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Abus Schwag Grab - we have a winner!

Top dollar Bag, locks and helmet could be yours!

We've given up tiffin for lent here at road.cc, either that or we can't be bothered to go to the Co-op. So it's with slightly shaky hands that we've fired up the random-o-tron to pick a winner from the nigh-on 500 of you that have put your names in the hat...

clunk...

whirr...

and this week it's you, douglasm! You walk away with a bunch of lockgear and a natty bag, and the choice of an urban helmet or a roadie one...

click...

ping!

and the other helmet goes to you, gembo!

thanks for entering, look out for another schwagger on Monday. we can't guarantee it'll be quite as weighty as this one, but free stuff is free stuff, eh?

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While we we looking at the shiny new things at the Zyro open house last month we were lucky enough to come away with a big bag full of Abus gear to test. In fact we were lucky twice over, since there were two of us there! Anyway, it's time to share some of that luck with one lucky reader... Well, two actually.

First up is a Bordo Granit X-Plus folding lock (RRP £100). Offering the same level of security as Abus' excellent Granit X Plus U-lock it's a much easier beast to fit and swap between bikes, so it's great for town runs.

Next up is a Granit CityChain X-Plus 1060 (RRP £120), which we tested on road.cc last year and didn't even get close to breaking. It's key matched with the Bordo lock, too, so one key does them both!

To go with those two we've also got a Tresor combination chain (RRP £30) in a fetching blue – not as secure as the other two heavyweights, but ideal for nipping to the shops.

You'll need something to put all that gear in, so how about a Dryve messenger bag (RRP £100), Abus' new waterproof city bag. Made from tough waterproof Cordura with sealed zips, it's just the ticket for the daily slog in the spring rain.

That's your bike taken care of, security-wise. For your head we'll throw in either the Urban-I helmet (RRP £50) pictured, or if you prefer you can have Abus' road lid, the S-Force Road, (RRP £50) in white. Whichever one you don't want we'll give to the second name out of the hat. The helmets are both large, so if they don't fit you'll just have to share the love with a small-noggined friend.

What do you have to do? just comment below and you're in the hat. We'll make the draw on Friday 19 Feb at Tiffin time, usual schwag grab rules apply. Good luck!

Dave is a founding father of road.cc, having previously worked on Cycling Plus and What Mountain Bike magazines back in the day. He also writes about e-bikes for our sister publication ebiketips. He's won three mountain bike bog snorkelling World Championships, and races at the back of the third cats.

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Aidan | 14 years ago
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top banana  4

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finbar | 14 years ago
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Four hundred and fifty notes of free stuff? Cha-ching!

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smilzo | 14 years ago
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Schtonking schwag. Count me in please!

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hamp | 14 years ago
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Oh yeah!

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londondailyphoto | 14 years ago
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That's worth having! Make sure you lock it all up with one of those locks to stop the locks being nicked, please

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Cymro66 | 14 years ago
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So all that I need to do is comment here and I've got a chance to win all that gear.
Wow
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haggisinlondon | 14 years ago
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Just started cycling into work this week, this would give me all the gear I need.

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The Great Cornholio | 14 years ago
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 3 Me please!!

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narch | 14 years ago
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One can never have too many locks. Put me in and pull me out please. Note 'out' before anyone comments.

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gareth2510 | 14 years ago
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i thank u sirs....count me in  4

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narch | 14 years ago
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One can never have too many locks. Put me in and pull me out please. Note 'out' before anyone comments.

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jezzzer | 14 years ago
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hang on. if i have a small head (which incidentally i most definitely don't) then i'll need to share the (large) helmet with a friend? so, you mean if our heads are so small that we can fit both of them in there, or what?

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SweatnGears | 14 years ago
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It's lovely and big - so why not  4

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johnniem | 14 years ago
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starting a job in central london - locks and the bag will do very nicely.  26

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darthaniel | 14 years ago
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This looks great! Put my name in the hat please =0)

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Psychalist | 14 years ago
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Ideal for the commute, I'm in.

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sewm | 14 years ago
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This stuff looks great. Count me in.

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Simon E | 14 years ago
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Chain me up, Scotty!

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maddog | 14 years ago
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Could use some new commuting kit, thanks .

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rodmc | 14 years ago
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Oh yes very nice indeed. I'll have that  3

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bicyclekicks | 14 years ago
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Count me in please

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toab | 14 years ago
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Count me in ...

With this many locks, it might be easier to lock the bike thieves to lamposts and just leave your bike where it's convenient....  3

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Dockers | 14 years ago
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I'll enjoy taking part...

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davee387 | 14 years ago
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Count me in for the good stuff
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sfisher0 | 14 years ago
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Count me in please x

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NO Endeavour | 14 years ago
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We never seem to win these great schwag-fests...  2

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el.dudino | 14 years ago
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Och aye for me!

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mike.hansford | 14 years ago
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Sounds good. Count me in

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ctznsmith | 14 years ago
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In the hat please.  1

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adrianw | 14 years ago
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The design on the helmet looks interesting

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