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What is the best bike lock? We have been to the ABUS’s test labs to put 12 locks through their paces to find out.
The locks in our test have been crowbarred, corroded, and angle-grinded to be named best in the test.
The full line-up of locks tested:
HipLok DXF – £84.99 / $99.99 / €94.99
ABUS 420 – £55 / $79.99 / €79.95
Litelok X1 – £149.99 / $179.99
Squire Chainlok 10 – £89.99 / $97.99 excluding tax / €105.99
Litelok Core Flex – £119.99 / $169.99
Hiplok Switch – £74.99 / $79.99 / €84.99
Abus Bordo 6500 – £135 / $199.99 / €149.95
Squire Stronghold FL/850 – £154.99 / $167.99 excluding tax / €179.99
Litelok X3 – £249.99 / $299.99
Hiplok D1000 – £249.99 / $299.99 / €279.99
Squire Stronghold D16 MAX – £289.99 / $379.99 excluding tax / €339.99
Abus Granit Superxtreme 2500 – £270 / $299.99 / €299.95
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00:00 Intro
00:24 The Locks Tested
00:52 The Tests
03:08 The Results
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05:04 Best Locks For A Quick Stop
05:53 Most Resistant Lock
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28 Comments
2:55 Tungsten impregnated cutting discs .
If the lock is U – shaped , it has been bent to this shape . Hardening is 1mm thick case hardening . The core will be softer . Full hardening would be financially unfeasable .
It looks like Warren has been shown what to say .
7:50 angular kerf cutting gives a faster result .
After this you should send them to the LockPickingLawyer. If they have a flaw, he'll find it. On most locks, the lock itself it the weakest link.
@bikeradar, when using the angle grinder do i need to make 2 cuts in it or just one. Im guessing it doesnt just fall open with 1 cut.
Waste of 7k y'all could have shared a table showing all the data from the tests for 5 seconds and saved us all 8 minutes of yapping lmao.
Really the two most common ways locks are broken into to steal a bike or e-scooter is by angle grinder or circular saw and bolt cutters! When really the easiest way to get into these locks is by picking them but not a lot of people know how to pick locks. If you watch the lock picking lawyer on YouTube he proves it cuz he picks just about every lock he gets
Why do you think that OSB panels are a good backdrop to your videos? It just tells me that you (didn't) think: "We couldn't be bothered finding anything better than the bare minimum cheapest woodchip panelling". It's ugly and lazy. Do better.
Quite poor performance of the Abus 2500, since it is the heaviest by far.
To be honest, although there is some interesting information in the video, it is of less interest to me. I'm looking for less talk and more statistics, comparing designs, data, content detail, etc. I also want to see the tests.
Hollow video. Nothing really shown here. 🙁 Very disappointed.
lol @ silverline T handle hex keys , proper high quality stuff there.
Damn y’all missed out on such a good video. No testing some whatsoever
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Oh the toughest locks shown, which are ideal for a carbon frame road bike or similar bike? Something that'll give protection without damaging thr carbon frame. Thanks
No Kryptonite lock? How could you ignore them?
This makes your "study" incomplete.
This video lacks depth. I came to see stats and locks getting tested. This video does not include either or lack thereof.
You grinded and bent and tested away 7k for a very superficial video. Sorry but what a huge waste of what could have been a first and an amazing opportunity that not a single other person has been able to do or done.
Disappointing quality. I might have stretched it, by using the word quality!
why did they choose to not mention the angel grinder cutting time of the Hiplok D1000 ??? 🤨
Hmmm… since die grinders create “sparks” I wonder if you had explosive gas inside the lock? And put danger warnings on the lock? ⚠️
Okay, so it's angle grinder resistant… But what about the metal you hook your bike to? Most are made of common metal 😆
I had the recommended LITELOK but had to return it eventually because the locking mechanism was so temperamental it was a nightmare to use!
I then had the D 1000 which I thought was excellent but sadly managed to lose it recently after leaving it behind.
I’m now using the Abus Granit. Seems okay. But missing the D1000 !
my father would have called you dumb to buy a lock and try to break it 20+ years ago little did he know there will be a thing called youtube and followed by clicks/views with generate money
if that dumb then sign me up!
Hi, Im going to buy one of those shirts and tie my bike up, I watched the video from seven years ago and Warren had the exact same shirt on. That thing will last longer than any lock.😆
You never mention the £2 poles the bikes are attached to…..
So another words why bother locking your bike. With cheap cordless tools no lock works
I felt you dropped the ball at the very end, you didn't even mention the hip lock d1000 in the diamond test at the end you skipped right over it so it tells me you have something of an agenda on selling these locks what other reason would you have for not mentioning the hip lock amongst the strongest locks you've got and their test results