while the price is good, would you really lock up your bike regardless of its value with one of these?
wire cutters would be through the cable in seconds
VDisillusioned
7 Feb 173#15
It all depends on where you intend to use one. In my town you could leave a cheap bike unlocked outside a shop, in the daytime, and it would probably be there when you came back an hour later. Where we used to live, a few miles away and a bit more rural, we used to leave crappy bikes at the station unlocked for days at a time and they never disappeared. I wouldn't risk leaving a bike here unlocked myself, but I would risk a cable lock for a five minute pop into a shop. If I was going to leave a bike somewhere for hours, or if the bike had some value to it, I would use a good D-lock.
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joehart2
7 Feb 174#1
while the price is good, would you really lock up your bike regardless of its value with one of these?
wire cutters would be through the cable in seconds
dodgymix to joehart2
7 Feb 171#3
maybe if you just had to nip into a shop for half a minute as the op suggests
anything longer and agreed
Cozworth806
7 Feb 171#2
Yep, if you want to lock up something anyway valuable then don't bother
whatyadoinsucka
7 Feb 171#4
it is what it is, i got one the other week and they are pretty good quality, good locking mechanism and thick steel chain, far better than poundland or equivalent locks.
it would stop the opportunist thief, ie climbs on and rides off, rather than the real scumbags who carry bolt cutters and the like..
and for this price you could leave it at your prefered shop location and only have to carry the key
HacKage to whatyadoinsucka
7 Feb 17#6
Leaving a lock at a location where it could be compromised is the worst advice anyone could give.
johnsymes
7 Feb 171#5
Don't waste your money. Every bike rack in Bournemouth has a sign on it saying don't use anything else but a D lock. Use one of these if your bike is insured and you want it to disappear.
cdm22
7 Feb 172#7
If you used one of these to lock your bike at the shops you will end up having to walk back. Just spend a few more quid and buy a D Lock.
Biggunspaul
7 Feb 172#8
I used one of these locks in my garage to secure a set of ladders,unfortunately I lost they keys and thought I was going to have to buy some bolt cutters to get it off,but after a quick look on YouTube I discovered that you could just use some normal wire cutters.Sure enough I managed to cut straight through the cable in under 20 seconds by just nipping away at a few strands at a time.
I wouldn't use one to secure a bike up in a public place,but that said it maybe ok for say a child to use to lock their (probably less expensive) bike up within school grounds to stop others moving it about.
yulu91
7 Feb 171#9
Could imagine how people complaining these locks being not secure but I have one of these on my bike frame all the time and it serves good when pop into the shop for a minute or two so for £2.99 hot added.
ikonanddiva
7 Feb 17#10
Have you seen how quick bikes get stolen?
Nip into the shop or turn your back for 15-30 seconds and you may as well give them your bike. I have a Decathlon Alur 700 road bike that I bought a couple of years ago. It's stored at home but on the occasion that I park it up in public, it's locked with a heavy duty D-Lock every time. Of course, there's quite a few cyclists who also need to learn how to fit a lock properly as many are incorrectly fitted and easily stolen.
Good price for the item but an item I wouldn't recommend fitting on anything other than a kids bike, that you don't mind disappearing.
OperateOnMe to ikonanddiva
7 Feb 171#27
You are right about the d-locks, reminds me of a time 10 years ago in my student days, I went to a cafe for a £2.99 latte with a friend, and left my bike on a rack with a kryptonite d-lock. 2 blokes tried to use tools to open the lock, I had my coffee and laughed, my friend was shocked and could not understand until I told him the bike probably cost less than the lock, if they can open the lock they can have the bike - as they need it more than I do. We went out and asked them if we could help, they told us they lost the key and were trying to undo the bike rack, another friend came over (having been to the gym) and had a friendly word with them whilst I decided to put their tools in the bin, then rode off with the bike.
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wire cutters would be through the cable in seconds
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wire cutters would be through the cable in seconds
anything longer and agreed
it would stop the opportunist thief, ie climbs on and rides off, rather than the real scumbags who carry bolt cutters and the like..
and for this price you could leave it at your prefered shop location and only have to carry the key
I wouldn't use one to secure a bike up in a public place,but that said it maybe ok for say a child to use to lock their (probably less expensive) bike up within school grounds to stop others moving it about.
Nip into the shop or turn your back for 15-30 seconds and you may as well give them your bike. I have a Decathlon Alur 700 road bike that I bought a couple of years ago. It's stored at home but on the occasion that I park it up in public, it's locked with a heavy duty D-Lock every time. Of course, there's quite a few cyclists who also need to learn how to fit a lock properly as many are incorrectly fitted and easily stolen.
Good price for the item but an item I wouldn't recommend fitting on anything other than a kids bike, that you don't mind disappearing.