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So I ended up getting a Trek 7.1 FX

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  • 06-09-2006 1:03am
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    DadaKopf
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    Ok, I bit the bullet and went for the Trek 7.1 FX. I got yer man down to €350, which I think is pretty good.

    Now, what's your philosophies on locks. Some say get one solid, €60 ABUS U-lock. Nother says get two €30 coily-roundy locks, you know, with the solid core cased in stuff. Like a chain.

    Any other opinions? No way I want this baby stolen.


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    blorg
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    I have been using one of these for the last four years or so without any stealing:

    http://www.wiggle.co.uk/Default.aspx?Main=ProductDetail.aspx&W=0&Manufacturer=&UberCatName=&Cat=cycle&CategoryName=Locks&ProdID=4000000113&UberCat=0

    I've left my bad bike for weeks in the city centre with this lock; my good bike only shorter periods of time dipping into the shops etc. More flexible than a U-Lock in terms of what you can lock the bike to.

    Two locks, preferably two different types, is a very good idea. One U-Lock and one cable type like my one.

    EDIT: By the way I wouldn't recommend the Specialized locks not due to the lock but because the mounting bracket is absolutely crap and unusable (it also has a tendency to bite your hand.) But Oxford and other manufacturers make similar locks.

    €350 seems like a good price for that so well done there.


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    Ghost Rider
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    I use two locks: a u-lock and a thick cable lock, both by Kryptonite. They're rated "low to moderate security" so maybe they're not ideal but the fact that there are two of them is the main thing, I reckon. Each set me back about 35 brick.

    As an extra precaution, you might also consider a bike alarm. The ones I've seen are contact-triggered. This would probably be more useful when storing your bike in the back garden or shed than on a street or bike park (where someone locking their bike next to yours is likely to set the thing off).


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