Shop lock

[confusedcyclist]

Can anyone recommend a lock which I can permanently mount to the frame of my touring bicycle? It would be primarily be used for locking the bike to racks and street furniture while I nip in to the local coffee shop/Coop, it wouldn't ever be left longer than a few minutes, I don't expect to be stopping anyone but scummy opportunists.

I've seen these kind of wheel/frame locks used in Amsterdam. They look light and convenient, but wouldn't stop anyone simply picking up my bike and walking off. While I live in a quietish suburban area, there are a few scrotes around, but I doubt anyone would come armed with bolt croppers.

I don't want to have to lug my D lock out with me every time I run out of milk.

 

[fossyant]

That's a frame mounted lock that only stops the wheel turning.

If you done want a dlock have a look at the Abus Bordo.

 

[confusedcyclist]

@fossyant, that'll do nicely I think!

 

[fossyant]

I have three. A little weighty but relatively compact and will mount to the frame in the supplied carrier

 

[confusedcyclist]

I like the bottle cage mounting option, because my surly trucker has 3x bottle cage mounts, I have one free 1 under the downtube. So bottle cage mounting sounds like a great idea, but 1kg for the Bordo is a little on the heavy side, the bike is already like a tank. Maybe this is a bit overkill for leaving on the bike for quick stops.

Bearing in mind I have D locks in the garage, and at work, I'm only looking for something to keep the bike secure whilst I'm out of eyeshot for a minute or so.

 

[fossyant]

Anything decent will be heavy. Wouldn't trust a cable or cheap chain

 

[Kestevan]

I have one of these as a cafe lock.
https://www.cyclesurgery.com/p/abus-combitflex-2502-85cm-P5234039.html?colour=124

It's NOT secure - anyone with a pair of cable cutters could have it off in seconds.
However it does stop jonny scrote simply grabbing the bike and doing a runner. Probably fine for most out of the way cafe stops... and fulfils my insurance companies rule that the bike must be "locked" to something secure (my insurance doesn't specify a minimum lock standard).

 

[Cycleops]

As long as you don't want black the Abus Bordo is currently on offer at Evans for twenty eight quid.

 

[mjr]

Bearing in mind I have D locks in the garage, and at work, I'm only looking for something to keep the bike secure whilst I'm out of eyeshot for a minute or so.

Are you in earshot?
http://www.laxzo.com/bicycle-securi...hain-lock-90-cm-x-12-mm-with-keys-18614-p.asp or https://www.tesco.com/direct/yale-lock-alarm-mini/209-7204.prd?source=others if you can find them in stock anywhere still.

With the frame-mounted ring locks, some of them do have an option of a cable or chain which can be used to lasso a parking stand or rail and then plug into one side, usually opposite the key.

 

[mjr]

I've seen these kind of wheel/frame locks used in Amsterdam. They look light and convenient, but wouldn't stop anyone simply picking up my bike and walking off.

How much does that actually happen, especially on things like a Long Haul Trucker? I've seen rows and rows of bikes locked only on a wheel lock, in the Netherlands, in Denmark and I think long ago in Austria. More locally, I sometimes see bikes cable or D-locked only to themselves. I don't do it mainly because my insurance requires being locked to something fixed (although not with any particular lock).

 

[confusedcyclist]

How much does that actually happen... I don't do it mainly because my insurance requires being locked to something fixed (although not with any particular lock).

In Amsterdam, probably rarely. Here, probably some kid would walk past and have a quick joy ride and dump it in an alley! Why can't we leave nice things without worrying about them

I wouldn't bother locking up if I hadn't spent a small fortune on the thing. I might just get a beater bike for the milk runs. My home policy has the same terms.

 

[fossyant]

No-one is going to pick up and run off with a Dutch bike with a wheel lock. Have you felt the weight... a Challenger tank would be easier to carry. And they are bloody awful to ride.

 

[jefmcg]

but 1kg for the Bordo is a little on the heavy side

@User was bigging up the Litelok, but that's over a kg. I don't think you are going to much protection for less than that weight.

 

[confusedcyclist]

Agreed, little sense spending £30-40 on a new bordo 1kg lock, when I have a d-lock already, maybe I'll just have to look into fitting the d-lock bracket, IIRC, it was getting in the way of the bottle cages so i never fitted it, but I may just have to switch my second cage to the mounts underneath the downtube, then it might work. I also didn't like how bulky the bracket was, maybe I was being a little fussy!

 

[mjr]

No-one is going to pick up and run off with a Dutch bike with a wheel lock. Have you felt the weight... a Challenger tank would be easier to carry. And they are bloody awful to ride.

I ride one. It's lighter than my hybrid. And they're bloody lovely to ride.