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how do you guys lock it with a chain? i used to wrap it around my front wheel, get the frame as well and then wrap it on the bike rack. seems like those otherchains aren't that long to do that though
Recommend a good lock for my bicycle PLEASE!!!
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my chain is about 3 feet (maybe longer)...it easily wraps around the frame, bike and rail..
As for taking things with you... me?....I usually took the seat with me....easier to carry around than the wheel... just as much as a deterrent as well.
As for taking things with you... me?....I usually took the seat with me....easier to carry around than the wheel... just as much as a deterrent as well.
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Originally Posted by Dirtylicious
this is what you want to use.
those U locks are easily broken
I've got one of these and a Rott Cable Lock,
Rott's easier to carry around in my backpack then a Krypt...
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Thanks for all the info guys!!!
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Yea I just stopped by a bike shop today.... the worker told me kryptonite gave refunds to those people whose locks that can be opened with a pen and stoppedmaking it I guess... good luck with finding a lock
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The following is from Sheldon Brown's website for lock strategy:
If you don't have secure parking at your workplace, you should indeed have a serious lock, such as a Kryptonite. The thing is, you should not carry it homeevery night. The weight of a typical U-lock represents the difference between a $400 bike and a $700 bike.
Just leave the lock at work, locked to whatever you normally lock your bike to. Carry a light cable lock with you for quick errands or emergencies.
If you use both the U-lock and the cable lock at work, you are more than twice as safe as you would be with either of them alone. Either type of lock can bedefeated, but each requires a different large, bulky tool which is useless against the other.
Don't take your bike apart to lock it, it is really bogus. The cable lock will secure your front wheel to the frame and any convenient object, and theU-lock will secure your rear wheel and frame. If you have a quick-release seatpost bolt, replace it with an Allen head bolt, and stop worrying about havingyour saddle stolen.
The best cable locks are the ones that have the lock built-in, rather than relying on a padlock. The padlock is the weak link, easily cut with bolt cutters,the tool of choice for most bike thieves. A new, sharp bolt cutter will cut a cable too, but an old, worn-out one will only crush a cable.
The best U-locksare the smallest. My favorite is the Kryptonite Mini, which not all bike shops stock. The Mini is much smaller and lighter than the more popular models, butjust as secure. It may be even more secure, because of the limited room to put a jack inside it. It also gives less purchase for leverage-based attacks.
People tend to buy the big clunky U-locks because they don't know how to use them properly. A U-lock should go around the rear rim and tire, somewhereinside the rear triangle of the frame. There is no need to loop it around the seat tube as well, because the wheel cannot be pulled through the reartriangle.
Some will object that felons might cut the rear rim and tire to remove the lock. Believe me, this just doesn't happen in the real world. First, thiswould be a lot of work to steal a frame without a useable rear wheel, the most expensive part of a bike, after the frame. Second, cutting the rear rim is muchharder than you might think. Since the rim is under substantial compression due to the tension on the spokes, it would pinch a hacksaw blade tight as soon asit cut partway through. Then there are the wire beads of the tire, also difficult to cut.
If you don't have secure parking at your workplace, you should indeed have a serious lock, such as a Kryptonite. The thing is, you should not carry it homeevery night. The weight of a typical U-lock represents the difference between a $400 bike and a $700 bike.
Just leave the lock at work, locked to whatever you normally lock your bike to. Carry a light cable lock with you for quick errands or emergencies.
If you use both the U-lock and the cable lock at work, you are more than twice as safe as you would be with either of them alone. Either type of lock can bedefeated, but each requires a different large, bulky tool which is useless against the other.
Don't take your bike apart to lock it, it is really bogus. The cable lock will secure your front wheel to the frame and any convenient object, and theU-lock will secure your rear wheel and frame. If you have a quick-release seatpost bolt, replace it with an Allen head bolt, and stop worrying about havingyour saddle stolen.
The best cable locks are the ones that have the lock built-in, rather than relying on a padlock. The padlock is the weak link, easily cut with bolt cutters,the tool of choice for most bike thieves. A new, sharp bolt cutter will cut a cable too, but an old, worn-out one will only crush a cable.
The best U-locksare the smallest. My favorite is the Kryptonite Mini, which not all bike shops stock. The Mini is much smaller and lighter than the more popular models, butjust as secure. It may be even more secure, because of the limited room to put a jack inside it. It also gives less purchase for leverage-based attacks.
People tend to buy the big clunky U-locks because they don't know how to use them properly. A U-lock should go around the rear rim and tire, somewhereinside the rear triangle of the frame. There is no need to loop it around the seat tube as well, because the wheel cannot be pulled through the reartriangle.
Some will object that felons might cut the rear rim and tire to remove the lock. Believe me, this just doesn't happen in the real world. First, thiswould be a lot of work to steal a frame without a useable rear wheel, the most expensive part of a bike, after the frame. Second, cutting the rear rim is muchharder than you might think. Since the rim is under substantial compression due to the tension on the spokes, it would pinch a hacksaw blade tight as soon asit cut partway through. Then there are the wire beads of the tire, also difficult to cut.
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damn you guys are serious about your bikes. i have one of those cheap 100$ mountain bikes that my dad borrowed from his friend b/c they never use it and camew/ one of those combination locks with a cable. i've used it to go to work, school, anywhere near by and never had a problem. i also have gotten manycompliments from people altho it's just a cheapo mountain bike.
to sum it up, just get a cheap bike and no1 will steal it.
to sum it up, just get a cheap bike and no1 will steal it.
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I already have a bike that was not cheap.
I do see inexpensive bikes tied up all over campus with weak-looking chains. I don't think a bike thief is out looking for those, just like you said.
I do think the thieves would like to get something like mine, though. As such, I want to make it as difficult and time consuming as possible for a thief to tryand get my stuff. My goal is to break their spirit before they even try.
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