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07-02-2011, 01:51 AM
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Lock your bike fool!!!!!!!!!
Well after some research on the correct way to lock your bike,I have decided this setup should be enough to keep my baby from getting stolen.It is gonna be a bit hard to carry these without my rear rack/trunk attached and a bit of weight overall,but well worth it I think...
What do you guys use,and do you use with a bike that has little to no "storage"such as panniers or a trunk?
Here is a video I stumbled across that explained a lot on how to lock,but not how to carry everything.
Bicycle locking 201 by Hal and Kerri | CrankMyChain! on blip.tv
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07-02-2011, 02:05 AM
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Was wonder the other day what everyone did to lock their bike while out on a ride and stop for lunch or just to go into a store for a bottle of water.
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07-02-2011, 02:32 AM
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Well supposedly you need 2 different locks,for several reasons.
1-Is so you can lock the frame w/1lock and the wheels/saddle with the other.
2-Is because a thief typically will only be carrying one tool and it takes one type of tool to cut a chain/u-lock,and another type to cut a steel cable.
3-Is the more you things have to break through,even if the thief can do it,the more likely he will just move on to a easier target.
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Last edited by thecyclops; 07-02-2011 at 02:35 AM.
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07-02-2011, 05:35 PM
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I recently found these locks and looking at them seriously
http://www.amazon.com/Abus-Bordo-Combo-Bicycle-3-5-Feet/dp/B001B4Q6AM
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07-02-2011, 05:47 PM
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If they want your bike, they will get it. If it's unattended, it's a target.
#3 in the post above is correct. When you and a friend are in the woods getting chased by a bear, you don't need to run faster than the bear, only faster than your friend. Your bike lock doesn't necessarily need to be the greatest lock ever, just better than what's on the bike next to yours.
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07-02-2011, 08:27 PM
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Originally Posted by gpshay
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Sheww....For 87.99,I would just get the NYFU chain,or the onguard beast.Also this chain
BikeRegistry.com
is supposed to be as secure,or more so than the NYFU chain,and is less than 40 clams delivered...I think I may get it.
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07-02-2011, 08:30 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Industry_Hack
If they want your bike, they will get it. If it's unattended, it's a target.
#3 in the post above is correct. When you and a friend are in the woods getting chased by a bear, you don't need to run faster than the bear, only faster than your friend. Your bike lock doesn't necessarily need to be the greatest lock ever, just better than what's on the bike next to yours.
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Exactly,and thats what I am slowly admitting to myself,but again I live in low crime area so Im just going for adaquate protection,and the look of "too hard to get".
I seen a review for the NYFU U-lock and the guy was basically saying it was near impossible to break...And another poster linked an article to where a NYFU lock was busted in 20sec using a bottle jack 
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07-02-2011, 09:36 PM
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how does the weight of each compare NYFU u-lock or the chain and lock and storage of those compare to these
http://www.amazon.com/Abus-Bordo-Combo-Bicycle-3-5-Feet/dp/B001B4Q6AM
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07-03-2011, 12:06 AM
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Originally Posted by gpshay
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Those are much lighter,just not sure how those even work? Doesnt even look like a lock,but the reviews seem good though.
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07-03-2011, 12:19 AM
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OK,I googled it and see how it works...although they all seem to be in portuguese?I think,so maybe its not so popular here.Does look like a good lock though,wish I could find some good in depthe reviews.
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