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I just got the Lezyne Pressure drive, small, in blue:
http://www.tredz.co.uk/prodimg/23938_2_SuperSize.jpg
The mount is made of alu, and they're quite sturdy.
The mount that came with mine is made of plastic, not metal. The length is meant to be 170mm, but I measured it at 185mm including the rubber end plugs. The colour isn't the same as in the picture, it's almost turquoise. Weight is 95g without the bracket, not 87g. Pretty poor that it doesn't match it's specification/description.
The quality is absolutely first rate though (apart from the bracket). I haven't used it yet, but I am quite impressed by the quality. I don't regret the choice. I would buy the same pump again in the same colour. I got mine from Tredz for £23.98.
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BTW, the Lezyne Tech Drive HP Small is all alloy, 170mm long. But it's cheaper for some reason. Not sure if I should go for that one instead of the Pressure Drive...
Jersey pocket! or if i'm not in cycling kit, then in a little bag in my backpack.
That's what I was thinking. What jersey do you have? I don't have one. You fit it all in there like a spare tube, tyre levers, some tools or multitool? Cycling (without a backpack especially) feels quite freeing. Even more than a car for me. I want to keep hold of that if I can. With the SKS Tour Bag XL I was thinking about getting, the main compartment can be expanded to 190mm (2L capacity). That should hold a pump and a lot of extras.
But then taking a look at Topeak Aero Wedge... even the small virsion is supposed to be 18cm long (0.66L capacity), medium is 23c, long (1.48-1.97 L capacity). Should fit a pump. Any opinions or other suggestions?
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MrDuck, I am hoping that you are the designer of the Abus Futura 64 Mini, and you get a percentage for each of the sales, otherwise your extraordinary efforts seem to be somewhat in vain.
The Evo Mini is the best of the secondary locks. Other locks in its sector come close but do not surpass it. The Evo Mini isn't described anywhere on this forum (as far as I know) as a primary lock. Also, I trust the Bike Radar test of the Futura 64, because they have a set pattern for the tests, and if a lock fails at a certain stage or a certain time, the other locks tested before it and after would have had the same test, so the results are very comparable.
However, it is an 11mm thick lock, and not 13mm-14mm as the rest of the locks in this section are. The Futura 64 could only really compete with the 2 Krabus locks, and the Masterlock in the list. The others are superior mainly because the steel is thicker, and of similarly good quality.
Oh no, you missunderstand me. I'm saying the Futura 64 is not good enough as a primary lock. Just like the Evo Mini.
- Evo Mini = broken with hand tools (e.g. large bolt croppers and/or lever attack)
- Futura 64 = broken with hand tools (e.g. large bolt croppers and/or lever attack)
The problem with that Bikeradar review of the Futura 64, is that there is no test for the Evo Mini that I can find to compare it with. So you say the results are very comparable... assuming the testing procedure is the same for each lock (which I doubt, explained below), can you show me the review for the Evo Mini? I can't seem to find it.
The testing procedure is kept secret (assuming they have a testing procedure). For example, what size bolt croppers do they use? Do they even use the same person and force on each lock? Do they maintain or sharpen the bolt croppers before each test so it's the same? The best example of their less-than-ideal testing procedure is to show you their review of the Abus Steel-O-Flex. It "passed our five-minute first round with minimal cosmetic damage". They gave it 5 out of 5 stars, which is more than they gave the Fahg Mini!! But we all know the Steel-O-Flex can easily be sliced through with bolt croppers. Even if it takes more than 1 go because the cable is too thick to fit in the jaws.
However, it is an 11mm thick lock, and not 13mm-14mm as the rest of the locks in this section are. The Futura 64 could only really compete with the 2 Krabus locks, and the Masterlock in the list. The others are superior mainly because the steel is thicker, and of similarly good quality.
Yeh, I know this is true. What I am basically trying to argue/ask is that it doesn't really matter that much, because all these locks can be broken with hand tools anyway (otherwise they would be on the "locks that work" thread). It's just got to be decent enough to withstand all but the biggest of bolt croppers attack. I thought the Futura 64 would meet that standard. Although I admit I don't have a tonne of evidence to support it.
i reached an eventual quotation (chucking in a random spec.) of £49 for A22's Guard Dog Skewer, as featured in this graphic; have suggested to A22 that showing a price range would be a good idea as its frustrating to plough through specification just to arrive at having a rough idea of how much their solution costs..
I was using this price list. £64 for a single front skewer. £153 for the full set of 2 skewers, a topcap and a seatpost clamp. Not exactly cheap I thought.
- Evo Mini = broken with hand tools (e.g. large bolt croppers and/or lever attack)
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I am going to get a lezyne pressure drive - small (170mm according to spec). Cheapest place I found for it was Tredz http://www.tredz.co.uk/.Lezyne-CNC-Machined-Aluminium-Pressure-Drive-Bike-Cyclle-Hand-Pump-With-ABS-Flex-Hose_23938.htm
I am wondering, how to people like to carry their pumps... I was looking at saddle bags like SKS tour bag (L or XL), and the length of this one is 15cm. So it looks like it won't fit the pump even though it's quite large. I didn't want to put it on the frame because the frame mount will probably break one day and it's annoying having to take all these parts off like lights and pump when you park it somewhere incase of theft. I could shove it in a pocket maybe or carry it around in a backpack.
How do you carry your mini pumps around?
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I've been meaning to try a silicone lubricant - I need to get some anyway as it is recommend for the locks I fitted to my UPVC doors after reading about burglars using snapping and bumping to easily defeat regular euro locks.
I thought having really slick, lubricated locks would make it easier to pick/bump...
I assume that lock lube coats the lock parts in a thin layer of graphite, which would protect them, but mainly it's for lubrication.
Even GT85 should be better than WD40. GT85 contains PTFE. The lowest friction substance known to man.
I purchased some graphite lock lubricant from Maplins. It's in a little bottle that has a nozzle you insert into the lock and push in
How small is it? Really small like only 15ml?
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This review is why its not made the list (so far)......it may do (though it will have to show its worth it). I'll have to look into it a bit more. But at the moment, I remain to be convinced.
http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/accessories/locks/product/review-abus--granit-futura-09-33986I'm doing my best to find comparative reviews using an Evo Mini as a benchmark. It's not easy.
An Evo Mini can be broken with just a lever as best I can work out by looking at the user submitted pictures on Amazon. It is also thin enough to be bolt cropped (probably). And AFAIK, you only have to cut 1 side and then rotate it rather than cutting both sides. All in all, the Evo Mini is not good enough as a primary lock as it can be broken with hand tools.
By that standard, is there anything to show how the Futura 64 falls short? The road.cc review showed it can't be bolt cropped that easily at least... http://road.cc/content/review/34832-abus-granit-futura-mini-u-lock. Saying it was not broken in 5 minutes with "the big bolt cutters" and "with the help of a 2 ton bottle jack". If it was tough enough to resist all hand tool attacks, it would be for the "Locks that work" thread ;).
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right, so a primary lock; their skewer is presented as a cheaper and lighter alternative to the second lock
Cheaper?!? A single QR skewer alone costs about the same as a Fahg Mini!
These locking nuts and skewers are not really an alternative, they are more of an extra. For people with lots of money, and probably a bike that's too expensive for it to be left on the streets as it is.
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So, ball-bearings superglued inside Allen heads are a deterrent, but security skewers/nuts aren't?
And a second D-lock through your front wheel and frame somehow prevents your seat from getting stolen?
What?If someone is going to steal your forks, then security nuts will be a help. But you can superglue a ball bearing and get the same effect. For the saddle, you migh believe that you have secured it by spending all that money and listening to the manufacturers claims, but if your saddle is valuable, it won't make much difference.
If you have a really valuable bike and lock it well like with a Fahg Mini for the frame and rear wheel, Evo Mini for the front wheel, then a locking skewer for the front wheel can help. Because theives might try to break the less secure D-lock just for the wheel. Plus you can't really secure a wheel with a superglued ball baring.
BTW, I still have the Abus Granit Futura 64 that I paid sixty-five quid for 8 years ago. Fucking ace lock, nobody ever messed with it in London and it was often the only lock on my bike. Front wheel was secured with a simple Allen (non-Q/R) skewer. Worth its RRP.
Thanks! I'm so tempted. £36.46 at Amazon. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Abus-Futura-64-Mini-U-Lock/dp/B0026B4RBO
GA2G, should it really be excluded from the secondary locks list just because it's 11mm? It is Sold Secure Silver like the Evo Mini. A lower quality lock thats easier to break and Bronze rated could make it onto the list just by being thicker and heavier, it seems.
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acculy is dolan
What is this? Cotton? High friction. Piss poor.