Ways not to lock your bike

I saw a great one the other day but was in a hurry or would've photoed it.

Was someone witha cable lock, attached to a bracket thing on the frame, and wrapped round a rail. Think you could've just slid the lock out of the bracket, if not a bit of a tug would've sorted it.

Think you could've just slid the lock out of the bracket, if not a bit of a tug would've sorted it.

A bit of a tug is preferable to stealing bikes.

Just back from sunny Balham high street - the Sainsbury's there recently did a refit during which they took away the several excellent sheffield stands and replaced them with a single shed containing maybe 6 of those idiotic butterfy stands. This evidently didn't do enough to discourage cyclists from locking up at Sainsbury's, so now they've taken the shed / butterfly stands away and replaced them with two tree-shaped structures with grooves in the stems. I gather you are supposed to lift your bike into the stands vertically and use a cable lock to secure your quick-release front wheel to the topmost metal bar of the stand. There doesn't appear to be any method using standard physics by which you can both secure the wheel to the stand and secure the wheel to the bicycle.

Two enterprising souls had a go anyway, everybody else just locked their bikes to the wooden railings that fence off the flowerbeds. Why do Sainsbury's hate cyclists?

Genius

Just back from sunny Balham high street - the Sainsbury's there recently did a refit during which they took away the several excellent sheffield stands and replaced them with a single shed containing maybe 6 of those idiotic butterfy stands. This evidently didn't do enough to discourage cyclists from locking up at Sainsbury's, so now they've taken the shed / butterfly stands away and replaced them with two tree-shaped structures with grooves in the stems. I gather you are supposed to lift your bike into the stands vertically and use a cable lock to secure your quick-release front wheel to the topmost metal bar of the stand. There doesn't appear to be any method using standard physics by which you can both secure the wheel to the stand and secure the wheel to the bicycle.

Two enterprising souls had a go anyway, everybody else just locked their bikes to the wooden railings that fence off the flowerbeds. Why do Sainsbury's hate cyclists?

I wondered about that myself. Fortunately I live within walking distance. I need to stir myself and contact them about it.

Genius

My favourite of the thread.

Has anyone their recommendation for an effective but economical bike chain/ strap and lock as I have bought a new bike and will need one ? I am not a member of which but perhaps someone knows a buyer site that would evaluate bike acessories ? Thanks

Has anyone their recommendation for an effective but economical bike chain/ strap and lock as I have bought a new bike and will need one ? I am not a member of which but perhaps someone knows a buyer site that would evaluate bike acessories ? Thanks

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Has anyone their recommendation for an effective but economical bike chain/ strap and lock as I have bought a new bike and will need one ? I am not a member of which but perhaps someone knows a buyer site that would evaluate bike acessories ? Thanks

It's not compulsory to translate your messages into Swahili and back before you post them. People just do that for fun.

'Llow it bruv. Bare yootmans nar ramp wi nar folly.

Barry mason on inside-out london, showing how to lock a bike. they snipped through a cable lock like butter. wonder how many viewers will bother to get a decent lock after seeing that?

It's not compulsory to translate your messages into Swahili and back before you post them. People just do that for fun.

jokes!

A rather delightful 3Rensho outside my work.

Whoever you are, I love your bike but you really need to reassess your locking strategy. I can't spend the entire afternoon keeping an eye on it for you and bikes have been nicked from here. Next time you struggle finding a parking space give me a knock, I'll keep it indoors for you, Studio 6.

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i've a got a heavy duty D -lock as well as a ridic thick cable lock, which i have now realised is an absolute nightmare to ride around with...can anyone recommend a good cable lock that is thin but secure??? AND somehow miraculously cheap? = .

wpo, she's a local and is on the forum, had that bike for years.

Obligatory cry of 'slack chain'

wpo, she's a local and is on the forum, had that bike for years.

Does she warrant slapped wrists for her efforts then? Actually I reckon she might be shooting upstairs...

Scratch that, bike's gone. Along with rightful owner I'm assuming.

Have it occur to you that she may be within the vicinity?

taken 2 years ago;

i've a got a heavy duty D -lock as well as a ridic thick cable lock, which i have now realised is an absolute nightmare to ride around with...can anyone recommend a good cable lock that is thin but secure??? AND somehow miraculously cheap? = .

not unless you know how to defy the laws of physics, or you can get a dwarf to make you a chain out of mithril.

not unless you know how to defy the laws of physics, or you can get a dwarf to make you a chain out of mithril.

Or even an elf...dwarfs are only good for axes.

Or even an elf...dwarfs are only good for axes.

That is the most racist thing I have ever read on this forum!

wpo, she's a local and is on the forum, had that bike for years.

Perhaps someone should point her in the direction of the how to lock your bike thread?

Just because she has owned the bike for years doesn't mean she'll keep owning it, especially if it's locked like that.

I'm using them at the moment. They seem pretty good, not as quick to remove as QR skewers because you still need to unscrew them, but they take a 5 sided allen key thing rather than a normal one. I like how the tool you get with them has a screw through it, so it screws into the nut making it easier to tighten them up.

I have those on a bike I bought, never had the tool though, never needed it. I use my leatherman on the nice knurled nut, actually easier to remove than a normal QR!

not unless you know how to defy the laws of physics, or you can get a dwarf to make you a chain out of mithril.

proper lol!

Perhaps someone should point her in the direction of the how to lock your bike thread?

Just because she has owned the bike for years doesn't mean she'll keep owning it, especially if it's locked like that.

Ever occur to you that she's within view of the bike?

it's all speculation.