beat it.

(* case hardened chain secured with case hardened padlock)

Personally, the only bike I would leave unattended outside is my tandem. All other bikes, if a can't see it, then it's indoors!

 

[Manonabike]

D locks are complete shite. You can pop them with a bottle jack in a few seconds.

Just get a length of hardened steel chain and the best padlock you can afford.

I would challenge you anytime to try and brake my mini D lock with a bottle jack.

You probably could...... if I used a standard size D lock but with a mini D lock around the frame, wheel and post there would not be room to fit a mini bottle jack at all so your statement is complete shite

It seems that all videos showing how to use a mini bottle jack were removed from youtube.... but I found a picture of a jack being used

I also found a video of something called bottle jack defeater


[media]
]View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_76O5tGkAC0&feature=player_embedded[/media]




So I suggest you learn your facts before you make statements like "D locks are are complete shite"

 

[BigTone0777]

Thanks for all your comments and advice guy's. Think I'm gonna go for it just coz it's a sensible price and much better than a cable lock!

 

[kedab]

https://www.kryptoni...d=1000&pid=1203



not to heavy , but really strong!