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Bike lock

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  • 22-10-2019 10:47am
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    Fingers Mcginty
    Registered Users Posts: 2,563 ✭✭✭


    hi can any of you folks recommend a good decent but light in weight lock for a mountain bike. just something to act more of a deterrent while I nip into the shop for maybe 10 minutes.


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    cdaly_
    Registered Users Posts: 6,440 ✭✭✭cdaly_


    https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=kryptonite+messenger+mini&crid=37OUSJ5U1R4YL&sprefix=kryptonite+messe%2Caps%2C128&ref=nb_sb_ss_i_5_16
    Some good possibilities there. The Messenger Mini is around 900g in weight but decent enough for nipping into the shop. I carry one on the bike all the time.


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    Budawanny
    Registered Users Posts: 338 ✭✭Budawanny


    To be honest there is no such thing as a deterrent. Either the lock is good enough or not. A lever attack on a U lock takes all of 10 seconds.
    Forget about the weight. If your leaving it outside a shop for more than 5 seconds get as good a lock as you can afford.


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    tomasrojo
    Registered Users Posts: 11,768 ✭✭✭✭tomasrojo


    Get a lock that can't be defeated by a hammer, popped open by rotating the bike frame, or cut by medium-size bolt cutters (less than 1m long). So, basically any lock with three stars from ART. The Kryptonite Series 4 is that standard. There are smaller, lighter locks that meet that standard.

    https://thebestbikelock.com has a lot of information.


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