Lightweight lock?
10-13-15 | 01:31 PM
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Lightweight lock?
I'm looking for advice for a lightweight bike lock. I don't really need something for high-crime areas, just enough to "keep honest people honest."
10-13-15 | 03:17 PM
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Very light, not much resistance to a hacksaw but the whole point is it LOOKS like a heavy steel U lock until you actually handle it.
You can even use Kryptonite Color Skins to replace the Palmy stock skin and then it looks like a Kryptonite mini U lock.
10-13-15 | 03:58 PM
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Yeah, I have one of those with a seat leash, sort of a mini-lock & cable set...
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10-13-15 | 04:18 PM
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https://tigrlock.com/product/
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10-13-15 | 05:58 PM
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10-14-15 | 08:34 AM
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TiGr. Titanium, 760g for the full-length version which can lock both wheels without removing the front, easy to stow along the top tube.
https://tigrlock.com/product/
https://tigrlock.com/product/
10-14-15 | 08:36 AM
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The bike is a 2012 Madone (Trek) and I'm looking for a lock to secure the bike while I use the men's room, for example, at a busy beach area. Not high crime, but there may be a punk around who might swipe the bike if it's not locked. But I doubt that someone working on a lock would go unnoticed.
10-16-15 | 11:22 PM
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Serfas Puck Lock. Weights about a pound, folds up small, fits in a seat bag
https://www.serfas.com/products/view...essories|locks
https://www.serfas.com/products/view...essories|locks
10-16-15 | 11:35 PM
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Bikes: '17 Access Old Turnpike Gravel bike, '14 Trek 1.1, '13 Cannondale CAAD 10, '98 CAD 2, R300
I use a small coiled cable (combination) bicycle lock. Everyone has seen these in stores. They cost about $5. The only person the cable lock would/could stop is the 14 year old teenager that is bored or has a chip on his shoulder (and no tools). And that's OK. I don't leave my bike alone often... and there is very little that I could do (IMHO) to stop a serious thief. I'd rather a determined thief take dikes (side cutters) to my cable lock while I am in the men's room.... than bust my head open when I am not looking.
