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Bike alarm (not sensored, triggered when cut,damaged)

  • 25-10-2012 1:11am
    #1
    Lunaarli
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 450 ✭✭


    I've had three bikes stolen in as many months & have had it. One of my bikes had a kryptonite on it.

    Has any one tried these locks, they only go off when cut/damaged.
    Lighter than bottle water. Kind of like a wire that you wrap around your bike.


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  • #2
    Canis Lupus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,893 ✭✭✭Canis Lupus


    Lunaarli wrote: »
    I've had three bikes stolen in as many months & have had it. One of my bikes had a kryptonite on it.

    Has any one tried these locks, they only go off when cut/damaged.
    Lighter than bottle water. Kind of like a wire that you wrap around your bike.

    Kryptonite what? We talking u locks here or cable? A krypto evolution should be mostly all you need, back it up with a cable to help discourage thieves from your front wheel. Do not use cable only as main lock. All of them can be cut through in seconds.


  • #3
    nomdeboardie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,061 ✭✭✭nomdeboardie


    I have a tiny retractable cable lock that's supposed to alarm if cut*
    http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=10868

    *Of course, I haven't been able to test this!

    It also has an option to alarm if moved (which I haven't used due to possibilities of 'false positives')

    Obviously, it would only stop the most casual of theives (one who doesn't even carry a knife/scissors), although it might deter a better-equipped thief if they noticed the red warning sticker.

    My battery ran out after a year or 2 and I didn't bother to replace it. I only use alone it if my bike is within sight, to prevent a casual walk-away, or as a secondary device with a U-lock, maybe on the front wheel.


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