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Quick Lock question

StereoSound · 2016-10-30 12:49:21

Would I be better off buying a secondary cable lock to lock my front wheel to the frame or just buy an extender cable like everyone else and loop it through the D lock?

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30-10-2016 1:49pm

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StereoSound

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Would I be better off buying a secondary cable lock to lock my front wheel to the frame or just buy an extender cable like everyone else and loop it through the D lock?

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#2 30-10-2016 5:07pm
triggermortis

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I use a cable through my D lock - it came with the lock when I got it. The general advice is the more locks the better!

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#3 30-10-2016 5:55pm
Chuchote

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And do other people use those locking skewer thingies instead of quick release wheels?

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#4 30-10-2016 7:00pm
tomasrojo

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Chuchote wrote: »

And do other people use those locking skewer thingies instead of quick release wheels?

I always replace quick-release skewers. The rear wheel, which is locked by a secondary u-lock, gets a simple hex-nut skewer. The front wheel gets a pitlock security skewer, which requires a special tool to open the skewer. I like to lock the bike twice anyway, and I can do this and forget about the front wheel:

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