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@Pgd81
Hi there, fantastic thread with some great advice being given. Have used this in the past without commenting, but this time I have a question.
Funny that "weight vs ability" has come up, because that's kinda what I want to ask about.
I've just had the same problem as "dbc" did a few weeks back, a lock seizing and breaking the key inside, but thankfully in my own yard, so it'll just be a trip to the tool hire place at the weekend.
But thinking about how I replace my primary lock: I have a small concrete back yard enclosed by reasonably high walls, but nothing to lock anything to. Up til now I've just locked mine and my wife's bikes together with an (OnGuard) D-lock and kept my fingers crossed. But was wondering whether a motorbike-style heavy chain, combining resistance and weight, might be a good plan, given that the bikes aren't actually locked to anything. Does that sound sensible?
Thanks!