Bicycle Security.

Retrogamer

I'm going to be commuting to work shortly with my bike and i'm wanting it to be as secure as possible locked up there.

What bike security would people recommend?

There's bike specific racks available and poles, all with solid fixed mountings.

I was thinking this, as it can attach under the crossbar, and it'll secure the front wheel at the same time.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kryptonite-KryptoLok-Series-U-lock-Kryptoflex/dp/B00GZ2D7WA

Johnmcl7

It depends how much risk of theft there is where you're going to be locking it, no lock will stop a thief completely but a tougher lock will hold out for longer. However tougher locks are usually more expensive and heavier.

I use a similar lock to the one you've linked to:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kryptonite-Evolution-Kryptoflex-Cable-Bracket/dp/B005YPK9VQ/ref=sr_1_3?s=sports&ie=UTF8&qid=1433029837&sr=1-3&keywords=KRYPTONITE

I've had it about four years and it still works fine although the bracket on the bike is a bit fiddly, the lock rattles when it's in the bracket and it doesn't come out of the bracket very easily. I don't live in a high risk area though, I don't leave my more expensive bikes unattended in public areas, the site at work has a security perimeter and the bikes I lock in public are usually only there for a couple of hours at most.

John

frisbeej

If you don't need to carry the lock, you leave it at work, then you can go for something big and chunky. A big motorbike chain lock, for example.

Johno100

But of course it is not just what security device you choose but how you use it. You don't want to come back to this do you?:rotfl:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle_lock#/media/File:StolenBike-FrontWheel.jpg

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Retrogamer

It'll be parked outside my work for around 10 hours some days with my long shifts.
A few bicycles have been stolen in the past from the work grounds but they either had weak thin chains / locks or had locked them somewhere with less security.

We have on site security staff and cameras as well. There's about 50+ bikes parked outside most days as well so i figure if someone is in the mood to steal a bicycle the more difficult mines is to get, the less likely they'll choose it.

her_welshness

Hi Retrogamer, after having 2 bicycles stolen from the carpark where I work I bring my bicycle inside.

What we are getting on site in the next few weeks are Cycle lockers, which is extremely secure bicycle storage and saves on masses of room. I think its from a company called Cyclehoop.

As for cycle locks, then you are doing the right thing by choosing Kryptonite.

Good Luck!

fred246

I started with the kryptonite D lock and cable which is reasonable. D lock for frame and rear wheel, cable for front wheel. After some thefts of £1000 bikes because of people using the cycle to work scheme I then bought a Abus Granit 54 D lock which I use for frame and back wheel and kryptonite D lock now on front wheel. Have to watch what you are locking it to. I use Pitlocks on wheels and saddle and make the bike look a mess with different coloured rims and spokes and lots of ugly tape and multi-coloured cable ties. I have a lovely bike which runs like a dream but it looks awful.

brat

I use either bike for commuting depending on the weather. One has guards the other doesn't. I can leave them inside in a secure hallway, so security isn't an issue for the commute. My main headache is cycle security when on holiday.

I have learned a lesson in security, having lost 2 bikes last summer in Milan and Calais. I had cheaper locks then. I have now invested in a Kryptonite New York D lock and Three Kryptonite Evolution Series 4 D locks, along with an H&S 10mm chain and lock. I've also got 2 good cable locks for the front wheels and the helmets.

Only downside now is that the New York lock is 2kg the Evolutions are 1.5kg each and the chain/lock is 3.5kg. But we don't need all that security unless we cycle into a city and leave the bikes. One D and the cable locks would probably suffice in quieter towns.

Strider590

Where I work, the local traveller kids openly wander around with a battery powered angle grinder, bolt cutters and a crowbar, we caught them once trying to steal a colleagues electric bike, the Police refused to come out, it took 12 of us to make them leave, it nearly turned into a fight as more and more of them started turning up.

gecko2

I use 2 kryptonite D-locks, and luckily near me in Leeds there's a secure cycle parking where you can pay so much a day, month or year and it's secure and manned through the day.

Even at home I have my bike double D-locked with an additional kryptonite cable linked through the front wheel to my 2 D-locks.

To stop your seat getting nicked get a Zefal Lock n'Roll Antitheft seat clamp which are about £10. It can only be removed if your bike is upside down, and as long as your bike is locked to something properly then they will never get it off.

Marktheshark

I had a D lock, someone walk up an opened it with a kids felt pen and took the bike.
How I dont know but the people that watched them said it was as fast as the key.
Then again it was outside the Magistrates court where the thieves are prosecuted.