Super light lock recomendations for ride to Morocco

what an epic ride :o

I can do you a bag of security paste for £20.

to be applied to saddle and bars...

I recommend a Motorcycle Alarm Disc Lock, through a chainring, and the 2 bikes locked together with a lock of your choice.
If the bikes are disturbed, then the alarm will go off.

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to be applied to saddle and bars...

Absolutely, £20 a bag, £15 loose.

alarm seemed handier than strong lock, after all bike theft aren't that bad in certain countries, like France for instance.

a decent small chain/u-lock and alarm should be enough, not sure about the other country thought.

alarm seemed handier than strong lock, after all bike theft aren't that bad in certain countries, like France for instance.

a decent small chain/u-lock and alarm should be enough, not sure about the other country thought.

When compared to london anywhere seems alright, but I think theft in urban parts of france is really bad. Apparantly if you park a car with the parcel shelf in place it WILL be smashed into. You have to show your boot is empty and you have no car stereo or the thieves will get in there. European capitals, rome & paris etc are full of pick pockets too. I dont know about bikes, but its got to be pretty bad too. Not out in the country though of course, but neither would it be in the UK.

thats nice of you. I'll let em know. They should have a website up soon but in the meantime they have a blog here

no worries, it is my pleasure.I rememeber them from their Street Bikes racing days....

When compared to london anywhere seems alright, but I think theft in urban parts of france is really bad. Apparantly if you park a car with the parcel shelf in place it WILL be smashed into. You have to show your boot is empty and you have no car stereo or the thieves will get in there. European capitals, rome & paris etc are full of pick pockets too. I dont know about bikes, but its got to be pretty bad too. Not out in the country though of course, but neither would it be in the UK.

admittedly the only cities I spend the most time in France are Montpellier and Paris, but I always see decent bike being locked with those £5 cheap chain lock that have a colourful transpance cover on them, more than often seen cyclists leaving their bike outside a shop for 20 minutes before returning to their bike.

base on that, it does seemed like France is pretty good when it come to bike theft, perhaps the French are quite strict when it come to bike theft? I don't know.

when me and the x road around provance we used combo cable locks, i could have chewed through them but we never had a problem with thives

There is a tent that you can buy that uses your bike as a suporting wall, making it as though it's semi in tent, and also is the tent...much harder to steal. I'll ask around and see what it's called.

BTW, do alarmed locks work? I didn't know they existed! Best idea ever.

BTW, do alarmed locks work? I didn't know they existed! Best idea ever.

Yes Nhatt, they do work. I've been suggesting on this forum for months, that a motorcycle alarm disc lock, would be ideal through a chainring, if the owner lived in a shared property (for example, a shared hallway).

They've worked for years on motorcycles, and they are highly effective, since they give off a 110db alarm, and is therefore a great deterent to theft. My suggestion regarding the chainring, is because it would fit neatly there, and chainrings are a very strongly made metal part.

Socially, like at Lfgss drinks, only one person needs to have one of these set, and if many bikes are locked together, the alarm would go off if anybody tried to move any of the bikes, not just the bike with the alarm on.

I recommend a Motorcycle Alarm Disc Lock, through a chainring, and the 2 bikes locked together with a lock of your choice.
If the bikes are disturbed, then the alarm will go off.

Wicked solution! The strength test videos look vv.impressive. However, its a shame the alarm vid is missing which is a key selling point. How much motion disturbance is required to set it off?

I've emailed them re: above, but does anyone have one? Getting the bits together for touring and really don't want to be lugging my Fuhg+cable.

la lanterne rouge, pop into any motorcycle shop and ask for a demonstration, or just advice.

Nice one Ash, I will be doing some touring/camping in Holland this summer and was worried about how to secure the bike, this is perfect!

it is a nifty idea... im considering it too tbh.

Dug around the maunfacturers site and the alarm vid is on there and seems loud enough. However, from motorbike user reviews, it seems the motion detector is very temperature and movement sensitive so might be an issue if its howling/raining or if your bike is covered by a flapping tarp. Will check it out at motorbike shop. Cheers!

Right I've just ordered one of these disc alarm jobbies the xena xzz6, will let you know whether this is a useful bit of kit. For 30 quid, it doesnt break the bank.

I'm sure you won't be the only one to buy these ClareBear. ;)
I think, especially in gatherings, or when your bike is out of line-of-sight, its a winner.

Right I've just ordered one of these disc alarm jobbies the xena xzz6, will let you know whether this is a useful bit of kit. For 30 quid, it doesnt break the bank.

Nice! Can you do a motion and wind test? Online reviews point out wind can set it off. I was thinking of covering my bike with a tarp. The shop l went in wouldn't demo it for me.

We've got a bunch of scallys in our work car park trying to nick bikes at the moment, right in front of the ground floor office - I can't see them as I'm on the 3rd flr but one of my colleagues has made it is mission to get the little fuckers, we have pics so far. Next we're going to test these on them, then comes the d-lock justice hit team.

A few of us at work are going to do a full wind/rain/scally test when it arrives.

How about a £70 Halfords MTB locked up with a thin cable as bait, painted with Anti-Climb paint?

That stuff gets all over you and sticks like crazy- a pretty visual accusation of guilt.

or maybe some of tynan's security paste for added value.