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Old 05-20-08 | 03:46 AM
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Doug5150
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Originally Posted by LeMansGTi
ok, I did a search and there are a few threads about them but what is one more. ...

the following chains seem to be the same, but the locks seem to be slightly different.

http://www.amazon.com/Kryptonite-Yor...1239540&sr=8-7

http://www.amazon.com/KRYPTONITE-FAH...1239540&sr=8-5 ...
The yellow one is a newer model than the orange, but they're both good.
I don't know where the cheapest price is.

...would a 3ft chain be enough to get around the front tire, frame and a light post for example, or should the 5ft chain be the way to go?
I have the five-footer, but in my town bike racks are few and far between. The 3-footer wouldn't have a lot of slack left after going around a telephone pole.

The downside is that the 5-footer is pretty heavy. I usually wear it like a bandolier for short in-town riding but it does not lay lightly on the shoulder.

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Also what you can do to decrease your chances of theft is use two different locks--such as a chain+padlock, and also get a good U-lock and use that too. Lock the bike with the U-lock first, and then use the chain however you have to, to lock the bike again, and then your bike is twice as hard to steal as everyone else's.
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