Best Type Of Bike Lock?

[Alcdrew]

WOW, this has to win the longest lock related thread in cycle forum history...

I was going to give my two cents worth of lock advice but don't see the need now.

 

[Tynan]

I'm beginning to think that ruts are far more secure than locks Arch Also, make sure you attach your gold standard rut to something solid - like an immovable post from David or, fixed differently but equally immovable, one from Mr Paul.
You know it makes sense, non?

 

[Ciderpower]

Grrr

Jesus, Mary and holy St Joseph.
I found this site when searching for help on bike security and ended up nearly smashing my laptop. I'm normally very laid back but someone managed to wind me up, right to the point I was considering hunting them down and beating them to a pulp with their £30 lock or maybe a frozen pheasant.
Some people talk for the sake of talking, loving the sound of their own voice - I think we've stumbled upon a literary equivalent.

 

[punkypossum]

Hehe, welcome to the world of CycleChat, Ciderpower!!!

 

[Briggo]

So, what lock should you use?

 

[Ciderpower]

I thought maybe I'd have word with a sparky at work to see if he could knock me up a device to electrocute any prospective bike thief - probably not legal, but then is stealing bikes legal?

Burn em, burn em I say!

 

[Riverman]

If anything needs a lock it's this thread.

 

[pbar]

Wow, can't believe that this thread is still active after all this time.
Didn't think this would happen when I started it off with one simple question!

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Wow, can't believe that this thread is still active after all this time.

Amazing isn't it - you don't even ride a bike any more!!

 

[pbar]

I ride a bike, but I don't use a lock that much!

 

[beachcaster]

lock it

I locked my bike to lamp post at the beginning of this thread
but after so much time the bike has rusted away !!

barry

 

[pbar]

Don't worry about it.
By the time this thread is done we'll be using hover boards instead of bikes.

 

[CopperBrompton]

CTC mag recently did an analysis of locks and theft. "Gold" "silver" and so on locks are rated against attack with hacksaw, screwdriver, putty knife, nail file, Swiss Army knife tweezers and eyebrow curlers. Well, not quite, but they are NOT tested against the tools that a thief uses. Why not? Because thieves use heavy duty bolt croppers and stubby hydraulic jacks which can break through anything.

The CTC is talking bollox. The Sold Secure tools list is:

Section A – Light Manual

• A01 to A03 Screwdriver 0.10m to 0.20 m with slotted tip as a lever
• A04 0.5kg ball peign hammer
• A05 Miniature hand hacksaw frame to BS 7398:1991, Type A with integral tension
• A06 Wrecking Bar - 300mm
• A07 Steel tube 0.3m long with 32mm diameter
• A08 Pair of pliers,
• A09 Allen Key Set - 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0, 8.0, 10.0mm
• A10 to A14 – A10 Craft Knife, A11 Tweezers, A12 Hooks, A13 String, A14 Wire
• A15 Adhesive Tape
• A16 Plastic Coupon (Credit Card),
• A17 Wedges,
• A18 Multiple Slip Joint Pliers (250mm)

Section B – Medium Manual

• B01 Socket set approximately 30 piece 3/8 inch drive to BS 1224:1970.
• B02 Range of Combination Spanners 6mm - 30mm to BS 1224:1970
• B03 20 piece Screwdriver Set, including Slotted, Phillips & Posi-drive tips
• B04 Wood Chisels 6, 12, 18 & 25mm
• B05 0.3m plumber’s Stillsons grip wrench to BS 3594:Pt 1
• B06 0.6m length of scaffolding pole
• B07 Hand hacksaw frame to BS 7398:1991 and HSS hacksaw blade
• B08 Cold & Bolster Chisel Set ranging from approx.6mm - 50mm & steel wedges.
• B09 Parallel Punch Set (100mm) 3.2, 4.0, 4.8, 5.5, 6.4mm
• B10 Side Cutters (heavy duty), B11 Bolt Croppers 0.460m
• B12 Wrecking Bar - 450mm,
• B13 Pry Bar 400mm
• B14 Scissor Jack with 1.5 tonnes capacity
• B15 Slide Hammer 1kg 0.3m,
• B16 7.2V Cordless Drill 10mm chuck,
• B17 Drill Bits HSS (1mm – 13mm)
• B18 Vice Grip Set (125mm & 250mm, parallel jaws)

Section C – Heavy Manual/ Light Electrical

• C01 Impactor Screwdrivers variety of slotted tip sizes 6,8,10,12mm
• C02 0.45m plumber's Stillsons grip wrench to BS 3594:Pt 1
• C03 B05 extended with 0.6m scaffold bar
• C04 0.6m length of scaffolding poles which fits together to item B06
• C05 1.1kg club hammer to BS 876:1981
• C06 Hand hacksaw frame to BS 7398:1991 and TCT hacksaw blade
• C07 Freezing agent - can size 0.5 Litres.
• C08 Bolt Croppers 0.610m
• C09 Bolt Croppers 1.070m
• C10 Wrecking Bar 600mm
• C11 Slide Hammer 2kg 0.45m
• C12 Grundman/Kaba "Knackerer"
• C13 Shims (set of automotive feeler gauges 0.001-2mm)
• C14 Picking tools (including a modified key blank)
• C15 12V Cordless Drill 13 mm chuck, 1500rpm max.
• C16 Tank Cutter/ Core Cutter Bit 100mm HSS
• C17 Hydraulic Bottle Jack (1.5 Tonnes) to BS AU 172b:1990
• C18 Ball Joint Splitter/Separator Kit (to light commercial)
• C19 Coil Spring Compressor (to 270mm jaw opening)
• C20 Self Contained Blow Torch Propane/Butane (1650ºC)

To get Gold, it must survive Section C tools for five minutes.

 

[CopperBrompton]

This is a sold-secure gold-rated lock-

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFaLmVqQibo

Are you 100% sure about that? Last time I checked, there was NO cable-lock with a Sold Secure Gold rating and I'd be amazed if that has changed precisely because cables, however thick, are easily cropped.