light weight lock for touring?
03-21-16, 11:44 AM
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There's been lots of threads on locking. Locking while you dash into a store? Or overnight security?
Try a google search: site:bikeforums.net/touring cable lock
From the results:
Thin wire and small bike lock
Lightest "Theft-Proof" Lock?
and
Do you lock up your Bicycle when your on a Bike Touring Trip?
Cable locks can even be cut with pocket sized diagonal cutters, by bending it and snipping a few strands at a time, taking a minute or so. The video (scroll down) at bicycling.com is pretty entertaining.
Try a google search: site:bikeforums.net/touring cable lock
From the results:
Thin wire and small bike lock
Lightest "Theft-Proof" Lock?
and
Do you lock up your Bicycle when your on a Bike Touring Trip?
Cable locks can even be cut with pocket sized diagonal cutters, by bending it and snipping a few strands at a time, taking a minute or so. The video (scroll down) at bicycling.com is pretty entertaining.
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03-21-16, 11:47 AM
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wordlock, narrow gauge cable, available at target and walmart for like $7, less on clearance. works great, easy to remember the combo, very lightweight, all you need if you are just running in somewhere, although I wouldn't leave it all day/night unattended, as the cable is thin enough to be easily defeated by bolt cutters
03-21-16, 11:48 AM
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Going where ? and staying in Hotels every night Ot what ?
Cable cut easily .. A secure chain Lock will weigh More
In the later Niche I have an Abus Steel chain lock with an Integrated Lock.
Another bike has a Frame Mounted ring lock ..
It closes around the back wheel , It has a 1.4M steel Chain that loops around the front wheel, and a solid post then snaps a pin into the ringlock
in the rural Places I Also Bring a cable to wrap around Big stuff like trees and picnic tables ..
Cross your fingers the locals don bring Bolt cutters with bike theft on their agenda.
Cable cut easily .. A secure chain Lock will weigh More
In the later Niche I have an Abus Steel chain lock with an Integrated Lock.
Another bike has a Frame Mounted ring lock ..
It closes around the back wheel , It has a 1.4M steel Chain that loops around the front wheel, and a solid post then snaps a pin into the ringlock
in the rural Places I Also Bring a cable to wrap around Big stuff like trees and picnic tables ..
Cross your fingers the locals don bring Bolt cutters with bike theft on their agenda.
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I was about to ask about locking up panniers to the bicycle with a flimsy ski board lock. 30"x maybe 1/16 cable. 1.5 oz. Will stop the snatch and run thieves, easily defeated with a good pair of electrician's pliers. Your opinion? worth the bit of trouble?
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Depending on how lightweight you are talking about and your intended usage, but I often use a pistol cable lock. Weighs almost nothing, and long enough to get through the frame, back tire and a post, and I can easily wrap it up under the seat so it isn't banging around on the painted frame while riding. Can often get them keyed the same, too. Great for keeping the honest people honest when you're running into a bar or a store, but I sure as heck wouldn't trust it anywhere I was really worried about bike theft to begin with.
03-21-16, 01:24 PM
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Since Ortlieb top clips open from the strap between them being pulled up ..
if you un screw the ends of that strap , there is no easy way to open the catch on the hook any More ,
if you un screw the ends of that strap , there is no easy way to open the catch on the hook any More ,
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Very lightweight, but not very secure. The type of lock that skiers use to lock up their skis.
I only use this lock when I want to run into a convenience store or a restaurant where I can park the bike in front of a window. It will slow a thief, but not stop them.
I only use this lock when I want to run into a convenience store or a restaurant where I can park the bike in front of a window. It will slow a thief, but not stop them.
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Armored cable locks look impressive .. my prior setup got one with steel sleeve segments over a Kevlar cable
Specialized sold them... I got it in the late 80s , still have the bike I used it with. that's more luck than any thing .
didnt happen to be a bike stealing guy around where I was.
it didn't slow down the guy starting to strip parts off my bike, while i Took a Pee in a Public WC in CPH ..
Specialized sold them... I got it in the late 80s , still have the bike I used it with. that's more luck than any thing .
didnt happen to be a bike stealing guy around where I was.
it didn't slow down the guy starting to strip parts off my bike, while i Took a Pee in a Public WC in CPH ..
03-21-16, 05:31 PM
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Around town I use a kryptonite combination lock. It's the lightest ulock I know of. I feel like a cable lock is to quick and easy to cut, a lighter ulock is the best tradeoff between security and weight.
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camping close to your bike and carrying a small .22 revolver will be much more versatile, lightweight, and theft resistant than any lock.
03-22-16, 05:36 AM
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I use one of these, although I don;t know if it's the 4' version or the 5' version.
Model No. 8119DPF | Master Lock
Model No. 8119DPF | Master Lock
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It depends where you're going. Are you going to stop in multiple big cities? Bring a U-lock. A good one.
Are you sticking to remote/rural areas? Any old cable lock is probably enough, when you bother to lock it. There's not a lot of bike thieves hanging around the Wag-a-Bag in Stanley, ID.
Are you sticking to remote/rural areas? Any old cable lock is probably enough, when you bother to lock it. There's not a lot of bike thieves hanging around the Wag-a-Bag in Stanley, ID.
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