sainsburys U Lock £8.49

dsmiff

sainsburys U-lock (£8.50)





Oxford Magnum (about £50)

Got the sainsbury's lock in my hand and I can't tell the difference, 18mm bar 270mm long.

Mr Plum

Good shout.

Anonymous

Mr Plum wrote:

Good shout.

+1

Might get one of those.

shouldbeinbed

Thanks. worth getting a couple to leave at regular stops for that price.

Even assuming for maybe a better quality lock, it shows what a mark up the brand names are piling onto their stuff

Mr Plum

http://www.sainsburys.co.uk/sol/shop/sp ... 77#infobox

dsmiff

£8.49 instore for some reason?

Mr Plum

dsmiff wrote:

£8.49 instore for some reason?

Still good either way when you compare it to - http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=40297

Anonymous

Mr Plum wrote:

dsmiff wrote:

£8.49 instore for some reason?

Still good either way when you compare it to - http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=40297

I think the one you linked too is slightly longer (32cm instead of 27cm).

But as you say, either ways it seems very good value.

dilemna

But is it any good ................

Pizzarepairman

The Oxford one has a Sold Secure rating and a £1000 anti-theft guarantee, but is it worth the extra........

meanredspider

There look (from the photos) to be some subtle differences in the position and shape of the notches in the shank.

Remember that, just as the Chinese are past-masters at making fakes, the "big name" supermarkets are past masters at making you think that the own-brand item was made by the branded company by copying them closely as they can get away with.

I'm not saying that the lock is a copy or that it's no good - just be careful.

dsmiff

Not related to the lock, but my son had his bike stolen from our garage (the same day I posted this) - just a bad coincidence

They had put there bikes in the garage but not locked the door it was taken (about 8pm) 1/2 hour after they put there bikes away, changed the door so that you can not longer open it from the outside.

We live in a quite village and the kid's are always out, someone obvioulsy took a shine to his bike (specialized Hotrock FS - about £300).

shouldbeinbed

dsmiff wrote:

Not related to the lock, but my son had his bike stolen from our garage (the same day I posted this) - just a bad coincidence

They had put there bikes in the garage but not locked the door it was taken (about 8pm) 1/2 hour after they put there bikes away, changed the door so that you can not longer open it from the outside.

We live in a quite village and the kid's are always out, someone obvioulsy took a shine to his bike (specialized Hotrock FS - about £300).

Bad news