Mountain Bike Locks Help

jai247

Hello

I have just purchased a new mountain bike and I want to buy a lock for it.
I have been on a few sites and have had mixed reviews regarding the steel cable locks and the d-lock, locks.
I was hoping someone could give me some advise and names of good quality bike locks.
Thanks

vikingaero

I have a couple of Kryptonite New York locks for our mountain bikes. However they are small and you need the place the bike tightly against a post/fence to be able to lock it. I also carry a cable to thread through the U lock and then through the wheels/helmets/or if the bike is on the car bike rack. We also have a Specialised Wedlock which is nice and flexible for attaching to posts/bars/fences.

karlie88

jai247 wrote: »

Hello

I have just purchased a new mountain bike and I want to buy a lock for it.
I have been on a few sites and have had mixed reviews regarding the steel cable locks and the d-lock, locks.
I was hoping someone could give me some advise and names of good quality bike locks.
Thanks

i've got a kryptonite bike lock....no problems so far.

some good ones here:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_15?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=kryptonite+lock&x=0&y=0&sprefix=kryptonite+lock

Strider590

The proper way to lock a bike i with a decent D-lock and a cable lock.

D-lock around the frame + rear wheel, cable loops the frame + front wheel and attach to D-lock.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9bAv1ujPXs

bikebarbie

Kryptonite bike lock

+1

I got one discounted from Amazon

rev_henry

I have this:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kryptonite-KryptoLok-Standard-Lock-Cable/dp/B0010XTIB8/ref=sr_1_1?s=sports&ie=UTF8&qid=1303854995&sr=1-1

Also comes with an £800 anti theft guarantee if you send the forms off and have the receipt for your bike. Only trouble with krypto locks is they're quite heavy.

thelawnet

depends where you are (how many scrotes in your neighbourhood), where you park it, and how attractive your bike is to thieves.

Cable locks are essentially useless unless they weigh several kilos. D-locks are much better but can still be broken by a an equipped thief - it comes down to opportunity and attractiveness of your bike. For instance today I went into central London, I locked my bike just in front of the 'Buddha's Birthday' display they put on today in Chinatown, busy street setting, lots of witnesses, CCTV probably too, it was very safe, even though my lock: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BICYCLE-SHACKLE-LOCK-/300553982184 is relatively cheap and lightweight (note this lock fits around bike stands and parking meter posts no problem, but lamp posts are too thick to get around.)

Park an expensive road bike round the back of a central London office with a top-of-the-range £80 lock, and leave it there day-after-day? Eventually it's likely to get stolen.

OTOH there are tearooms frequented by cyclists in leafy parts of Surrey where people leave £2k bikes unlocked outside.

TBH if you have just bought what you are calling a 'mountain bike' it's likely that your bike is what is known in the trade as a 'bike-shaped object', i.e. a cheap £200 (or less) bike with low-end parts and little or no resale value that's only appealing to the most casual of thieves, and in that case a £6 d-lock like the one I linked to above is going to be sufficient. I might be wrong of course, and you've spent hundreds of a fancy bike...

marvin

I have an older version of this

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kryptonite-Evolution-Mini-Unisex-Bicycle/dp/B004C94T84/ref=sr_1_16?ie=UTF8&qid=1304820772&sr=8-16

mchale

http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/accessories/locks/

rev_henry

With a D lock, you need to 'fill' the lock with as much bike & lamp post etc as possible, to reduce room for manoevre, so someone cannot fit a bottle jack in the lock. Which is why smaller d locks are better. I understand if you can't get a bottle jack in then a decent d lock is pretty much unbreakable.

Rotor

rev_henry wrote: »

I have this:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kryptonite-KryptoLok-Standard-Lock-Cable/dp/B0010XTIB8/ref=sr_1_1?s=sports&ie=UTF8&qid=1303854995&sr=1-1

Also comes with an £800 anti theft guarantee if you send the forms off and have the receipt for your bike. Only trouble with krypto locks is they're quite heavy.

Didn't you recently have a bike stolen Henry?:D