What's the best way to lock my bike? This is the bike storage at my work and I use a Kryptonite Mini 7 D lock with 4 foot cable.
by jhew89
What's the best way to lock my bike? This is the bike storage at my work and I use a Kryptonite Mini 7 D lock with 4 foot cable.
by jhew89
11 Comments
Idk tbh. I prefer to have the dlock on the frame but that doesnt look possible here.
Well step 1 you need your bike. Idk what step 2 is but I’m certain on step 1.
ive never used these before so its little hard to imagine how the bike could fit in…
is there any way to back it up enough to lock the rear triangle to the rack and just take the front tire with you?
otherwise, Dlocking the front wheel to the frame + chain lock thru the rear triangle (backed in) would be easiest. the thin metal loops on the rack are honestly the weakest link here… and your goal isnt to prevent your bike from being stolen, it is to make it harder to steal than the next guys.
maybe park between two ‘spots’ and loop the chain through both spots’ tire holders + rear triangle? that way theyd have to cut through 8 steel bars altogether (or the chain) … does that make any sense lol?
also. lobby ur workplace for a better rack. unless this is gated in, it suuuucks. if they push back, it might be worth asking if they have insurance to cover theft on the property 🙂
Rear of bike toward the wall. Check if the D-lock can go thru the frame’s seat stay and chain stay. It should, and you might have to play with D-lock’s position and angle. And loop the cable to the front wheel.
Who is even designing these things?!
Try for the rear-wheel “triangle” and hope for the best. Don’t use cables, ever.
Rear wheel into the rack. Lock across chainstays, rear wheel, and one/both of the rack loops at the top. Cable looped through itself on front wheel and attached to the lock.
Not perfect, but best option with those devices – IF the lock fits through at least one chainstay and rear wheel.
For those racks, get as long a cable lock as you can. Put through front wheel and frame. They make skewers that replace the Quick release with an allen bolt to help prevent theft. Key is making it a hard target. Keeping honest people honest and a pain for a thief to steal so they move on to a softer target. I don’t know what your options are for bikes or if you just have one. An older/rattier bike will be less of an appealing target if you have that option. Depends on the area for the needed level of protection. Is it open to the public? Are there a lot of transients in the area? Have a lot of bikes gotten stolen from there? Those are the questions you need to answer for yourself. If it’s high theft area, I wouldn’t bring a high end bike.
If it’s not a very busy bike rack I’d take the end and angle my bike so my seat stays are close enough to get the lock through them. If it is busy I’d look for another spot to lock up. If that’s not possible could you somehow left it on it’s back wheel and get the lock through the frame with it upright?
Front wheel in. Loop the cable through the font wheel, the holders, and into itself (through one of the eyelets). Other eyelet goes into the U-lock which locks the rear wheel and the frame. Sure, they cut steal the bike cutting the cable, but they would still need to cut through the lock to spin the rear wheel.
We have these at work and I hate how the back wheel takes all the weight from the bike as it leans over. Terrible idea
More locks. Be the bike bike they don’t want to bother trying to get. I use three locks, two ulocks, a hardened chain lock, and a cable through my seat from one of the ulocks. Someone could get it if they really wanted, but it’s the hardest one to take.
Being attached to the rack or not doesn’t matter really. If they’re going to cut it, they’re going to cut it. I’ve never seem thieves carry a bike away to chop the lock later. They cut, and ride away most of the time so let them get the bike next to yours with the chincy combo tumbler lock.