Originally Posted by wallah
Anybody know how easy it is to break the U-locks now that they have fixed the ballpoint pen problem?
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Originally Posted by wallah
Anybody know how easy it is to break the U-locks now that they have fixed the ballpoint pen problem?
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Originally Posted by Wil Davis
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Originally Posted by el twe
3Francisco. That's clever.
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Originally Posted by Ziemas
That lock lasted a measly 18 seconds against common bolt cutters in the recent Cycling Plus lock test.
Cycling Plus's comment on the lock was this: Looks good, feels big and tough, claims the same- fails miserably.
Originally Posted by Lolly Pop
Hi, sorry to be unclear -- I have the 2005 issue here.
Other "Cycling Plus Recommended" locks include the On Guard Rottweiler 5023 (8/10) (£35), the Squire Paramount Plus (9/10) (£50), the On Guard Bulldog Std (8/10) (£27) ("best sub-£30 lock" in test), and the Magnum UL1 (8/10) (£30). |
I use two of these when I go someplace shady.
http://www.trophybikes.com/content/I...nds/BDmini.jpg I'm not sure on the weight on the NYC chain, but I can't imagine it's lighter or easier to carry than two of these. Plus, they only cost $25 each (one's my girlfriends, truth be told). |
Originally Posted by bonechilling
I use two of these when I go someplace shady.
[IMG]image go here[/IMG] I'm not sure on the weight on the NYC chain, but I can't imagine it's lighter or easier to carry than two of these. Plus, they only cost $25 each (one's my girlfriends, truth be told). (Cylinder? Flat key?) |
Listen if someone wants your bike, it doesnt matter wat lock is on that puppy. a lock only buys u more time, that and intimidation. If a punk wants your bike that badly, it doesnt matter wat lock you have on that, its gonna get jacked.
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I ride in Suburbia and safer parts of Philly, the latter mostly in the daytime or in lit and populated areas (FU Church, Old City). A lock does it's job where I go, because someone isn't gonna get away with busting a lock with boltcutters in either place and nobody steals bikes in Media and Swarthmore.
Hell, my buddy left a bike he dumpstered unlocked outside school for the last four or so weeks and nobody even touched it. (of course both tires flat, no front brake, and a grocery bagged comfort seat aren't very desirable) P.S. Karma's totally gonna get me back for this post. |
Originally Posted by dynaryder
Just curious where you read this. I dug up this posting from last April:
Did they change their mind? I'm actually looking at replacing mine because the locking mechanism is starting to act up. Thinking of getting an Abus Steel-O-Flex 1000. Sold Secure gave it a Gold rating. It's from the Cycling Plus lock test 2007. They tested a Magnum Plus 110mm Armored Cable. For some bizarre reason it received a Sold Secure Gold rating. Cycling Plus mentioned that Sold Secure must have been having an off day..... The armored cable locks that were recommended are the Abus Steel-o-Flex Granit 1000, which passed the five minute manual tool attack test, and the Trelock Motorrad MS650, which also passed the five minute manual attack test. |
Originally Posted by Astronomical
I was thinking about picking one of those up at the LBS, what kind of locking cylinder does it have?
(Cylinder? Flat key?) cylinder. It does have a flat key, and as I understand it, it consistently out-performs the Kryptonite Evolution (its closest competitor) in tests, and costs like $25 less. |
I use a NY chain *and* a krypto mini-u anytime I lock up on the street. Also use a length of old 1/8" chain wrapped in a tube to secure my saddle. So far so good. Then again, I never leave my bike out overnight.
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Originally Posted by Ziemas
The lock mechanism is screwed up, huh? I have had that happen to 3 OnGuard/Magnum U-locks of mine. Never again will I buy from them.
I'm going to break down and drop the dosh on the Abus. It's really handy to have something more adaptable than a U lock if you don't know what you'll be locking to. And one of the folks I was riding with this weekend didn't have a lock,so she was able to lock up with me. Wish more places carried them,I'm buying it off a motorcycling site. |
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