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Combination Lock - secure?

diydiy Posts: 6,473
edited July 2015 in Road buying advice
I need to buy a decent combination lock to secure the bikes to the bike rack. I'm forever losing keys, so would rather not go for a key lock. I need either D lock or padlock style as I have a long security cable and a heavy duty chain.

I noticed combinations locks are rather lacking in security ratings - are they basically easy to pick or something?

I was thinking of this:
http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Safety+%26+Security/d200/Padlocks/sd2540/Squire+Combi+All+Weather+Padlock+/p15618

anyone got any recommendations?
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  • sniper68sniper68 Posts: 2,910
    Combination locks are generally easy to get past if you know what you're doing. The cheap cable/combination type take seconds to crack. The more expensive padlock type are more secure but any decent thief will know how to crack one quickly.
    I have motorcycle chains and padlocks but still don't like leaving the bike on the rack for any length of time.
    Lynskey R480

  • diydiy Posts: 6,473
    Its for the motorhome and we are using camping car Aires this year over campsites, so I was kind of after something that would be a degree of hassle to remove.

    Am I better off with keys are they THAT pathetic? At the end of the day the rack is aluminum and there are limited secure places on the Van body to secure a cable to.
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  • roger_merrimanroger_merriman Posts: 6,165
    [url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19659638#p19659638]diy[/url] wrote:
    Its for the motorhome and we are using camping car Aires this year over campsites, so I was kind of after something that would be a degree of hassle to remove.

    Am I better off with keys are they THAT pathetic? At the end of the day the rack is aluminum and there are limited secure places on the Van body to secure a cable to.

    probably not that much worse, sounds fine for that useage.
  • sungodsungod Posts: 16,077
    put padlock key on campervan keyring (or on same keyring as home)
    my bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny
  • fudgeyfudgey Posts: 854
    I have managed to open a few combination padlocks in about 5 mins of messing, so they are fairly easy to open imo.
    Put the bikes in the camper and sleep in a tent.
    My winter bike is exactly the same as my summer bike,,, but dirty...
  • slowmartslowmart Posts: 4,411
    Clearly the OP needs to reassess their priorities

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