Hi folks.
When I bought my Cube Hyde Pro a couple of months ago I was unsure what mounting points it came with. The Cube website listed none & the actual images used in their own site showed none. Bizarre. Anyway, I took the gamble that the images used were mock-ups & bought the bike. It came with all the standard braze-ons one would expect on a bike billed as a 'City Bike'.
As well as the usual braze-ons it had two additional ones on the front face of either seatstay. I couldn't figure out what these were for & assumed they were some form of alternative rack or mudguard mounts. I was wrong.
What it seems they actually are are mounting points for a frame lock. What a fantastic idea! No more having to remember to take my heavy lock with me on the off-chance I might pop into a shop or bar or whatever. A frame lock is always there. It's additional weight of course but to be honest I'm becoming increasingly cynical about the race to shed grammes here & there in the belief that it's going to make me any quicker. On a race bike? Yes. On a City or Utility bike? Not so much.
I won't be able to buy one until next month so that gives me plenty of time to do some research and buy the correct one for my particular bike. As you can see, my bike has balloon tyres so it's going to have to be able to accomodate those. It seems there are also various mounting options including using the brake bridge, zip-tie type carbuncles for frames with no built-in option & this..
https://www.bike24.de/1.php?content=8;product=117016;menu=1000,5,74;mid=0;pgc=0;page=16
It seems to fit my requirements in that it's designed for the mounting points on my particular frame & it's wide enough to accommodate my tyres.
There are some downsides to this design though. They aren't particularly secure compared to a big heavy U-lock and, because they have a 'retained key' system it's possible to lose the small solitary key when the lock's in use because it won't be attached to anything else in your pocket. There's also the rather big negative in that a thief could just lift the bike up & walk away with it.
On the plus side the lock linked to above allows the connection of an additional cable lock which would allow the bike to be secured to an immovable object. As I said though, my intended use would be for just nipping into a shop for a few minutes or sitting outside having a beer with the bike in plain sight.
I'll update this post when I eventually buy this lock (or another). If anyone has any knowledge of this type of lock feel free to chip in. All I know is what I've gleaned from the internet this morning. Many minds & all that..
Have a nice day
When I bought my Cube Hyde Pro a couple of months ago I was unsure what mounting points it came with. The Cube website listed none & the actual images used in their own site showed none. Bizarre. Anyway, I took the gamble that the images used were mock-ups & bought the bike. It came with all the standard braze-ons one would expect on a bike billed as a 'City Bike'.
As well as the usual braze-ons it had two additional ones on the front face of either seatstay. I couldn't figure out what these were for & assumed they were some form of alternative rack or mudguard mounts. I was wrong.
What it seems they actually are are mounting points for a frame lock. What a fantastic idea! No more having to remember to take my heavy lock with me on the off-chance I might pop into a shop or bar or whatever. A frame lock is always there. It's additional weight of course but to be honest I'm becoming increasingly cynical about the race to shed grammes here & there in the belief that it's going to make me any quicker. On a race bike? Yes. On a City or Utility bike? Not so much.
I won't be able to buy one until next month so that gives me plenty of time to do some research and buy the correct one for my particular bike. As you can see, my bike has balloon tyres so it's going to have to be able to accomodate those. It seems there are also various mounting options including using the brake bridge, zip-tie type carbuncles for frames with no built-in option & this..
https://www.bike24.de/1.php?content=8;product=117016;menu=1000,5,74;mid=0;pgc=0;page=16
It seems to fit my requirements in that it's designed for the mounting points on my particular frame & it's wide enough to accommodate my tyres.
There are some downsides to this design though. They aren't particularly secure compared to a big heavy U-lock and, because they have a 'retained key' system it's possible to lose the small solitary key when the lock's in use because it won't be attached to anything else in your pocket. There's also the rather big negative in that a thief could just lift the bike up & walk away with it.
On the plus side the lock linked to above allows the connection of an additional cable lock which would allow the bike to be secured to an immovable object. As I said though, my intended use would be for just nipping into a shop for a few minutes or sitting outside having a beer with the bike in plain sight.
I'll update this post when I eventually buy this lock (or another). If anyone has any knowledge of this type of lock feel free to chip in. All I know is what I've gleaned from the internet this morning. Many minds & all that..
Have a nice day
