http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "Dutch" wheel locks en Wed, 13 May 2026 04:37:55 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17601#post-247294 Thu, 20 Apr 2017 10:00:14 +0000 kaputnik 247294@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Thanks for offer Kim, but now have SRD's Abus lock mounted. One of the mounting straps was missing the grub screws so I've ordered replacements from Germany. Otherwise it's currently fixed with cable ties on the other side.</p> <p>For the stair well, I've got the biggest, heaviest combination lock/chain I could find and a ground anchor. Now that we have 2 D-lock keys, childseat key and wheel-lock key, the last thing I needed was another bike lock key. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17601#post-247233 Wed, 19 Apr 2017 13:04:51 +0000 Greenroofer 247233@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Frenchy. No. I can confirm that the cable for my Abus frame lock does not fit the Axa frame lock I just bought for the Elephant Bike. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17601#post-247204 Wed, 19 Apr 2017 09:09:19 +0000 Frenchy 247204@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I see the thickness of the cable varies, but is the size of the plug in bit standard across all locks? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17601#post-246824 Fri, 14 Apr 2017 11:21:14 +0000 Kim 246824@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Actually the cable I use <a href="http://www.axasecurity.com/bike-security/en-gb/products/locks/plug-in-cables/axa-rle-15010/">is this one</a> which is pretty neat. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17601#post-246821 Fri, 14 Apr 2017 11:08:18 +0000 UtrechtCyclist 246821@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hmm, not all OV fiets have the same model of lock, I'm a big fan of the ones like in the 'Huidige OV Fiets' on <a href="http://www.wikiwand.com/nl/OV-fiets">this page</a></p> <p>(edit, the thing that Kim linked to is the same, they're really great). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17601#post-246820 Fri, 14 Apr 2017 11:05:32 +0000 UtrechtCyclist 246820@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>On most models the chains stay attached, you wrap them around your seat post. If you google image 'OV Fiets' (which are the Dutch cycle hire from stations) you see some images of them with a chain around the seat post. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17601#post-246819 Fri, 14 Apr 2017 11:02:50 +0000 Kim 246819@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>You can get a bag to put the chains in and carry them with the bike, but as the chain weighs over 2Kg I tend to leave it where my bike is parked most often.</p> <p>There is also a <a href="http://www.axasecurity.com/bike-security/en-gb/products/locks/plug-in-cables/axa-newton-pi-18010/">plug-in cable</a> which coils up and has a bracket for carrying on the bike frame. This is what I use when I am out and about. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17601#post-246817 Fri, 14 Apr 2017 10:45:23 +0000 Frenchy 246817@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>How do the plug-in chains/cables work? Do they stay attached to the bike when unlocked? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17601#post-246816 Fri, 14 Apr 2017 10:18:59 +0000 Kim 246816@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>In answer to @kaputnik original question, <a href="www.thecycleservice.co.uk/">Cycle Service</a> had them in stock last time I looked.</p> <p>Also I have a spare <a href="http://www.axasecurity.com/bike-security/en-gb/products/locks/framelocks/axa-victory-black/">AXA Victory</a> with a <a href="http://www.axasecurity.com/bike-security/en-gb/products/locks/plug-in-chains/axa-dpi-11010/">plug-in chain</a> if you are interested Andy. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17601#post-246765 Thu, 13 Apr 2017 13:01:29 +0000 kaputnik 246765@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Thanks to SRD's kind offer, I think I have figured out how to install her lock for which the mounting locking part has been lost. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17601#post-246735 Wed, 12 Apr 2017 21:14:03 +0000 Greenroofer 246735@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@kaputnik: you didn't (although I did detect that you were perhaps Elephant Bike Curious). I see from elsewhere on social media that Colonel Hathi has a stylish wicker basket rather than the utilitarian plastic box that my nameless one has.</p> <p>I'm a great believer in frame locks, and have one on my other utility bicycle. However the two-legged propstand on the nameless bike makes it even more useful, because you don't even need to find anywhere to lean the bike. The lock I've linked to above retains its key when open, so it's very quick to park. You just pop down the stand and twist the key and that's it. 10 seconds and it's secure. <em>Nobody</em> is going to carry it away.</p> <p>The only downside of a frame lock that retains a key is that I've found that if I have the key on a key ring, I tend to bash the other keys with my heel while I'm riding. I no longer keep it on a ring: when the bike's at home I secure it by other means, so most of the time the key lives on the bike. If I've locked the bike with that key it's because I'm out and about, so the key is on my person. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17601#post-246724 Wed, 12 Apr 2017 20:38:40 +0000 kaputnik 246724@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Ooh yeah that would be purfect. It's for an Elephant Bike* too.</p> <p>* Did I tell you I was getting an Elephant Bike?</p> <p>I think we'll call it Colonel Hathi. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17601#post-246721 Wed, 12 Apr 2017 20:35:23 +0000 SRD 246721@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Decathlon also offers click and collect at Asda, which is handy. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17601#post-246712 Wed, 12 Apr 2017 20:00:19 +0000 Greenroofer 246712@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>If you draw a blank, I've just bought <a href="https://www.decathlon.co.uk/defender-bike-frame-lock-id_8392574.html">this</a> from Decathlon for my Elephant Bike*. Not available in the Edinburgh store, but can be clicked and collected from there.</p> <p>Nice because it allows you to add a supplementary cable if you want to lock the bike <strong>to</strong> something, rather than just immobilise it.</p> <p>*Did I tell you I had an Elephant Bike? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17601#post-246700 Wed, 12 Apr 2017 17:19:06 +0000 kaputnik 246700@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>OK, let me know SRD that would be great. Can arrange some sort of agreeable trade if you can find it. If not I will drop by Hart's on my rounds. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17601#post-246690 Wed, 12 Apr 2017 16:07:34 +0000 himupstairs 246690@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hart's have them, or certainly did when I visited recently. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17601#post-246689 Wed, 12 Apr 2017 16:06:14 +0000 crowriver 246689@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I also have one (somewhere) in the garage, never fitted it to my hybrid in the end. Not sure I'll be able to find it anytime soon though! :-) You can buy them new on fleaBay too - at least, that's where I got mine. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17601#post-246688 Wed, 12 Apr 2017 15:57:51 +0000 SRD 246688@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>i may have one you can have. ordered it online, but it didn't fit our 20" wheels. </p> <p>will check when i get home. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17601#post-246687 Wed, 12 Apr 2017 15:56:51 +0000 kaputnik 246687@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Don't suppose anyone knows if any of our local bike shops stock/sell the rear wheel frame locks you get on Dutch bikes? </p>