Originally Posted by pierce

personally, I prefer cable locks as you can lock both wheels and the frame to a stationary object, while with a U-lock, you need to take a wheel off if you want to secure it. I've seen SO many U-locked frames around town here with no front wheel, ooops!

U locks ARE considered more secure as they are harder to cut.

if your seat is on a quick release, I suggest replacing it with a allen or torx bolt, especially a pinned one, this makes it much harder to rip off your seat and post, although it also means you need a tool to adjust it. if I was regularly locking a commuter bike in areas where stuff might get jacked, I'd probably replace my quick releases with the security releases they sell in bike shops, these require a special tool to remove the wheels.

locks are so annoying... we go to all this trouble to make a bike as light as possible, then we have to carry this 5 lb lock :-/


I'm using a kryptonite cable lock that has a bracket to clip it to the frame when not in use.