Comments on: Tested: Bike Locks http://archive.mensjournal.com/tested-bike-locks Sat, 18 May 2013 03:03:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: women's Road bikes US http://archive.mensjournal.com/tested-bike-locks#comment-21638 women's Road bikes US Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:05:20 +0000 http://www.mensjournal.com/?p=4317#comment-21638 Make sure you can get a lock that isn’t too heavy to carry around with you as you ride Make sure you can get a lock that isn’t too heavy to carry around with you as you ride

]]> By: mutuelle http://archive.mensjournal.com/tested-bike-locks#comment-12664 mutuelle Tue, 22 Jun 2010 09:16:18 +0000 http://www.mensjournal.com/?p=4317#comment-12664 Its more that enought the Theft insurance. Its more that enought the Theft insurance.

]]> By: DC http://archive.mensjournal.com/tested-bike-locks#comment-10120 DC Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:25:29 +0000 http://www.mensjournal.com/?p=4317#comment-10120 The "new" locks from Krytonite & on-guard use flat keys, like your home keys, instead of the round keys, that could be picked by a pen. If you still have a old style check with the manufacturer to see if they will exchange. The “new” locks from Krytonite & on-guard use flat keys, like your home keys, instead of the round keys, that could be picked by a pen. If you still have a old style check with the manufacturer to see if they will exchange.

]]> By: Ash http://archive.mensjournal.com/tested-bike-locks#comment-7938 Ash Sat, 28 Nov 2009 06:54:45 +0000 http://www.mensjournal.com/?p=4317#comment-7938 Kryptonite locks are worthless, takes 10 seconds with a bic pen to break. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/hacking/2004-09-18-lockpick-krypton_x.htm Kryptonite locks are worthless, takes 10 seconds with a bic pen to break.

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/hacking/2004-09-18-lockpick-krypton_x.htm

]]> By: Wasabi http://archive.mensjournal.com/tested-bike-locks#comment-7582 Wasabi Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:38:19 +0000 http://www.mensjournal.com/?p=4317#comment-7582 I had my cable lock was cut the other week, and the cheapest lock I have ever bought saved my bike. I had installed a ring lock imported from Japan, the kind that Japan has used for decades on their "mama-chari" bikes, for about 5 dollars from a Daiso Japan near my house. I found the bike the day propped up against a light pole next to a bike rack littered with broken locks. Just going by the key, it's not pick-able but I know nothing about locks anyways. I guess in the end, the most radical and foreign designs will probably keep your bike from getting taken by thieves. I had my cable lock was cut the other week, and the cheapest lock I have ever bought saved my bike. I had installed a ring lock imported from Japan, the kind that Japan has used for decades on their “mama-chari” bikes, for about 5 dollars from a Daiso Japan near my house. I found the bike the day propped up against a light pole next to a bike rack littered with broken locks. Just going by the key, it’s not pick-able but I know nothing about locks anyways. I guess in the end, the most radical and foreign designs will probably keep your bike from getting taken by thieves.

]]> By: Bike Locks http://archive.mensjournal.com/tested-bike-locks#comment-5013 Bike Locks Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:37:15 +0000 http://www.mensjournal.com/?p=4317#comment-5013 I am glad someone is out there testing all the locks on the market. It can be overwhelming for the common consumer to know which lock to buy. Some opt for the cheapest, others, the most expensive. But cost is not really an issue--only security. Make sure you can get a lock that isn't too heavy to carry around with you as you ride. And also make sure that it is flexible enough so that it can wrap around almost any type of bike rack that you may encounter. I am glad someone is out there testing all the locks on the market. It can be overwhelming for the common consumer to know which lock to buy. Some opt for the cheapest, others, the most expensive. But cost is not really an issue–only security. Make sure you can get a lock that isn’t too heavy to carry around with you as you ride. And also make sure that it is flexible enough so that it can wrap around almost any type of bike rack that you may encounter.

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