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  • June 18, 2018 at 10:00 am #28636
    oxford_cycling_newb

    Hi!

     

    I’ve just brought my first road bike, and am having trouble with a good lock solution.

    I had brought one from Evans when I collected the bike but the D-Lock bracket didn’t fit around any of the tubes of my frame rendering it a bit useless! (It’s a 2018 Specialized Allez)

    My bike lives in my house and I’m not using it as my everyday bike but need a solution for when I stop for coffee and cake on longer rides!

    Surprisingly there’s very little material out there about what people generally do!

    I like cycling on my own so it’s not a case of a mate looking after the bikes as I go in to grab coffee!

    Preferably I’d like to find a D-Lock that can be fitted on the frame but others may have found better solutions!

    Thanks in advance!

     

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  • June 19, 2018 at 2:47 pm #921829
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    RMurphy195

    I use a fairly thick cable

    I use a fairly thick cable lock that coils up on itself, and a good-quality brass padlock for coffee stops. The cable is about 2 meters long and will go through the frame and both wheels, and a bit of fencing or a bike stand.

    June 19, 2018 at 1:13 pm #921827
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    Simon E

    A mini D-lock such as the

    A mini D-lock such as the Kryptonite Mini series or this one from Halfords might do the trick.

    However, they’re quite bulky and heavy. I only use a D-lock when leaving my bike in town for a period of time. For popping into a shop or stopping while out on rides I use a coiled cable combination lock. My LBS has the Giant Surelock Flex 15 – 180cm long x 15mm thick cable – for £20 (noticeably cheaper than similar ones from Abus & Kryptonite). It has a bracket to clip onto the bike. Something like that would surely be adequate.

    June 19, 2018 at 11:18 am #921825
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    nniff

    Personally, for a cafe stop I

    Personally, for a cafe stop I just use one of these.  Fits easily in a jersey pocket and weighs nothing

     

    https://www.cyclesurgery.com/p/hiplok-z-lok-armoured-reuseable-tie-P5234044.html?colour=122

    June 19, 2018 at 8:12 am #921823
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    oxford_cycling_newb

    Thanks Shades, that kind of

    Thanks Shades, that kind of makes sense!! I was more inclined to get a bigger seatpack anyway! More room for snacks!! Putting the part of the lock in there sounds like a workable plan

     

    June 18, 2018 at 2:43 pm #921821
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    Shades

    Thin combo lock (in seatpack)

    Thin combo lock (in seatpack) for coffee stops or stops at ‘low risk’ places (eg country pub).  For stops on rides where the bike’s ‘out of sight’ and there’s a higher risk of theft (eg in a town), I’ve devised a way of stashing a mini-D Lock by using a bigger seatpack (for the barrel) with the U part sandwiched between the seatpack and the saddle.  D Lock through a spoke, seat stay and onto the bike rack; thin combo lock through the front wheel, frame and onto bike rack.  Bit more weight, but better than losing the bike.

    June 18, 2018 at 11:51 am #921819
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    Hirsute

    Something like thishttps:/
    Something like this

    You can’t tell too much from the picture, but the Eazy mount is highly adaptable
    The small bracket on the left can rotate slightly to vary the angle, then the bit it clips into can rotate around the seat tube and also when in position, it can rotate like a clock face ie if the initial position is 3 o’clock, you can make it 2 o’clock or 4 o’clock.

    June 18, 2018 at 11:13 am #921817
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    oxford_cycling_newb

    @ClubSmed

    @ClubSmed

    Ahead of you on using security skewers! Was one of the first things I switched when I brought the bike! Quick Release are way to easy to steal!

    June 18, 2018 at 11:10 am #921815
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    ClubSmed

    I always carry an Abus non

    I always carry an Abus non resettable combination chain lock wrapped around my head tube for those quick stops. I don’t trust those combination locks that allow you to reset the code as the barrels seem to be too loose so that they are easier to crack. The chain, I believe, is also a little harder to cut.

    I do use the type of locks suggested by sergius to sucure my pannier bags to the rack on the occassions where I am doing quick stops whilst on tour and I do not want to have to unload and reload my bike each time.

    It’s probably worth me pointing out that I have security skewers on my wheels so locking up the wheels with a lock is not as much of a concern on a quick stop which enables me to feel a little more relaxed about the main lock that I use on a quick stop

    June 18, 2018 at 10:46 am #921813
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    sergius

    I have a snowboard/ski lock

    I have a snowboard/ski lock that will fit in a jersey pocket.  It’s not something you’d use for hours – but for ten minutes while popping into a shop it will do.

     

    Edit: something like this:

    https://www.evanscycles.com/abus-combiflex-2502-85cm-lock-EV310804?lsft=esvt%3A54464-GOUKE4207428%2Cesvq%3A%2Cesvadt%3A999999-0-1213402-1%2Cesvcrea%3A183847436579%2Cesvplace%3A%2Cesvd%3Ac%2Cesvtg%3Apla-321870015819%2Cesvo%3AEV310804-85-BLK%2Cesvaid%3A50080&esvt=54464-GOUKE4207428&esvq=&esvadt=999999-0-1213402-1&esvcrea=183847436579&esvplace=&esvd=c&esvtg=pla-321870015819&esvo=EV310804-85-BLK&esvaid=50080&gclid=CjwKCAjwsJ3ZBRBJEiwAtuvtlHyWOz_l2nRFQ3XkW-CSfy2j-cW6bWerYSI7UViHWvtkyhkugse7NRoClLcQAvD_BwE

     

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