help please new bike lock doesn't fit

[terry_gardener]

i have just bought a new bike lock to go with my new bike. i went for the magnum plus mini shackle with extender (link at bottom).

now question is should i take it back and get a cable lock since all d locks are to small for my bike as the magnum is the smallest i have found, or should i get a pannier rack for the rear wheel and attach the lock to this.

thanks

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/..._productId_231103_langId_-1_categoryId_165637

 

[youngoldbloke]

How is it too small? Sheldon Brown's advice is helpful: http://sheldonbrown.com/lock-strategy.html
A pannier rack is not going to be the most secure place. If it is too small why not take it back?

 

[fossyant]

Most lock holders are made of cheese anyway. Rucksack or pannier ?

 

[terry_gardener]

it is to small to fit to the frame using the bracket attachment that came with it.

 

[youngoldbloke]

it is to small to fit to the frame using the bracket attachment that came with it.

Ah - I think I see - not too small to actually use then.

 

[gaz]

too small to fit the frame? you mean the bracket is too small? and not the lock.

 

[Bandini]

I got the bigger magnum plus and bought a shackle for a tenner from Boyes: so tenner more. It seems a decent lock. Can you exchange it?

 

[Paulus]

Forget the bracket, the lock will bounce out of it as you go over bumps/potholes. Either put the lock in your bag/pannier or wrap it around the rear rack.

 

[Landslide]

Bit hard to say without seeing it, but assuming you're talking about the carrying bracket, could you mount it on the seatpost and have it sticking out behind you?

 

[2Loose]

THe Abus Ugh bracket will mount any lock to a rack very securely...'tis a bit pricey though so I lug mine in my rucksack.

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Abus_UGH_Bracket/5300006187/

 

[terry_gardener]

thank you for your comments

i have returned the lock and got full refund.

i am looking for another lock to get.

thinking of cable lock since i be only using for short period of time (ie appointments, shopping etc)

any recommendations for cable lock that i can just wrap around the seat post.

 

[fossyant]

Cable Locks....dont.........

Possibly an ABUS Bordo ? - I use one as a second lock with a top end D-lock

 

[terry_gardener]

You made the right choice the first time. That's one of the most carryable d-locks around.

sadly since i dont have rear rack to carry it on and it wouldn't fit to the frame so i returned it. it did seem a sturdy lock.

 

[Sheffield_Tiger]

Something like the Abus Granit 1000 would be better but not "bendy" enough to coil around seatpost (the more they coil the easier they cut) so would still need carrying

A little over budget too

 

[terry_gardener]

thanks again for all your comments and opinions on which lock.

i have just ordered my replacement lock.

the abus bordo granit x-plus (85 cm) from tredz