...and the abus monobloc like this:
http://bs0.hl-hosting.hu/ter/abus_winner_chain_92w65_lanc_lakat-402.jpg
On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 1:25 PM, omnigrid wrote:
> I like this abus padlock:
> http://www.bikeregistry.com/estore/product_info.php?products_id=55&osCsid=832d37331810725de9d718c1f60aefb0
>
Mike -- I'm by no means a security expert and, in fact, even as a
layman I have relatively little experience because for the last 20+
years I've been fortunate to have been able to park my bikes in my
offices (and now, I work from home). So I'm really playing this by the
seat of my pants (that may
I'm debating where to leave it -- perhaps at the nearest Sunflower
market which I ride to 1X a week or so. It's about as small as I can
make it without compromising use or (wrt lock) security, but at 3lb 3
oz it's a lb heavier than a large Kryptonite.
On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 7:29 PM, JoelMatthews
I watched it; pretty impressive! Thanks.
On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 4:07 AM, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
> Thanks -- for some reason, my Mac's Quicktime won't play wmv's. Have
> downloaded one and will try various apps.
>
> On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 10:48 PM, Michael Richters
> wrote:
>> On Wed, Jan 26, 201
Thanks -- for some reason, my Mac's Quicktime won't play wmv's. Have
downloaded one and will try various apps.
On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 10:48 PM, Michael Richters
wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 5:07 PM, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
>> The chain is very heavy and the man had to cut it with a grinder --
On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 5:07 PM, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
> The chain is very heavy and the man had to cut it with a grinder -- he
> claimed that a bolt cutter will not get through it. Can anyone tell me
> how secure such chains *really* are? And how such locks stand up to
> thievery?
There are some
one solution: cut the chain by 2/3 or so (length of a mini u-lock). carry in
pannier/handlebar bag/etc.
find a shop with a plasma cutter and give 'em a 12 pack of something tasty.
these guys will cut the chain to size, if requested:
http://www.bikeregistry.com/estore/product_info.php?products_id=5
Good to know; may just get me a few more to scatter 'round the city.
Moving on to wholly unrelated matters -- and this is addressed to
y'all, not just to JM or MJ: riding home today on my newly Berthoud
be-fendered #3 Riv custom fixie, I stopped to piss (it's a perfectly
normal word, don't twist
I've got various locks of various degrees of security scattered about
the larger metropolitan area, one of which is a 3' length of super
hard chain that I bought from True Value for less than $12, plus
shackle protected lock (it has bolsters that slip over the shackle to
make it hard for a bolt cut
the solid axle pitlocks will not work. different threading.
the best option is simply to replace the solid axle with a hollow one --
very simple with a phil hub -- and then use a standard pitlock or locking
skewer.
On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 5:03 PM, JoelMatthews wrote:
> If you have a solid axl
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