Ways not to lock your bike

Not a classic thread example, but still

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Nice gitane as well, drilled SR chainset and a smattering of simplex....

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What’s the current lock(s?) of choice for London currently? Just locked my bike up with my old orange kryptonite and thought, feels like I need an update.

I was wondering this ^ also recently. The lock thread wasn't updated for a while.

Unusual tactic deployed here…

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possibly a decoy. hopefully electrified.

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https://twitter.com/CrimeLdn/status/1783819874441081234

The importance of immobilising the bike as well as locking it to a secure structure.

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Ways not to lock your penny farthing, at work today

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isn't this the one that was recently nicked and then handed back?!

https://www.lfgss.com/comments/17407714/

Ha! Well, probably then

Is there actually a way to lock a penny farthing?

I love the Ergon grips. A nod to practicality on the least practical bike in the world.

Lovely cranks on the penny farthing. Wonder what they are?

Belfast edition

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Is there any consensus of opinion on which lock is currently the best? At a more affordable than 150+ range? /Is there a thread already on this somewhere I can't find? Thanks

Best for what kind of locking? What’s the value of the bike, where will you be locking it, do you need to carry the lock? And budget less than £150?

A Litelock X1 can be had on budget at £150 which is angle grinder resistant, which to be honest is the new minimum if you have a bike of any value on the street.

Kryptonite New York Fagheddaboutit, most likely.
Just under a ton at the till.

Onguard Brute is an excellent lock for the price, I've got the older model before they changed design and it's great.

They're not light and pretty chunky but they're probably the best security level to price ratio.

Currently on holiday in Japan. This is the standard lock for all bikes it seems…
https://cdn.bikelockwiki.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Combination-Bike-Lock-1-scaled-1536x911.jpg

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Locked

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Friendly reminder to double check your lock. I somehow managed to only lock the seat tube on my Ti gravel bike outside a shop near Brixton. Could’ve easily been ridden away but Lady Luck was with me.