Bike Lock
#1
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Star Mississippi
Posts: 37
Bikes: Giant Escape City
Mentioned: 2 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 13 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 2 Times
in
2 Posts
Bike Lock
So I got this Kryptonite Kryptolok Series 2 cause well you gotta lock up at the grocery store right? Not trying to start a lock thread I'm just saying it's what I got.
The lock is pretty beefy as is the cable and I have discovered it is actually a multi use tool. Yes the lock is easy for me to get to and the U shape makes a good handle for swinging it around, this thing can double as a weapon or dog tranquilizer. I can think of numerous ways to use the cable but the lock has real potential. Hope I never have to actually use it on someones dog but if that dog really wants a piece of my ass it ain't gonna be cheap. Just saying.
Since I haven't been bitten by a dog before nor have I been in a fight since I was a teenager I don't really anticipate having to back up my bravado.
Now I am gonna start something, have any of you actually been backed in a corner while biking, be it human or animal. What did you do?
The lock is pretty beefy as is the cable and I have discovered it is actually a multi use tool. Yes the lock is easy for me to get to and the U shape makes a good handle for swinging it around, this thing can double as a weapon or dog tranquilizer. I can think of numerous ways to use the cable but the lock has real potential. Hope I never have to actually use it on someones dog but if that dog really wants a piece of my ass it ain't gonna be cheap. Just saying.
Since I haven't been bitten by a dog before nor have I been in a fight since I was a teenager I don't really anticipate having to back up my bravado.

Now I am gonna start something, have any of you actually been backed in a corner while biking, be it human or animal. What did you do?
#2
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Back-of-beyond, Kootenays, BC
Posts: 698
Bikes: Specialized Roubaix Expert Road and Specialized Stump Jumper FS Mountain; De Vinci Caribou touring, Intense Tracer T275c, Surly Moonlander, Cramerotti
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 145 Post(s)
Liked 60 Times
in
39 Posts
Dog: broke my shoulder.....
#3
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: New Rochelle, NY
Posts: 35,964
Bikes: too many bikes from 1967 10s (5x2)Frejus to a Sumitomo Ti/Chorus aluminum 10s (10x2), plus one non-susp mtn bike I use as my commuter
Mentioned: 124 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 4362 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 26 Times
in
25 Posts
I think you'd probably draw more people interested in the dog part of your post if the title were about fighting off dogs, or something like "have you ever been cornered by a dog?".
If you want to go back and change it, you can do so in the "advanced" part of the editing mode.
However, I don't believe the index title ever changes, so maybe you're best by starting fresh with a thread title that's about what you want to discuss.
If you want to go back and change it, you can do so in the "advanced" part of the editing mode.
However, I don't believe the index title ever changes, so maybe you're best by starting fresh with a thread title that's about what you want to discuss.
__________________
FB
Chain-L site
An ounce of diagnosis is worth a pound of cure.
“Never argue with an idiot. He will only bring you down to his level and beat you with experience.”, George Carlin
“One accurate measurement is worth a thousand expert opinions” - Adm Grace Murray Hopper - USN
WARNING, I'm from New York. Thin skinned people should maintain safe distance.
FB
Chain-L site
An ounce of diagnosis is worth a pound of cure.
“Never argue with an idiot. He will only bring you down to his level and beat you with experience.”, George Carlin
“One accurate measurement is worth a thousand expert opinions” - Adm Grace Murray Hopper - USN
WARNING, I'm from New York. Thin skinned people should maintain safe distance.
#4
Seat Sniffer
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: SoCal
Posts: 5,166
Bikes: 2008 Scott CR1 Pro; 2006 Schwinn Fastback Pro and 1996 Colnago Decor Super C96; 2003 Univega Alpina 700; 2000 Schwinn Super Sport
Mentioned: 17 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 740 Post(s)
Liked 648 Times
in
266 Posts
So I got this Kryptonite Kryptolok Series 2 cause well you gotta lock up at the grocery store right? Not trying to start a lock thread I'm just saying it's what I got.
The lock is pretty beefy as is the cable and I have discovered it is actually a multi use tool. Yes the lock is easy for me to get to and the U shape makes a good handle for swinging it around, this thing can double as a weapon or dog tranquilizer. I can think of numerous ways to use the cable but the lock has real potential. Hope I never have to actually use it on someones dog but if that dog really wants a piece of my ass it ain't gonna be cheap. Just saying.
Since I haven't been bitten by a dog before nor have I been in a fight since I was a teenager I don't really anticipate having to back up my bravado.
Now I am gonna start something, have any of you actually been backed in a corner while biking, be it human or animal. What did you do?
The lock is pretty beefy as is the cable and I have discovered it is actually a multi use tool. Yes the lock is easy for me to get to and the U shape makes a good handle for swinging it around, this thing can double as a weapon or dog tranquilizer. I can think of numerous ways to use the cable but the lock has real potential. Hope I never have to actually use it on someones dog but if that dog really wants a piece of my ass it ain't gonna be cheap. Just saying.
Since I haven't been bitten by a dog before nor have I been in a fight since I was a teenager I don't really anticipate having to back up my bravado.

Now I am gonna start something, have any of you actually been backed in a corner while biking, be it human or animal. What did you do?
#5
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Eugene, Oregon, USA
Posts: 24,969
Mentioned: 202 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 13354 Post(s)
Liked 1,785 Times
in
1,350 Posts
I'm seeing them listed at 2.85 lbs on the Kryptonite page.
The Kryptonite NY lock is 4.35 lbs. Almost twice the bang to punch.
I haven't been using a chain, but you might as well add a Kryptonite New York Legend Chain 1515 for an additional 15.95 lbs

#6
Senior Member
We've got pretty strict leash laws so I've not had a dog problem for about a decade. I'm also not a proponent of beating animals senseless. For dogs that were a problem I carried a small bit of pepper spray.
#7
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: St Peters, Missouri
Posts: 30,083
Bikes: Catrike 559 I own some others but they don't get ridden very much.
Mentioned: 15 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1518 Post(s)
Liked 491 Times
in
290 Posts
Oh dear! OP didn't want to start a lock thread so now we have a dog thread.
__________________
My greatest fear is all of my kids standing around my coffin and talking about "how sensible" dad was.
My greatest fear is all of my kids standing around my coffin and talking about "how sensible" dad was.
#8
Senior Member
I've been chased by a few, was able to outrun the all. Except one. I was heading down hill, towards a red light with cross traffic. So I had to slow down while being chased, with a barking dog at my heels. A well aimed kick in the snout gave him the message to back off.
#9
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Lincoln Ne
Posts: 8,894
Bikes: RANS Stratus TerraTrike Tour II
Mentioned: 26 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2281 Post(s)
Liked 600 Times
in
359 Posts
Just remember the great truism of bike locks. They only keep the honest people honest. A criminal can defeat almost any lock in short order with the right tool.
#10
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: San Diego, California
Posts: 3,307
Bikes: Breezer Radar
Mentioned: 25 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1766 Post(s)
Liked 1,080 Times
in
514 Posts
I'd use my bike to defend against a dog. But I have a steel bike - carbon bike might explode if a dog bit it.

#11
Senior Member
True, but they thwart the ill equipped criminal and slow down the one with the tools. Those few extra minutes may be all you need. That's reason enough for me.
#12
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Mission Viejo
Posts: 3,088
Bikes: 1986 Cannondale SR400 (Flat bar commuter), 1988 Cannondale Criterium XTR, 1992 Serotta T-Max, 1995 Trek 970
Mentioned: 12 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 832 Post(s)
Liked 607 Times
in
404 Posts
As for locks... They make every bike a 50lb bike. A 15lb bike needs 35lbs of locks. A 35lb bike only needs 15lbs of locks. Either way you are at 50lbs...
lol.
John
lol.
John
#13
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Eugene, Oregon, USA
Posts: 24,969
Mentioned: 202 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 13354 Post(s)
Liked 1,785 Times
in
1,350 Posts
I've never pepper sprayed a dog. The closest I've been to being bit was a dog where the owner was there saying it was a good dog, and I didn't yell.. thing hit my handlebars before I dropped it going down a hill.
Then there was the silent killer when I passed a campground after dark. I just heard the pitter patter of feet behind me. A yell, and I was down over the hill.
I have one dog that will chase me right at my turn-around. No place to go. But it generally responds to a "GO HOME", and then will just watch me, or lose interest. I've seen it several times. It is lose about 1/4 of the time. But never a big deal.
So, no violence against "Man's Best Friend" here.
#14
It's MY mountain
I've out-sprinted all the dogs that chased me, but some were pretty close.
I have more problems with loose dogs when I'm walking my own dog on leash around the neighborhood. Why do some people think it's cool to pretend their dog is voice-controlled when they clearly aren't?
I have more problems with loose dogs when I'm walking my own dog on leash around the neighborhood. Why do some people think it's cool to pretend their dog is voice-controlled when they clearly aren't?
#15
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: USA
Posts: 2,067
Bikes: 84 Pinarello Trevisio, 86 Guerciotti SLX, 96 Specialized Stumpjumper, 2010 Surly Cross Check, 88 Centurion Prestige, 73 Raleigh Sports, GT Force, Bridgestone MB4
Mentioned: 5 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 278 Post(s)
Liked 69 Times
in
54 Posts
I like the Hiplok.
I do not try to outrun dog ambushes anymore. This is what happens when you (and you will) lose:

Unless you are maybe this guy:

Now I carry a pepper spray and I dismount and place the bicycle between me and the agressor. This four footed aggressor has already taken one hit to the face, notice he is not especially phased:

Fortunately it's owner decided to call him off because it was about to get really ugly. After I called the sheriff and the owner told the sheriff the dog was not in the street. The sheriff saw the photo and issued a warning. People lie, who would think.
If all good dogs go to heaven, then one must consider that there are also bad dogs who do not.
J
I do not try to outrun dog ambushes anymore. This is what happens when you (and you will) lose:

Unless you are maybe this guy:

Now I carry a pepper spray and I dismount and place the bicycle between me and the agressor. This four footed aggressor has already taken one hit to the face, notice he is not especially phased:

Fortunately it's owner decided to call him off because it was about to get really ugly. After I called the sheriff and the owner told the sheriff the dog was not in the street. The sheriff saw the photo and issued a warning. People lie, who would think.
If all good dogs go to heaven, then one must consider that there are also bad dogs who do not.
J
Last edited by Loose Chain; 03-22-17 at 06:38 PM.
#16
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: St Peters, Missouri
Posts: 30,083
Bikes: Catrike 559 I own some others but they don't get ridden very much.
Mentioned: 15 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1518 Post(s)
Liked 491 Times
in
290 Posts
OK, time for my dog story:
I was riding in southern Michigan with a neighbor. As we passed a homestead, a medium sized dog can charging full speed down a hill toward us. My neighbor looked at the dog and shouted "Sit!" That dog certainly knew what that meant. He locked up all four paws which caused him to do a couple of somersaults before coming to a stop in a perfect "sit" position.
I was riding in southern Michigan with a neighbor. As we passed a homestead, a medium sized dog can charging full speed down a hill toward us. My neighbor looked at the dog and shouted "Sit!" That dog certainly knew what that meant. He locked up all four paws which caused him to do a couple of somersaults before coming to a stop in a perfect "sit" position.
__________________
My greatest fear is all of my kids standing around my coffin and talking about "how sensible" dad was.
My greatest fear is all of my kids standing around my coffin and talking about "how sensible" dad was.
#17
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 105
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 20 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
#18
rebmeM roineS
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Metro Indy, IN
Posts: 16,016
Bikes: Bacchetta Giro A20, RANS V-Rex, RANS Screamer
Mentioned: 15 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 602 Post(s)
Liked 256 Times
in
166 Posts
No unpleasant dog encounters for a long time. Never bitten or crashed because of one. But did run over a small dog in Bloomington IN in the '70s. He ran out in front of me and the front wheel of the old Hercules 3-speed I was riding went right over him. I stayed upright and he seems unhurt.
__________________
Bacchetta Giro A20, RANS V-Rex, RANS Screamer
Bacchetta Giro A20, RANS V-Rex, RANS Screamer
#19
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Back-of-beyond, Kootenays, BC
Posts: 698
Bikes: Specialized Roubaix Expert Road and Specialized Stump Jumper FS Mountain; De Vinci Caribou touring, Intense Tracer T275c, Surly Moonlander, Cramerotti
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 145 Post(s)
Liked 60 Times
in
39 Posts
It's still quite bothersome 3.5 years later. But I exercise a lot and try to ignore it. I sometimes think that the mesh plate installed is the problem but it is more likely the nerve damage. Hope you had a better outcome.
#20
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Back-of-beyond, Kootenays, BC
Posts: 698
Bikes: Specialized Roubaix Expert Road and Specialized Stump Jumper FS Mountain; De Vinci Caribou touring, Intense Tracer T275c, Surly Moonlander, Cramerotti
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 145 Post(s)
Liked 60 Times
in
39 Posts
#21
Senior Member
Klean Kanteen 18oz single-wall stainless steel bottles (I like the Reflect versions) fit perfectly in standard water bottle cages and have a nice long thinnish neck with knob end - kinda like a baseball bat handle.
I'm a motorcyclist and have had my share of surpise attack dog chasers - super dangerous just on the startle factor, and two wheelers are very easy to take down with a lateral impact to the front wheel or handlebars. I've been hit by a large dog and 3 deer over the years - went down twice on lateral impacts to the front wheel, stayed upright twice on lateral hits to the rear quarter.
Can't tolerate dogs that hide and chase at the last minute - that drives me insane. I'll U-Turn and chase them back... one time, that included riding my motorcycle onto the owner's lawn, and full loop around their backyard honking, whooping, and hollering like a lunatic chasing that mutt. Never saw that dog loose again - owner must witnessed the spectacle from inside and locked him up thereafter. Not sure I'd try that stunt on Pitbull/Dobbie/G Shepard type though.
I'm a motorcyclist and have had my share of surpise attack dog chasers - super dangerous just on the startle factor, and two wheelers are very easy to take down with a lateral impact to the front wheel or handlebars. I've been hit by a large dog and 3 deer over the years - went down twice on lateral impacts to the front wheel, stayed upright twice on lateral hits to the rear quarter.
Can't tolerate dogs that hide and chase at the last minute - that drives me insane. I'll U-Turn and chase them back... one time, that included riding my motorcycle onto the owner's lawn, and full loop around their backyard honking, whooping, and hollering like a lunatic chasing that mutt. Never saw that dog loose again - owner must witnessed the spectacle from inside and locked him up thereafter. Not sure I'd try that stunt on Pitbull/Dobbie/G Shepard type though.
#22
Seat Sniffer
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: SoCal
Posts: 5,166
Bikes: 2008 Scott CR1 Pro; 2006 Schwinn Fastback Pro and 1996 Colnago Decor Super C96; 2003 Univega Alpina 700; 2000 Schwinn Super Sport
Mentioned: 17 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 740 Post(s)
Liked 648 Times
in
266 Posts
Can't tolerate dogs that hide and chase at the last minute - that drives me insane. I'll U-Turn and chase them back... one time, that included riding my motorcycle onto the owner's lawn, and full loop around their backyard honking, whooping, and hollering like a lunatic chasing that mutt. Never saw that dog loose again - owner must witnessed the spectacle from inside and locked him up thereafter. Not sure I'd try that stunt on Pitbull/Dobbie/G Shepard type though.
I had a dog chase me out into a cross street about a year ago. Pissed me off so bad, I did a U-turn and rode directly AT the dog, growling and yelling.
The dog stopped in his tracks, got a "Ruh roh" look on his face, and retreated back to his front door where his owner was waiting. Cripes, was I pissed.
The owner apologized. I ride by there almost daily, and this was the one and only time I've seen that dog out.
__________________
Proud parent of a happy inner child ...
Proud parent of a happy inner child ...
#24
Senior Member
lol ... I've done that!
I had a dog chase me out into a cross street about a year ago. Pissed me off so bad, I did a U-turn and rode directly AT the dog, growling and yelling.
The dog stopped in his tracks, got a "Ruh roh" look on his face, and retreated back to his front door where his owner was waiting. Cripes, was I pissed.
The owner apologized. I ride by there almost daily, and this was the one and only time I've seen that dog out.
I had a dog chase me out into a cross street about a year ago. Pissed me off so bad, I did a U-turn and rode directly AT the dog, growling and yelling.
The dog stopped in his tracks, got a "Ruh roh" look on his face, and retreated back to his front door where his owner was waiting. Cripes, was I pissed.
The owner apologized. I ride by there almost daily, and this was the one and only time I've seen that dog out.

#25
master of bottom licks
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Lou-evil, Canned-Yucky USA
Posts: 2,211
Mentioned: 3 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 111 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time
in
1 Post
Person. He got out of his car to spit on me then sucker punched me. I was about to retaliate when his teenage daughter stepped between us trying to push her dad away and pleading that he 'not do this again'. When the cop arrived we each gave our statements and the cop threatened to arrest me despite my having a passerby/witness to corroborate my story of how this guy stopped his vehicle in the middle of the street in front of me and assaulted me for no apparent reason. His claim was that I spat on his car as he buzzed me.
Since then I've been riding with a video cam on the helmet and a couple of large cans of mace.
Since then I've been riding with a video cam on the helmet and a couple of large cans of mace.