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Anonymous Fri 09 Sep 2022 19:38:30 No.1848986 View View Reply Original Report

Thoughts on bike locks? Are these new chain locks wrapped with nylon any good? Costs me 80 euros if i were to buy one, worth it?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 09 Sep 2022 23:36:31 No.1849046 Report

Quoted By: >>1849146

>>1848986
d lock is better

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 10 Sep 2022 05:44:18 No.1849146 Report

Quoted By: >>1849331 >>1849345

>>1849046
Why? I want to attach my lock onto things so they just cant grab my bike

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 10 Sep 2022 20:42:23 No.1849331 Report

Quoted By: >>1852001

>>1849146
Chains are easy to cut, you can use both though. (Quality) dlocks resist everything but angle grinders, shitty chains can be broken with bolt cutters pretty quickly. you can do something like lock the wheels together with a chain, lock the frame to something with a dlock

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 10 Sep 2022 21:29:27 No.1849345 Report

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>>1849146
the less space between your bike, the pole you're attaching it to, and the lock, the harder it is to open it. a u-lock (or d-lock) is basically one big chain link that you can snuggly wrap around one of your tubes, one of your wheels, and whatever you're locking them to.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 10 Sep 2022 21:32:56 No.1849348 Report

Quoted By: >>1849349

I'm ngl my bike is mostly an act of stealth, being cheap old BSO that's kinda rusty, but well set-up for my riding.

The thing cost me forty bucks, so I just use an old padlock and a chain from a hardware store.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 10 Sep 2022 21:36:51 No.1849349 Report

Quoted By: >>1849350

>>1849348
it's still a good idea to get a proper lock since it'll last forever and you can use it on multiple bikes

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 10 Sep 2022 21:49:19 No.1849350 Report

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>>1849349
Yeah that doesn't surprise me, I'll be getting a D-lock soonish, as I'm just about to finish a build of an old Trek frame.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Sep 2022 04:11:38 No.1850909 Report

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>>1848986
ring locks are nice for quick errands or running into a store where you can still see your bike

but youd want a second lock to lock the front wheel and frame to a stationary object.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Fri 16 Sep 2022 22:22:11 No.1851520 Report

Quoted By: >>1851528

I know that master lock padlocks are generally shit. But would master lock security chain paired with a good padlock give good theft protection?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 16 Sep 2022 22:55:16 No.1851528 Report

Quoted By: >>1852001

>>1851520
It's easy to cut chains

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 17 Sep 2022 00:17:43 No.1851543 Report

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It should be legal and perfectly acceptable to have spikes, electric fence, and 12ga slugs under bike seats to deter thieves.

The system that overlooks car theft , mandatory insurance, etc could be just as abundant for bicycles.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 18 Sep 2022 17:23:37 No.1851972 Report

Quoted By: >>1852001

Thicker the shackle, the better. Chains and cables are just asking for your bike to be stolen. A D/U-lock is the only way to go.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sun 18 Sep 2022 19:35:27 No.1852001 Report

Quoted By: >>1852006

>>1849331
>>1851528
>>1851972
>chains easy to cut
Shitty chains are easy to cut
I use picrel, chain is made out 3/8 hex hardened steel. To strong and thick for bolt cutters, too wiggly for angle grinders.
Yes it's still possible to cut it, it's just IMO the best compromise on safety, cost and portability.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 18 Sep 2022 19:53:53 No.1852006 Report

Quoted By: >>1852015 >>1852046

>>1852001
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOoEWv_QAio

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 18 Sep 2022 20:11:42 No.1852015 Report

Quoted By: >>1852028

>>1852006
It's crackhead protection, of course thieves with boltcutters will just do that. The best protection is having a nice bike / shit bike and taking the shit bike if it has to be left unattended

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Anonymous Sun 18 Sep 2022 20:15:42 No.1852016 Report

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Anonymous Sun 18 Sep 2022 21:00:39 No.1852028 Report

Quoted By: >>1852049 >>1852073

>>1852015
This is why I will never commute by bike. I refuse to own and operate a shitty bike and buy multiple of them a year

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 18 Sep 2022 21:31:19 No.1852046 Report

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>>1852006
That's the smaller chain they make.
Wouldn't be surprised 42" bolt cutters go thru the thicker one too. Nothing is 100%

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 18 Sep 2022 21:34:02 No.1852049 Report

Quoted By: >>1852066

>>1852028
it doesn't have to shit bike, it just has to look like shit
or better yet, don't live near people who want to steal your stuff and act like it's normal

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 18 Sep 2022 21:54:02 No.1852066 Report

Quoted By: >>1852075

>>1852049
I'll just drive until there's secure parking for bikes.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 18 Sep 2022 22:08:53 No.1852073 Report

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>>1852028
just bring your bike inside to your workplafce

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 18 Sep 2022 22:14:55 No.1852075 Report

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>>1852066
alrighty then

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