yes but don’t forget to remove your lights and is that a quick release on the saddle?
Cymro007 on
Winner. All good
wehtker on
Looks pretty good to me! Frame and wheels all locked up. Personally I like to get my rear wheel with the U-lock too, since it offers more protection than the cable, but it might not be possible for you since you have wider tires. Maybe if you adjusted the position of the lock so that the curved part of the U-lock were inside the rim of the wheel? Could be worth some fiddling around to see if it could work, but if not it’s good that you have the cable lock. Welcome to the wonderful world of bikes 🙂
r0botdevil on
You did about as good of a job as can be done with that lock.
One thing you should keep in mind, though, is that if someone wants your bike bad enough, *they’re going to get it*. If some meth head bum rolls up with an angle grinder, no lock on the market is going to hold up against that. That being the case, *when* and *where* you lock your bike up is probably at least as important as *how* you lock it up.
owlpellet on
The lockup is good enough. That lock isn’t particularly high end, so if this is going to be locked a lot, consider getting some Abus with a bunch of certifications. Mini shackle u locks are toughest to defeat. It’s still going to fail from an angle grinder but at least they have to work 3 minutes instead of 30 seconds.
Sk1rm1sh on
I’d upgrade that lock but pretty decent technique.
The way that was recommended to me is capturing the rear triangle and rim inside the U part of a U lock or heavy chain, and a separate lock for the front wheel.
DescriptiveFlashback on
You did a perfect lock job, but like top commenter said: someone with a $35 battery powered angle grinder needs 5 minutes. With an expensive e-bike like that, bring it inside.
Wonderful-Onion9884 on
I’m taking the saddle
Melodic_Turnover_877 on
U-lock should go through the frame and back wheel. But who would want to steal a Schwinn?
ActualOpposite7904 on
You can only stop the “opportunist”, if they really need it more than you… it’s gone.
finch5 on
Grey job! But remember this is about one minute of angle grinder work, probably less.
Mastiff_dad on
That’s fine for a quick bathroom break. Otherwise, don’t let it out of your sight, park it in hardest to pedal gear, lockout your ebike controller/battery however that works.
nowhere3 on
The lock position is pretty good but the lock itself can be broken very easily with a hammer and/or a twisting attack.
I would not recommend spending less than $40-50 on a lock because that’s the price level where you start to get a lock that’s going to need an angle grinder to break.
z9nc on
put the cable lock through the rear triangle when yoh put it through the rear wheel, so that it secures both the frame and the wheel
FantasticSocks on
u/ragweed mentioned the Sheldon Brown method elsewhere. It’s the more secure method using nothing more than what you have pictured. In brief, if you put the U lock around the rear tire & wheel inside the rear triangle of the frame, you’re effectively securing the wheel and the frame with the U lock. This is probably a safer setup since there’s a valuable motor in your rear wheel. With your current configuration, someone could steal the rear wheel with a set of bolt cutters and a wrench
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yes but don’t forget to remove your lights and is that a quick release on the saddle?
Winner. All good
Looks pretty good to me! Frame and wheels all locked up. Personally I like to get my rear wheel with the U-lock too, since it offers more protection than the cable, but it might not be possible for you since you have wider tires. Maybe if you adjusted the position of the lock so that the curved part of the U-lock were inside the rim of the wheel? Could be worth some fiddling around to see if it could work, but if not it’s good that you have the cable lock. Welcome to the wonderful world of bikes 🙂
You did about as good of a job as can be done with that lock.
One thing you should keep in mind, though, is that if someone wants your bike bad enough, *they’re going to get it*. If some meth head bum rolls up with an angle grinder, no lock on the market is going to hold up against that. That being the case, *when* and *where* you lock your bike up is probably at least as important as *how* you lock it up.
The lockup is good enough. That lock isn’t particularly high end, so if this is going to be locked a lot, consider getting some Abus with a bunch of certifications. Mini shackle u locks are toughest to defeat. It’s still going to fail from an angle grinder but at least they have to work 3 minutes instead of 30 seconds.
I’d upgrade that lock but pretty decent technique.
The way that was recommended to me is capturing the rear triangle and rim inside the U part of a U lock or heavy chain, and a separate lock for the front wheel.
You did a perfect lock job, but like top commenter said: someone with a $35 battery powered angle grinder needs 5 minutes. With an expensive e-bike like that, bring it inside.
I’m taking the saddle
U-lock should go through the frame and back wheel. But who would want to steal a Schwinn?
You can only stop the “opportunist”, if they really need it more than you… it’s gone.
Grey job! But remember this is about one minute of angle grinder work, probably less.
That’s fine for a quick bathroom break. Otherwise, don’t let it out of your sight, park it in hardest to pedal gear, lockout your ebike controller/battery however that works.
The lock position is pretty good but the lock itself can be broken very easily with a hammer and/or a twisting attack.
I would not recommend spending less than $40-50 on a lock because that’s the price level where you start to get a lock that’s going to need an angle grinder to break.
put the cable lock through the rear triangle when yoh put it through the rear wheel, so that it secures both the frame and the wheel
u/ragweed mentioned the Sheldon Brown method elsewhere. It’s the more secure method using nothing more than what you have pictured. In brief, if you put the U lock around the rear tire & wheel inside the rear triangle of the frame, you’re effectively securing the wheel and the frame with the U lock. This is probably a safer setup since there’s a valuable motor in your rear wheel. With your current configuration, someone could steal the rear wheel with a set of bolt cutters and a wrench