Originally Posted by
djetelina
...nothing beats the speed and convenience of an ABUS style monobloc lock. Reason? The ABUS design is non-key retaining (does not require a key to lock-up) and ABUS is a one piece lock...
Originally Posted by
djetelina
...Clarification- In real life, NOT having the key is NEVER an issue, since you WILL have had the key a few seconds ago when you unlocked the monobloc. Either from around the bike rack or unwrapped off your seatpost...
Riiiiiiiiiiiight. Somehow this magical lock is faster and more convenient because it doesn't need the key, and yet also requires the key. That's amazing.
Back in reality, if you need the key to unlock it to get it off, then also needing the key to lock it is trivial. I second what the other guy said - requiring the key to lock it means no one ever locks it then realizes they forgot the key when they go to unlock it.