U lock mounting

[fwgx]

Hi everyone,

I'm just getting back into cycling after about 9 years and have just got my new Specialized Hardrock Sport 2009 which it lovely . I'm 6'5" and I got the 23" version of the bike. I have also bought a drinks bottle cage and bottle and a Kryptolock U lock.

Now I have a problem. I can't workout how to mount the lock to the bike so that I can use the drinks bottle at the same time (I have mounted the drinks holder to the down tube). The mounting bracket that comes with the lock protrudes a lot into the frame so that the lock itself it nowhere near flush with the frame (by about 2"). There is one place on seat tube (is that the right name for it? Not the tube of the seat itself but the tube that the seat fits into and forms part of the triangle in the frame) that would work but on the back of the seat tube there is a small bit of metal to guide the gearing cable - at the back of the "S" on the seat tube in this pic:

I also cannot attach it to the top bar because the cables run underneath and get in the way. And the downtube wouldn't work because it's too fat to get the mounting around.


So my question is this: Is there an alternate mounting for the Kryptolock locks that fits more flushly to the frame? At the moment I'm either going to have to just carry the lock on the handle bars or have it pointing off center on the seat tube and possibly interfere with the riding.

I'd have thought a lot of people would have had this trouble because most people don't have a 23" frame.

Any help much appreciated!

~Paul

 

[Landslide]

Sounds like Sod's Law that you can't get it to fit on a 23" frame!
As alternatives, you might be able to fit the bracket on the seat-tube so that it holds the lock parallel to the rear wheel on the left-hand side. Works with some brackets, not others...
Alternatively, could you try fitting the bracket to the seat-post, facing backwards so the lock sits above the rear wheel?

 

[Llama]

you can get water bottle holders that mount to the back of the seat - it might solve your problem

 

[buddha]

... or have it pointing off center on the seat tube and possibly interfere with the riding.

That's how I had my lock set up on my MTB (also a Spesh with not much room for more that one bottle). Didn't have any interference issues. Though I also had to secure the U part of the lock to the top tube (with an old pedal strap) as it flapped around a bit on bumpy roads. Eventually though the bracket developed a crack and snapped. I now use a rack/pannier or rucksack.

 

[Rhys_Po]

I normally have a small rucksack / backpack in any case so don't bother mounting it.

The added bonus here was that it did come in very handy as a bit of a deterrent last year when I forgot to check the soccer fixtures and ended up cycling past Stamford Bridge on my way home when it was all kicking off.