Locks! not quite what they seem!!

Hi,
Bought a lock for my bike about 6 months ago, used in the garage only so always dry... today the lock wont open!!!
hum... need to cut it get my bike out.
Big chucky lock so it strong and going to take some cutting....!
Bought a lock for my bike about 6 months ago, used in the garage only so always dry... today the lock wont open!!!
hum... need to cut it get my bike out.
Big chucky lock so it strong and going to take some cutting....!
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Boardman Team Carbon 2010.
Boardman Team Carbon 2010.
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WTF!!!... took about 3 seconds cos its all plastic!!! and the steel that is there is soft as s###!!!
Total rubbish!!! be warned!
Boardman Team Carbon 2010.
I've maybe been v lucky, but I've never had anything siezed or stuck that drowning in WD40 hasn't shifted.
Boardman Team Carbon 2010.
I wouldn't be that surprised ...
- Jon
On Strava.{/url}
Talk about "How to Polish a censored "
This is a nasty visual trick of using the hosepipe as a refraction device to make anybody (Including the owner) think it's a quality piece of kit with a huge suspension bridge worthy piece of steel rope inside, Instead upon cutting it, you have found out it's true colours.
get yourself a decent D lock next time for the overall piece of mind and its ability to wrap round the skull of white van man!!!
Paul
FCN #7 - Skinny tyres and Cleats.
1962 Rory O'Brien Roadie Lightweight. (but heavy by todays standards!)
FCN #4
2007 Specialized Roubaix Expert.
FCN # 1/2 - Cobbly racing tyres and MTB cleats.
I found the same when I broke the key in the lock. Took 3 minutes with a hacksaw, and that was with a break to make a phone call.
I would use a D-lock, but they are so heavy. Luckily for me, I work at a place that has it's own security, so a cable lock will do for now.
2012 Cube Ltd SL (the hardtail XC 26er)
2014 Lapierre Zesty TR 329 (the full-sus 29er)
"As I said last time, it won't happen again."
I don't really agree with this premise as it excuses buying Pound shop rubbish and accepting your fate. I use one of these when the bike is outside. Yes, I'm sure it can be broken in time, but why would a thief bother when they can go to another bike and have an easier time.
http://www.kryptonitelock.com/Products/ ... 2&pid=1193
Next time - zip tie the bike ?
It did... a piece of censored ! unfortunatly unlike bumble bee in the first film it didn't come back as a shiney new one!
Boardman Team Carbon 2010.
Simon
retired 9.6kg Carrera Kraken
The Carrera Hardtail combined thread - come on all you Carrera's!
The Sons Scott Genius RC20 build
I heard horror stories from a keen cyclist mate who happens to know some professional bike thieves:
They once saw so many expensive bikes + expensive locks that they couldn't cut through, so they used bolt croppers to remove half the whole frikking D frame from the floor, bent it upwards and slid the bikes off.
The owner of another bike ran over to confront 2 thieves stealing his bike on another occasion - they just knocked him out and continued to steal it.
Cheap bike would be the dream, but for 'proper' (did I just say that?) commuting, its nice to have a quick road bike, at least to maintain some dignity with the who scalping! If you are going across london (Fulham to Islington FX) you would want something fairly fast, as its a pretty uphill ride (or at least it feels that way!).
A cheap mishmash hack would be ideal sometimes - for a pub bike.
Buy 1x 100 quid lock (I have the kryptonite m18) and 1x bike and hopefully never have to replace either again!
The annoying this is that the older 80's 531 racing frame (mine was) are actually more desirable as they have the vintage shape, ideal for bastardising into brick lane fixies....
Don't the kryptonite NYC locks come with an anti theft insurance on them?
Weekender: White/Black - Cube Agree GTC pro FCN 3
If you look at the ones with a slightly smaller D or the orange colouring they cover up to about 2K, as they have a smaller D, and therefore less leverage for a crowbar/space to fit a carjack in between (yep, they do this too, and just crank it open, snaps like a twig).
My old Dawes was an 80s 531, and it even had MTB bars. Absolutely NO WAY anyone would have thought it was worth pinching unless they knew what they were looking at, and sadly, they did. Bike gone.
With the m18 I can say that I never worry now if its locked up outside, as there will always be a newer, more accessible bike than mine to steal!