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Mountain Bike Locks Help

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  • rev_henry
    rev_henry Posts: 4,965 Forumite
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    Rotor wrote: »
    Didn't you recently have a bike stolen Henry?:D
    Yes. :p Bought this lock for my new bike though. The old one wasn't locked at all. :(
  • bosseyed
    bosseyed Posts: 475 Forumite
    Cable locks are essentially a waste of time, even the chunky ones - my old bike was locked up with one of those at the station, nicked, looked like one chomp with a pair of bolt cutters.

    I have a Kryptonite D lock for insurance purposes but its restrictive due to its small size (hard to lock frame and wheel to the rack half the time).

    So I went to B&Q and got a whopping great chain, bolt cropper proof, clad in nice flexi plastic stuff and combine that with a nice secure padlock. All for £20. Get through that you mutha f*****s
  • thelawnet
    thelawnet Posts: 2,584 Forumite
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    bosseyed wrote: »
    So I went to B&Q and got a whopping great chain, bolt cropper proof, clad in nice flexi plastic stuff and combine that with a nice secure padlock. All for £20. Get through that you mutha f*****s

    Bolt cropper proof? For £20?

    I think not.

    Also beware of your padlock. Unless both are 19mm+ you are certainly vulnerable. Bolt croppers are not the only attack either...
  • thescouselander
    thescouselander Posts: 5,547 Forumite
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    bosseyed wrote: »
    Cable locks are essentially a waste of time, even the chunky ones - my old bike was locked up with one of those at the station, nicked, looked like one chomp with a pair of bolt cutters.

    I have a Kryptonite D lock for insurance purposes but its restrictive due to its small size (hard to lock frame and wheel to the rack half the time).

    So I went to B&Q and got a whopping great chain, bolt cropper proof, clad in nice flexi plastic stuff and combine that with a nice secure padlock. All for £20. Get through that you mutha f*****s


    You say that but a bolt cutter will get through a D Lock (or a chain) as fast as a cable lock if it is big enough. I was sceptical about this at first until I actually saw one in action.

    The best thing to do is keep a lock as a deterant but make sure you have the appropriate insurance. I'm not sure there is any way you can secure a bike so it absolutely cant be stolen.
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