£55 is a bit more budget friendly. Parkers as in www.parker-international.co.uk or somewhere else? (Because I can't see that lock on there at all)
I do like your new bike
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£55 is a bit more budget friendly. Parkers as in www.parker-international.co.uk or somewhere else? (Because I can't see that lock on there at all)
I do like your new bike
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Here's the link for you Colin.
http://www.parker-international.co.uk/6772/Kryptonite-New-York-Fahgettaboudit-Mini-Lock.html
I have the same U-Lock, you're a little limited to what you can lock to but this is the best U-Lock you can buy IMO. It's also easy to carry despite it's substantial weight, just slip into the back of your shorts/trousers and ride away.
http://www.parker-international.co.uk/6772/Kryptonite-New-York-Fahgettaboudit-Mini-Lock.html
I have the same U-Lock, you're a little limited to what you can lock to but this is the best U-Lock you can buy IMO. It's also easy to carry despite it's substantial weight, just slip into the back of your shorts/trousers and ride away.
Sheldon suggests that you lock a D-Lock around the rear wheel (inside the rear triangle) and an immovable object. Some people will claim that you can then remove the bike by cutting through the wheel; (i) Most thieves aren't going to want to nick a bike without a rear wheel (ii) It's not as easy to cut through a rim, tyre, and tube as some people think. Obviously don't lock the rear wheel outside of the rear triangle, as a thief could just drop the wheel out and walk off with the frame and front wheel (not likely, but still a risk).
Quick release locking mechanisms aren't necessarily all that good, I've known people have their wheels stolen when locked with then (probably to go on a bike which had the wheels, but not the frame, well secured).
Using a D-lock and some other form of lock makes things harder for a thief, they need multiple techniques and tools, which will tend to dissuade them.
You often don't need to lock your bike up that well, you just need to lock it up better than other similar bikes in the area!
The type of bike will also effect it's risk of theft. A cheap full suspension mountain bike will probably appear more desirable than an expensive custom Audax bike with drop handlebars. To the owner the Audax bike is probably an order of magnitude more expensive, but the average thief will find the mountain bike much easier and quicker to shift.
Of course, if you are specifically targeted by someone looking to steal an expensive bike, there is bugger all you can do to stop them, but this is rare, most bike theft is opportunist.
When my bike is at work, it's in the bike store of a large academic institute in central London. I use a Kryptonite New York Fahgettaboudit chain and D-lock, since it's a relatively high risk environment.
Quick release locking mechanisms aren't necessarily all that good, I've known people have their wheels stolen when locked with then (probably to go on a bike which had the wheels, but not the frame, well secured).
Using a D-lock and some other form of lock makes things harder for a thief, they need multiple techniques and tools, which will tend to dissuade them.
You often don't need to lock your bike up that well, you just need to lock it up better than other similar bikes in the area!
The type of bike will also effect it's risk of theft. A cheap full suspension mountain bike will probably appear more desirable than an expensive custom Audax bike with drop handlebars. To the owner the Audax bike is probably an order of magnitude more expensive, but the average thief will find the mountain bike much easier and quicker to shift.
Of course, if you are specifically targeted by someone looking to steal an expensive bike, there is bugger all you can do to stop them, but this is rare, most bike theft is opportunist.
When my bike is at work, it's in the bike store of a large academic institute in central London. I use a Kryptonite New York Fahgettaboudit chain and D-lock, since it's a relatively high risk environment.
