D-Lock Length Advice Please....

pinkteapot
pinkteapot Posts: 367
edited March 2013 in Commuting general
I park my baby in a university cycle park with these sort of racks:
http://www.gardenvisit.com/assets/madge ... 1_600x.jpg

I don't currently have a D-lock and want to get one. I'm eyeing up an Abus 54 Granit XPlus. It comes in 23cm or 30cm length. Some people at work just put the D-lock round the bike rack and the bike's top bar, for which the 23cm is obviously big enough. However, I would prefer to put it through frame, rear wheel and bike rack. Any ideas on whether I could do that with a 23cm?

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  • Initialised
    Initialised Posts: 3,047
    Mine's 23mm and works like that on stands like those, extra secure if you can go through the chain too.
    I used to just ride my bike to work but now I find myself going out looking for bigger and bigger hills.
  • inkz
    inkz Posts: 123
    Amazon have a bargain on those locks currently.
  • pinkteapot
    pinkteapot Posts: 367
    Thanks! I'd read reviews etc that said 230mm was normally enough. Amazon currently have the 230mm version for £41 which is a crazy bargain as the best price I'd found online was £67.50! I've ordered that one as the 300mm is still full price.

    The lock I'm currently using isn't a D-lock but weighs 1kg. The 230mm D-lock weighs 1.45kg so, bearing in mind all the other stuff I transport to work, the additional weight isn't too bad. :)

    I don't have quick release wheels. I currently put my better lock round the back wheel and frame (and stand), and then use a cheap lock to secure the front wheel to the stand separately. That's just a slight visual deterrent really - could probably get through that one with a pair of nail scissors. :?
  • inkz
    inkz Posts: 123
    Wow, the 300mm has gone back to £71.99. I paid £56.29 for it last night!!

    I did buy the longer one to lock two bikes together though :)
  • edhornby
    edhornby Posts: 1,780
    Dlocks work best when there is no gap between bike or stand so as short as you can get away with
    "I get paid to make other people suffer on my wheel, how good is that"
    --Jens Voight
  • simon_e
    simon_e Posts: 1,707
    I have a Kryptonite Series 2 Std which I think is 23cm deep. It just fits round a Sheffield stand and through rear wheel & seat stays and is suitably snug. Add a cable looped through the frame and front wheel.
    Aspire not to have more, but to be more.
  • Mr_Cellophane
    Mr_Cellophane Posts: 690
    Short a lock as possible and lock it as low as possible with the key hole facing away from you.

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