Bike Lock Reviews

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Your bicycle is quite often a more substantial monetary and time intensive investment these days than it was in years past. Bikes can cost hundreds and even thousands of dollars for the fervent bicycling enthusiast or for a custom made bike. In terms of time invested, one can spend hours just finding the right bike for your needs. Time spent looking online and going to retailers to find just the right bike and the right accessories to "trick it out" just the way that you want for that perfect ride and also the perfect look can run into hundreds of hours. Protecting this investment is important to you, you don't want someone to steal your baby do you?

Most bikes are actually stolen when they are unsecured and unattended, such as from your garage, apartment complex, or even a dorm room. The absolute best place to store your lock is on your bike! As long as you are not using it you should secure your bike anytime that it is not in use and certainly when you're out and about with it. Bike theft is a crime of opportunity so don t give thieves the opportunity to rip you off! There are multiple choices, to secure your ride and cheat bike thieves.

Armored/ Hardened Locks

Chain locks

Padlocks

Disc Locks

U Locks

Cable locks

Cuff-locks

Armored or Hardened locks-these are most commonly used with a chain or cable. They are more appropriate however on a gate or a storage shed when used alone and they really don't offer a lot of security when you take into account that though they are hardened and are extremely difficult to cut through a chain is only as good as the links. If you have a hardened lock use a heavy duty hard to cut chain for it or you're bike is likely to be gone if it is left locked up for long enough.

Chain locks- Basic and easy to use,they are not much of a deterrent to would be thieves. A simple bolt cutter will tackle most chains fairly easily. Even the heavy duty chains are not much defense against opportunistic thieves plus the added weight and instability for your bike.

Disk locks- Disk locks such as the On guard disk lock are a good option for either locking alone to your wheel spokes. (If used as a wheel lock a second lock is a good idea.) The on guard lock offers:

M-Cylinder locking mechanism, Armored hardened steel case, Touch lock system, titanium plating

Size: 2.3 inches x 2.2 inches. 5/8 inch shackle. Weight: 2.11 lbs

4 lazer cut keys and 1 lighted key for night use

Carrying pouch with belt clip and