Ways not to lock your bike

..any standard house lock can be opened without keys or force in the matter of seconds.

Bumping house locks is much more common in the States; for some reason, US lock makers have standardised on just two models of key. Much more variety here, so burglars would have to carry significanly more types of bump key and spend more time checking the lock and choosing the right one.

But the make of your bicycle lock can be seen from a distance and, in any case, inspected close up without arousing much suspicion. There's much less variety than in house locks, so a bike thief would only need a few keys to be able to defeat any of the vulnerable models.

Check to see if your lock uses a disc tumbler (safe) or pin tumbler (vulnerable)design . Kryptonite changed to disc tumblers after the great Biro debacle. Abus seems to have a mixture.

My brother in law opened my door lock with a Coke tin somehow when I was locked out once.
He used to be a kinda pro when younger :-)

fucked... its good i use at least different locks on my bike ( krypto mini/abus granite/hiplock for good measure, ah man whats said about house locks is spookey! Can chub locks be easily opened?!?

Nothing wrong in this pic see this link

http://www.gizmag.com/foldylock-folding-bike-lock/29189/

I didn't mean the lock.

Was taking a photo of this bike outside a shop in Herne Hill this morning.. thinking why carry the lock with you if your not going to use it.

Turned around and realised a bike thief would have other distractions.

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Maybe its just because I've started looking but ive noticed a herd mentally when it comes to bad locking.

Noticed this old fixed locked by just its spokey dokies and thought owner should have enough experience by now to know better.. but then needed a double take when I the exact same thing done with a brand new specalised.. (d-lock just resting on the handle bars)

Also on my wet travels around loughbrough junction

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Knows the value of a Colnago pantographed Super Record chainrings.

do you work on great george street?

Looks like the underground carpark at The Guardian's HQ.

I have lost two bikes by simply leaving them unlocked outside a shop for a few minutes and then wandering off. It wasn't the few minutes that did the damge, it was the hours sitting, waiting for a scally to walk past while I was in the cinema watching a movie. I am the most scatty person I know. No locking is surely the worst way to lock a bike!

well no, because no locking is not a way to lock a bike.

Tommy i see those two bikes locked stupidly in Herne Hill (or often not at all) on a regular basis. Absolute idiots.

Spotted a corker today....

Cameron's.

Take the Garmin. That's fair enough isn't it? oh and maybe the saddle bag too.

Does propped up against a tree with no lock at all apply?

That tree is fir security.

They'll soon be pining for their bike if they leave it locked like that...

They are probably in a shop where they can cedar bike to be fair. I reckon a thief wood still have a go.

Looks like the underground carpark at The Guardian's HQ.

Looks like every underground carpark in london..

They are probably in a shop where they can cedar bike to be fair. I reckon a thief wood still have a go.

Then they'd have to call Special Branch

I think a root and branch review of their security is in order.

They are probably in a shop where they can cedar bike to be fair. I reckon a thief wood still have a go.

lolled

I think a root and branch review of their security is in order.

That's acorny joke. You should probably leaf to avoid further embarrassment.