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CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Locks: What do you use http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Locks: What do you use en Wed, 13 May 2026 02:41:59 +0000 chdot on "Locks: What do you use" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2293&page=2#post-24451 Sat, 19 Feb 2011 19:51:11 +0000 chdot 24451@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Bit like this (or not...) <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chdot/5459267666/"> <img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5012/5459267666_e8ed17ba71.jpg"> </a> Cyclingmollie on "Locks: What do you use" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2293&page=2#post-24439 Sat, 19 Feb 2011 15:24:20 +0000 Cyclingmollie 24439@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ "Yes, but I assume they are too bulky for most people to want to take with them(?)" Hmm, can't remember. I'll be in the local branch for lemons later today. I'll have a look. chdot on "Locks: What do you use" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2293&page=2#post-24438 Sat, 19 Feb 2011 15:15:41 +0000 chdot 24438@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ "You can buy them in Tescos" Yes, but I assume they are too bulky for most people to want to take with them(?) Cyclingmollie on "Locks: What do you use" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2293&page=2#post-24436 Sat, 19 Feb 2011 14:57:05 +0000 Cyclingmollie 24436@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ chdot: I wonder if there would be any future for a 'pac-a-mac-bicycle-cover' (not see-through). You can buy them in Tescos. I think condensation might be a problem for long term storage but to prevent theft you could be on to something. chdot on "Locks: What do you use" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2293&page=2#post-24429 Sat, 19 Feb 2011 13:16:46 +0000 chdot 24429@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ "I'd like an inflatable version of the Kryptonite Fahgettaboudit" I wonder if there would be any future for a 'pac-a-mac-bicycle-cover' (not see-through). As has been mentioned above, deterrence is an important part of locking. If a thief can't see what sort of bike it is, whether it has q/r wheels etc... Also solves the wet saddle problem! What price super strong/light 'space blanket' type material in the right size?? (would need a few holes in potential locking positions so that the cover didn't get stolen!) Cyclingmollie on "Locks: What do you use" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2293#post-24426 Sat, 19 Feb 2011 12:40:29 +0000 Cyclingmollie 24426@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ I'd like an inflatable version of the Kryptonite Fahgettaboudit - all the deterrence, none of the weight. If thieves are going to defeat almost any lock then why even try to stop them? I would back it up with a light-weight Kryptoflex and combo-padlock which is all I use at the moment. kaputnik on "Locks: What do you use" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2293#post-24407 Sat, 19 Feb 2011 01:36:25 +0000 kaputnik 24407@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ when it rains A Paisley shawl. Or so my higher English teacher told me... SRD on "Locks: What do you use" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2293#post-24399 Fri, 18 Feb 2011 22:32:37 +0000 SRD 24399@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Noticed a bike locked up a few doors down from Recombodna with a blue 'pool (over)shoe' on the seat, which I thought was very clever. gembo on "Locks: What do you use" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2293#post-24395 Fri, 18 Feb 2011 21:55:05 +0000 gembo 24395@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ on saddle covers - I use a poly bag. I picked up this practice in Glasgow where many people wear them on their heads when it rains chdot on "Locks: What do you use" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2293#post-24391 Fri, 18 Feb 2011 21:13:02 +0000 chdot 24391@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chdot/5456290353/"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5092/5456290353_b0280896f2.jpg"></a> There are more spanners than bolt cutters it seems. Yes, that's a discarded mech protector on the pavement! ruggtomcat on "Locks: What do you use" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2293#post-24320 Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:02:05 +0000 ruggtomcat 24320@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <a href="http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/accessories/locks">A good rundown of different locks at bikeradar</a>. When a friend of mine broke his key and had to cut the lock off he was stopped by a couple of plainclothes police men, once he convinced them it was his bike they came back and cut it off for him! Smudge on "Locks: What do you use" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2293#post-24306 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 18:41:40 +0000 Smudge 24306@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Also if anyone needs (their own!) bike liberated from a D lock I can provide angle grinding sparkery in the Falkirk or West Edinburgh (Colinton, Balerno etc) areas :) onlyalice on "Locks: What do you use" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2293#post-24305 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 18:22:38 +0000 onlyalice 24305@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Good tip thanks! But no, my office is just on a street in New Town. So if you see any especially good-looking, well-dressed and refined bike thieves there on Saturday morning that'll be me ;) recombodna - I actually used to live really near Gayfield Sq and once phoned the station there to tell on some guy who was sawing through a D lock (as I was full of righteous indignation but my partner whispered 'DON'T GET IN A FIGHT WITH A MAN HOLDING A HACKSAW' as we went past). So I'm glad it obviously wasn't you! The bike was still there the next time I checked, so I'd like to believe I thwarted an actual bike thief on that occasion. SRD on "Locks: What do you use" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2293#post-24302 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 18:15:06 +0000 SRD 24302@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ only alice - is your bike on george square by any chance? if so, i would mention it to uni security - they're on phone and email - before liberating it. recombodna on "Locks: What do you use" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2293#post-24299 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 17:49:26 +0000 recombodna 24299@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ "You could PM Recombodna, he seems to be the forum "go to" guy for all angle grinding of locks purposes!" Aww shucks!!!! I'm happy to grind off locks AND look dodgy whilst doing it but if you can't get power a good quality tungsten carbide tipped hacksaw blade and some elbow grease will do the job on most cable locks. If you've got a sturdy pair of mole grips to hold the lock with while you cut all the better. Good luck and happy cutting. I once snapped the key off in my bike lock outside gayfield square police station and came back with a hacksaw and mole grips whilst wearing a 'hoodie'. I liberated my bike and no one even batted an eyelid........ kaputnik on "Locks: What do you use" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2293#post-24295 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 17:25:36 +0000 kaputnik 24295@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ My abus lock goes round my waist but I can't wear it bandolero. The D-lock is too big and inconvenient to carry in anything except a bag or pannier. I don't like it rattling around on the rack and amn't willing to fit any lock holders to the tubes as A/ they spoil the lines and B/ last one I used marked the paint pretty bad. @onlyalice - if it's a cable lock you should be able to crush/mangle through it with a decent pair of tree loppers. PS on "Locks: What do you use" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2293#post-24291 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:46:23 +0000 PS 24291@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ "I now have a Abus Chain with a cloth cover which I wear like a bandelero if going somewhere new." That's how I roll. (Unless I'm off to play hockey and the Abus chain is wrapped around my toptube to secure my hockey stick there...) cb on "Locks: What do you use" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2293#post-24290 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:43:46 +0000 cb 24290@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ "You could PM Recombodna, he seems to be the forum "go to" guy for all angle grinding of locks purposes!" <a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1840#post-19113">...and here is the evidence</a> onlyalice on "Locks: What do you use" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2293#post-24289 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:35:07 +0000 onlyalice 24289@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Ha - really?! Well, that is good knowledge to have (my friend suggested an angle grinder before but there aren't any power points nearby, so might not be doable anyway), but thankfully my tree surgeon buddy has come through on this so we should be able to liberate my poor bike at the weekend. We're going to look well dodgy... kaputnik on "Locks: What do you use" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2293#post-24288 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:04:23 +0000 kaputnik 24288@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Anyone have any tips?? You could PM Recombodna, he seems to be the forum "go to" guy for all angle grinding of locks purposes! onlyalice on "Locks: What do you use" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2293#post-24287 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 15:39:38 +0000 onlyalice 24287@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Oh, and on the 'waterproof saddle covers' note - I use a shower cap! onlyalice on "Locks: What do you use" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2293#post-24286 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 15:38:01 +0000 onlyalice 24286@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ I've just bought <a href="http://www.cyclestore.co.uk/productDetails.asp?productID=10041&categoryID=114">this</a> as my current lock (which was similar) <a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2296">has got half a key stuck in it</a>! :( Security is not my top priority though as my bike's apparently not at all desirable to thieves - it's an old-looking 'ladies' bike' with step through frame, lots of reflective tape, a silly basket and a pink bell. I am very interested in the bit in the original post where you mention an armoured cable lock "could be chewed through with out much determination" - because that is what I need to do to mine now to free it from the railings outside my office! Anyone have any tips?? I have minimal amounts of DIY knowledge or tools, but have asked a friendly local tree surgeon if he'd have anything that can get through it, so waiting to hear back on that one. cb on "Locks: What do you use" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2293#post-24285 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 15:17:07 +0000 cb 24285@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Dave, what are those station bike lockers like? I always think they look a little on the compact and bijou side. DaveC on "Locks: What do you use" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2293#post-24282 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 14:17:53 +0000 DaveC 24282@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ I used to have an Abus D Lock with a Cable to loop though the front wheel as they are both quick release. I made the mistake of putting only the cable round a wider than usual lamp post with the D lock round the frame and wheel and my bike got nicked. I now have a Abus Chain with a cloth cover which I wear like a bandelero if going somewhere new. At work I have a D Lock perminantly - to save me lugging it round, and at the train Station I have comendeered one of the lockers (we have 30+ lockers in Dalgety Bay. A friend who works at the parliment doesn't even lock his bike. Its very secure where he parks in their garage. If only we have the same here. Min on "Locks: What do you use" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2293#post-24245 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 08:25:56 +0000 Min 24245@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ I noticed while down in London that saddle covers seemed to be quite popular. Folks here just use a plastic bag. I have a very heavy d-lock (make unknown) and a cable to go through it. Given how badly locked most people's bikes are I have some confidence in the fact that there are far easier pickings than my bike at any given bike rack. wee folding bike on "Locks: What do you use" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2293#post-24244 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 08:12:48 +0000 wee folding bike 24244@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Brooks make waterproof saddle covers. gembo on "Locks: What do you use" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2293#post-24241 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 00:31:08 +0000 gembo 24241@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ I have a cable lock which still coils up quite small. From TBC. Allows me to use any stance in the bike shed not just the two end points where the D-lock guys leave their bikes to hang out [with saddles jutting into the rain] Greenroofer on "Locks: What do you use" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2293#post-24234 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 21:24:13 +0000 Greenroofer 24234@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ My policy says the bike must be 'immobilised' when it is left. I'm not sure how they define immobilised, but I expect they mean that it's got to be locked to something, rather than just to itself. The pedant in my notes that when locked just to itself a bicycle is not rideable, but it is still mobile. I have a D lock that's long enough to go round a lampost. However it's one of those ones that you could open with a Bic biro tube, so it's more for show than anything. I don't leave the bike anywhere vulnerable. amir on "Locks: What do you use" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2293#post-24231 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 17:48:33 +0000 amir 24231@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ I have now got lots of locks & stuff as my home insurance now states that they must be locked to an immovable object in the garage. So I have two Oxford Brute force wall anchors and the most precious bikes are locked to a Kryptonite Ground Anchor. At work I use a Kryptonite New York U lock with cable (but I leave it there). wee folding bike on "Locks: What do you use" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2293#post-24228 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 17:36:45 +0000 wee folding bike 24228@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ On Bromptons I obviously don't, one of their big advantages. On the Pashley I've got an Abus Granit, a heavy Abus cable, can't remember the model, and the Dutch lock. And I use all three when I leave it. There is no weight/security trade off with the Pashley, it's just heavy anyway.