Originally Posted by
Witterings
I've been having a look for a small and light lock something along the lines of the ski lock type ones
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Jobsworth-R.../dp/B079QKKV8R
But virtually all of them gets iffy reviews with lots saying it won't work after they change the combination .... does anyone know if any of the manufacturers make a decent one or any other suggestions for small, light and easy to store locks.
It's for places like if we go for a beer our bikes are within sight from where we sit so just something half decent to stop the opportunist nabbing them.
I'm pretty sure a sharp yank would destroy that.
I think the weakest part of a lot of cheap cable locks isn't the cable, but rather the lock body. This turned out to be the case with the first and last cable lock I bought, dirt cheap at the hardware store. Bought it, took it home, read the instructions, changed the combination and went on. The first time I used it I came out of the store and it wouldn't open, and I was pretty sure I hadn't forgotten the combination. Kept trying for a while, then I got really angry at it, gripped it in my fists and bent it, and *crunch*--it broke. I was astonished until I looked at the broken parts and saw it was made of cast pot-metal.