Small Light Bike Lock ???
-
- Posts: 381
- Joined: 8 Jun 2018, 10:17am
- Location: Chichester, West Sussex
Small Light Bike Lock ???
Has anybody got any recommendations for a small light bike lock / cafe lock.
This will only be for when the bikes within sight i.e. when you can see if from where you sit in the pub after a ride and more aimed at keeping honest people honest as opposed to stopping a career bike thief.
I was looking at these
https://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/ribble-cafe-lock-r-cl10/
and these
https://www.halfords.com/cycling/bike-l ... -bike-lock
But saw some reports suggesting literally a hard tug on the bike will pull them apart.
If anybody has any suggestions of something just slightly more substantial that doesn't take up a lot more space nor weigh much more I'd be interested in hearing what it is ... I did find a small Master Lock combination lock but you can't change the pin combination and I'm sure I'd forget a factory set one over time.
This will only be for when the bikes within sight i.e. when you can see if from where you sit in the pub after a ride and more aimed at keeping honest people honest as opposed to stopping a career bike thief.
I was looking at these
https://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/ribble-cafe-lock-r-cl10/
and these
https://www.halfords.com/cycling/bike-l ... -bike-lock
But saw some reports suggesting literally a hard tug on the bike will pull them apart.
If anybody has any suggestions of something just slightly more substantial that doesn't take up a lot more space nor weigh much more I'd be interested in hearing what it is ... I did find a small Master Lock combination lock but you can't change the pin combination and I'm sure I'd forget a factory set one over time.
Re: Small Light Bike Lock ???
I use a thin cable, like in the first lock, then use my own small Yale padlock. I'm quite confident the padlock is a lot better than you'll find on most bike locks in that price range.
Supporter of the A10 corridor cycling campaign serving Royston to Cambridge http://a10corridorcycle.com. Never knew gardening secateurs were an essential part of the on bike tool kit until I took up campaigning.....
-
- Posts: 7898
- Joined: 7 Mar 2009, 3:31pm
Re: Small Light Bike Lock ???
A well equipped yacht chandler or boatyard should be able to swage a loop at each end of a length of stainless steel rigging wire, from 4mm upwards. A small padlock will then give you a custom made bike lock.
It's the same the whole world over
It's the poor what gets the blame
It's the rich what gets the pleasure
Isn't it a blooming shame?
It's the poor what gets the blame
It's the rich what gets the pleasure
Isn't it a blooming shame?
Re: Small Light Bike Lock ???
i have an Abus café lock, .5m long with setable 4 number combi.
Convention? what's that then?
Airnimal Chameleon touring, Orbit Pro hack, Orbit Photon audax, Focus Mares AX tour, Peugeot Carbon sportive, Owen Blower vintage race - all running Tulio's finest!
Airnimal Chameleon touring, Orbit Pro hack, Orbit Photon audax, Focus Mares AX tour, Peugeot Carbon sportive, Owen Blower vintage race - all running Tulio's finest!
Re: Small Light Bike Lock ???
Mike Sales wrote:A well equipped yacht chandler or boatyard should be able to swage a loop at each end of a length of stainless steel rigging wire, from 4mm upwards. A small padlock will then give you a custom made bike lock.
Various bike lock companies also sell similar cables
e.g.
10 mm https://www.evanscycles.com/kryptonite- ... x-00104644
4 mm https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kryptonite-loo ... 000NOTQ5S/
The advantage of these over a DIY/yacht rigging version is that the cable is plastic coated to avoid paintwork damage.
I use one that's 5 or 6 mm, but self coiling (can't remember where I got it, about 15 years ago).
I use it with a long shackle padlock that I can use for both the cable end loops and the chainring & chain, for extra security if desired (at the expense of possible oily fingers).
It does for cafe/pub stops on a ride, but for town centre use, I normally take a proper D-lock.
Another possibility would be a frame (nurse's) lock https://www.decathlon.co.uk/defender-bi ... 92574.html
Re: Small Light Bike Lock ???
I got a small one from Sports Direct for 99p.
This is the cheapest I can find at the moment £3.99 if you have a Mountain Warehouse near you.
https://www.mountainwarehouse.com/exten ... gJI2PD_BwE
Or if you don't mind EBay and it coming from Hong Kong then £2.43 including postage, the review says it's a metre long.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/BMX-Bike-Bicyc ... 3186142496
This is the cheapest I can find at the moment £3.99 if you have a Mountain Warehouse near you.
https://www.mountainwarehouse.com/exten ... gJI2PD_BwE
Or if you don't mind EBay and it coming from Hong Kong then £2.43 including postage, the review says it's a metre long.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/BMX-Bike-Bicyc ... 3186142496
Re: Small Light Bike Lock ???
andrew_s wrote:Mike Sales wrote:The advantage of these over a DIY/yacht rigging version is that the cable is plastic coated to avoid paintwork damage.
l
When I had a yacht rigging cable made up, they put clear poly fuel pipe on the cable before making the eyelets.
Re: Small Light Bike Lock ???
The small lock I use is a cheapo 60 cm combination cable. Will fit in back pocket, but I put under saddle.
I bought for 70p in Japan in one of their ¥100 shops. Long enough to go through wheel and frame. Not changeable number, but I got a little plate with number. You could put number in your phone if you carry one.
Have a look in a pound shop
I use this little lock all the time in Asia when going in 7 11s etc.
I bought for 70p in Japan in one of their ¥100 shops. Long enough to go through wheel and frame. Not changeable number, but I got a little plate with number. You could put number in your phone if you carry one.
Have a look in a pound shop
I use this little lock all the time in Asia when going in 7 11s etc.
Re: Small Light Bike Lock ???
MJR, mostly pedalling 3-speed roadsters. KL+West Norfolk BUG incl social easy rides http://www.klwnbug.co.uk
All the above is CC-By-SA and no other implied copyright license to Cycle magazine.
All the above is CC-By-SA and no other implied copyright license to Cycle magazine.
Re: Small Light Bike Lock ???
Recently fitted one of these to my Pedelec. Very pleased with it
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Axa-Basta-HORS ... 2767&psc=1
Al
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Axa-Basta-HORS ... 2767&psc=1
Al
Reuse, recycle, thus do your bit to save the planet.... Get stuff at auctions, Dump, Charity Shops, Facebook Marketplace, Ebay, Car Boots. Choose an Old House, and a Banger ..... And cycle as often as you can......
Re: Small Light Bike Lock ???
For our touring bikes, while on tour we use cables from http://www.tecni-cable.co.uk/Products/T ... able-Locks combined with a "Master" lightweight padlock. These allow you to choose the length and thickness of cable you want - we have short fat ones for the bikes, and long thin ones to secure panniers etc.
-
- Posts: 381
- Joined: 8 Jun 2018, 10:17am
- Location: Chichester, West Sussex
Re: Small Light Bike Lock ???
Sorry if I'm not responding ... had a nasty accident today for the 1st time ever ... the other guy that came off who's a Paramedic has just sent himself off to A&E as he's realised he can see his tendons in one of his wounds.
Please keep the recommendations coming and will look at in a day or so but didn't want people to think I'd posted and disappeared.
Please keep the recommendations coming and will look at in a day or so but didn't want people to think I'd posted and disappeared.
Re: Small Light Bike Lock ???
My "lightweight" lock is a Kryptonite Keeper 695 Fold - the Kryptonite website list it as weighing 1.12kg but my scales make it 876g (without the frame-mounting bracket) but I suspect that's heavier than you are looking for. If I wanted to go lighter, I would use a cable like those linked up-thread by andrew_s (I already have one) together with a padlock.
Disclaimer: Treat what I say with caution and if possible, wait for someone with more knowledge and experience to contribute.
Re: Small Light Bike Lock ???
One of these?
https://www.decathlon.co.uk/500-bike-d- ... 42034.html
Cos it looks like a D lock rather than a cable.
Even if it is pretty low security.
Mine cost about £3.50 in a sale - end of line of a slightly earlier version (which looks the same) and is a shade lower security level.
But good enough for what I need in certain circumstances with certain bikes.
If after something bigger, something from the Onguard neon range, as here:
https://www.evanscycles.com/onguard-neo ... gKsifD_BwE
though I'd avoid some of the more adventurous colour schemes as they advertise the fact that a fair bit of it is plastic.
Still, if you can find in black, a good bluff in appropriate circumstances I think.
https://www.decathlon.co.uk/500-bike-d- ... 42034.html
Cos it looks like a D lock rather than a cable.
Even if it is pretty low security.
Mine cost about £3.50 in a sale - end of line of a slightly earlier version (which looks the same) and is a shade lower security level.
But good enough for what I need in certain circumstances with certain bikes.
If after something bigger, something from the Onguard neon range, as here:
https://www.evanscycles.com/onguard-neo ... gKsifD_BwE
though I'd avoid some of the more adventurous colour schemes as they advertise the fact that a fair bit of it is plastic.
Still, if you can find in black, a good bluff in appropriate circumstances I think.
Sweep
Re: Small Light Bike Lock ???
A padlock on disc breaks or through chainring if bike doesnt have discs.