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bike locks

  • 30-05-2013 12:39am
    #1
    huanas777
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12 ✭


    hi all, could anyone advise me what a decent mountain bike lock should be? i recently bought an expensive bike and would not want to lose it, as i did a previous one. i'm sick of paying for them. thanks


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  • #2
    endacl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,410 ✭✭✭✭endacl


    huanas777 wrote: »
    hi all, could anyone advise me what a decent mountain bike lock should be? i recently bought an expensive bike and would not want to lose it, as i did a previous one. i'm sick of paying for them. thanks

    What type of mountain will you be locking to?

    Seriously though, you don't need a lock, you need two. And a cable. Fwiw, I use an Abus Bordo Granit x plus, a kryptonite ny fahgeddaboutit and a cable for securing the front wheel. No twisting this bike off a pole! It has been interfered with, but given up on. For good locking ideas, search for Hal Ruzal on YouTube.


  • #3
    Squidgy Black
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,738 ✭✭✭✭Squidgy Black


    If it's an expensive bike, then you definitely need two locks as Enda says. I use 2 Kryptonite locks, a mini evo attaching the front wheel and frame to the stand, then a Series 2 for locking the rear wheel, seat stays and, if there's enough space, the crank arm, to the stand.

    With a couple of decent locks it makes it a lot harder for any scumbag to start hacking away with a hacksaw/angle grinder, and they'll either get caught, or move on to another bike with crappy locks.


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