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I generally carry a heavyish chain as my secondary, but have been trying out the Evo Mini because of the comments here. I don't find it satisfactory. The lock is so small that I can only fit it round wheel, frame and stand if the stand is precisely the right length compared to my bike, so that the vertical pillar is ideally positioned ; otherwise, I can only lock my rear wheel (FAHG as main lock) properly and have to settle for locking the front wheel to the stand or the bike but not both (usually to the bike).
Sometimes, I can lift the front of the frame up so that the front wheel and frame can be locked to a higher part of the stand, but that is often not possible, either because there's another bike locked to the stand - blocking this manoeuvre - or because the FAHG on the rear wheel/frame/stand is so snug that it doesn't allow it. Also, I worry about the damage that might be done if somebody knocks the bike while it's in that position.
In fact, because the presence of another bike on the stand can often mean only one end of your bike can be placed directly adjacent to the stand, I often find I can't use the Evo Mini on stands that are the right length relative to my bike frame; if only one part of my bike can be snug to the stand, it'll be the rear seat stays so the FAHG can lock properly.
So I'm ditching the Evo Mini and going back to my chain.
By the way, my bikes are lightweight vintage road conversions with narrow tubes, not lumbering alu beasts.