Bike Lock Advice

sgtpepper1969

What's the best bike lock for under £30? Any advice please

coulddobetter

Nothing. At least you will have £30.00 towards your next bike .

T00THBRU5H

Unless I am returning to my bike within minutes I always use 2 locks, one chain and one D-Lock type.

Total value of the locks is circa £150 and so far no problems.

It depends on how much you need your bike. If it's vital to you, then spend £50 on a good D-Lock. If not, chance it on a cheap lock.

At a push for £30 you can get an OK Abus or Krytonite D-Lock, but these will only secure one half of your bike.

cooldad

Buy a cheap POS from Ebay to use if you plan to lock it anywhere. And a lock for £1.99. Works for me.

YeehaaMcgee

sgtpepper1969 wrote:

What's the best bike lock for under £30? Any advice please

Get your bike insured, and use whatever lock the insurance company recommends.
Sadly, if someone really wants to steal your bike, they'll steal it, no matter what the lock is.

poah

I've recently bought a kryptonite M18 to lock the bikes up in the garage. if I take it to work it goes in the office.

if you look at reviews and videos of how easy cheap locks are broken you wouldn't leave your bike outside

YeehaaMcgee

POAH wrote:

I've recently bought a kryptonite M18 to lock the bikes up in the garage. if I take it to work it goes in the office.

if you look at reviews and videos of how easy cheap locks are broken you wouldn't leave your bike outside

Unfortunately it doesn't end there, either. I read recently about someone who'd had their garage broken open in order to steal some bikes. Granted, that's not opportunistic thievery, but bikes were still stolen.

poah

its locked to something that can't be moved or cut very easily.

angry_bird

POAH wrote:

its locked to something that can't be moved or cut very easily.

I remember seeing an article around a year ago where the bike the thieves wanted was locked to a garage wall. They took half the wall out to get it.

YeehaaMcgee

Angry Bird wrote:

POAH wrote:

its locked to something that can't be moved or cut very easily.

I remember seeing an article around a year ago where the bike the thieves wanted was locked to a garage wall. They took half the wall out to get it.

Bingo, that's the one I was thinking of.

Kowalski675

POAH wrote:

if you look at reviews and videos of how easy cheap locks are broken

Not just cheap ones, most expensive ones too.

Dan_xz

Any lock can be defeated given the right tools & enough time. Plus the best locks are pretty heavy and not nice to carry around. If you really have to leave your best bike exposed then the best thing is to make sure your bike is insured and use something on your insurers approved list so at least its covered for replacement should the worst happen.

john2002

watch this http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... Ci24#t=288

what do you want the lock for?
locking up at home in the shead or garage? motobike chain secured to a good solid structure. and extra locks
locking up for 5min while popping in to the shop? a small chain and lock or D-lock and try to keep a eye on it
or for leaving all day at the station etc? get a cheap 2nd hand bike and lock with a small chain and lock or D-lock

i prefer a padlock and chain i use these
chain http://www.amazon.co.uk/MasterLock-8019 ... chain+10mm
padlock http://www.amazon.co.uk/Master-Lock-M15 ... rlock++15m

stubs

A few years back a mate had his 750 Ducati nicked out of his garage. They broke into the house while they were at work got his wifes car keys and the garage keys moved the car out of the way of the garage doors. Cut the mahoosive chain with an angle grinder locked the garage doors moved the car back into place and buggered off with a lovely bike. they didnt even realise they had been burgled and the bike had been nicked till his wife went to open the kitchen door and the lock fell out.

poah

stubs wrote:

A few years back a mate had his 750 Ducati nicked out of his garage. They broke into the house while they were at work got his wifes car keys and the garage keys moved the car out of the way of the garage doors. Cut the mahoosive chain with an angle grinder locked the garage doors moved the car back into place and buggered off with a lovely bike. they didnt even realise they had been burgled and the bike had been nicked till his wife went to open the kitchen door and the lock fell out.

not going to happen in my house 8)

sgtpepper1969

Been looking at the onguard brute with cable & I also have a thick heavy duty chain,my bike won't get left any were for very long,15 min outside the local supermarket maybe,I will need a decent rucksack to put my locks in though

john2002

I wear my chain around my waist. Dont even realize its there.

stubs

john2002 wrote:

I wear my chain around my waist. Dont even realize its there.

Till you fall off and land on the lock.

Kowalski675

stubs wrote:

A few years back a mate had his 750 Ducati nicked out of his garage. They broke into the house while they were at work got his wifes car keys and the garage keys moved the car out of the way of the garage doors. Cut the mahoosive chain with an angle grinder locked the garage doors moved the car back into place and buggered off with a lovely bike. they didnt even realise they had been burgled and the bike had been nicked till his wife went to open the kitchen door and the lock fell out.

I've heard of a Hardly Dangerous being lifted over a car to get it out of the back of a garage - those are not light bikes, lol.