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WEDES
10-20-08, 03:59 PM
what really annoys you about bike locks. :cry:

WEDES
10-20-08, 04:03 PM
why do they continue to make cable locks when they are useless at protecting your bike?
uke
10-20-08, 04:14 PM
Because they aren't useless. Given two similar bikes, a thief without tools will take the unlocked bike over the one with any kind of locking mechanism.

HopliteGrad
10-20-08, 04:37 PM
Properly locking with a two factor approach takes too long. U lock through the back rim, frame, and rack plus a cable through the front wheel takes time. Ugh. I'd pay well for a brainlessly simple and fast system, especially in inclement weather.
daintonj
10-20-08, 04:54 PM
The fact that it weighs around 2Kg.
Az B
10-20-08, 05:43 PM
That we even have to use them. Socially, we are a ******** people.

Visit Switzerland some time. Or Japan. People leave thier bikes unlocked all over the place. Theft is extremely rare.

Az
juggleaddict
10-20-08, 06:39 PM
u-locks weigh toooo freakin much!!! i'd be willing to pay for a titanium one, or just make it out of aluminum SOMETHING!!!!!

and U-locks that are too small to fit around the front wheel as well as the frame and a pole

i'm thinking a chain may be the best option, but those too weigh way too much
daintonj
10-20-08, 06:53 PM
u-locks weigh toooo freakin much!!! i'd be willing to pay for a titanium one, or just make it out of aluminum SOMETHING!!!!!

and U-locks that are too small to fit around the front wheel as well as the frame and a pole

i'm thinking a chain may be the best option, but those too weigh way too much

I'm starting to think that it would be just as easy to have a trailer to tow a guard dog around with me.
gcottay
10-20-08, 07:54 PM
Heavy. Vulnerable. Awkward.
dmac49
10-21-08, 01:46 AM
That we even have to use them. Socially, we are a ******** people.

Visit Switzerland some time. Or Japan. People leave thier bikes unlocked all over the place. Theft is extremely rare.

Az
So true.
WEDES
10-21-08, 03:33 AM
does anyone use 3 locks to lock up their bike. its just so much bloody hastle.