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I think more important than anything else about a lock is the ratio of "how heavy does the lock look" to "how expensive does your bike look". Light but tough l

I think more important than anything else about a lock is the ratio of "how heavy does the lock look" to "how expensive does your bike look". Light but tough locks are worthless, they're just going to make your bike get thrashed. You want a lock that says "don't even bother trying".

davidw 16y ago
> "how heavy does the lock look" to "how expensive does your bike look" Bingo. For around town, your best bet is a an old, anonymous looking city bike. Faded paint and maybe even a bit if rust can be plusses. No gearing is a plus too (I don't mean fixed gear bikes though). Many of the fancy locks listed in the guy's comment above cost more than my town bike itself.
- buro9 16y ago
  One of the sayings I find amusing is that "Your lock gets heavier as your bike gets lighter", an acknowledgement that lighter bikes cost more and require heavier locks. I lock my (very expensive) bikes out on the street fairly often, though never overnight. I only ever use 1 lock and a component protection system. I use the Kryptonite New York Fahgettaboudit it secure the frame to some fixed street object of equal strength (newish iron railings are good, otherwise some London lamp-posts will fill this lock so perfectly that there's no leftover space for a leverage tool). https://www.kryptonitelock.com/OutletProducts/Products/ProductDetail.aspx?cid=1001&scid=1000&pid=1095 https://www.kryptonitelock.com/OutletProducts/Products/Produ... I pair that with Pitlock to protect the wheels, though will be moving to Atomic 22 when that system is fully released. http://www.pitlock.com/ http://www.pitlock.com/ http://atomic22.co.uk/ http://atomic22.co.uk/ And my saddle is secured by a chain that goes through the rails and chain stays. http://www.lfgss.com/thread52914.html#post1705205 http://www.lfgss.com/thread52914.html#post1705205

davidw 16y ago

> "how heavy does the lock look" to "how expensive does your bike look" Bingo. For around town, your best bet is a an old, anonymous looking city bike. Faded paint and maybe even a bit if rust can be plusses. No gearing is a plus too (I don't mean fixed gear bikes though). Many of the fancy locks listed in the guy's comment above cost more than my town bike itself.

buro9 16y ago
One of the sayings I find amusing is that "Your lock gets heavier as your bike gets lighter", an acknowledgement that lighter bikes cost more and require heavier locks. I lock my (very expensive) bikes out on the street fairly often, though never overnight. I only ever use 1 lock and a component protection system. I use the Kryptonite New York Fahgettaboudit it secure the frame to some fixed street object of equal strength (newish iron railings are good, otherwise some London lamp-posts will fill this lock so perfectly that there's no leftover space for a leverage tool). https://www.kryptonitelock.com/OutletProducts/Products/ProductDetail.aspx?cid=1001&scid=1000&pid=1095 https://www.kryptonitelock.com/OutletProducts/Products/Produ... I pair that with Pitlock to protect the wheels, though will be moving to Atomic 22 when that system is fully released. http://www.pitlock.com/ http://www.pitlock.com/ http://atomic22.co.uk/ http://atomic22.co.uk/ And my saddle is secured by a chain that goes through the rails and chain stays. http://www.lfgss.com/thread52914.html#post1705205 http://www.lfgss.com/thread52914.html#post1705205