Originally Posted by
BobG
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Fresh off the fairly rural TransAm I was naive to risks of a seemingly friendly city. A woman in our group had her bike stolen the same day.
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She was unfortunate to lose the bike, but at least it was at the end of trip, not the beginning.
I often carry a skier type lock in addition to a really good lock, I can use the skier type lock just to immobilize the bike if I am running into a convenience store or something quick like that. Only takes seconds to use it, not as much time as a heavier duty lock, but because it is so quick to implement you are more likely to use it instead of saying, oh, skip the lock.
It is not a substitute for the better quality lock, it is just for those times you want to run into a store for a few minutes.