andymiller wrote:120cm might go round a sapling, but not a mature tree.
True because it has to go around the tree and back to the bike to lock up. I have a 2 metre cable lock I've been using for 40 years and sometimes have trouble with that being a bit short.
Thinking I'd like to try something different, I thought about the simple cables with a loop at either end as sold by Kryptonite as additions to their D locks. This means that only one length of cable needs to run from tree to bike. I have bought
http://www.tecni-cable.co.uk/TECNI-10mm ... nd-Options primarily because I was fascinated by the end fittings. The stainless cable (enclosed in 2mm PVC) is 6mm diameter, so similar to Kryptonite et al. The cables are made to order and you can have any length you like. Not exactly cheap, my 2 metre cables was something like £35. Delivery was in a couple of days. I have all sorts of ideas about how to use this to secure my machine to my tent as well as to trees, fences tec.