Lock Preferences

kana_marie said:

I wouldn't know where to start deciding on what lock I need. Anything more than a chain and padlock is new territory for me.

Did you read all the posts? did you see my post #13 with the websites mentioned about locks tested? and how to lock a bike? Get a lock a lock based on your cost of the bike, if the area has a high crime rate, and how much you can afford. Quit fretting over it and do some research and buy a lock and be done with it, this isn't rocket science.

kana_marie said:

I wouldn't know where to start deciding on what lock I need. Anything more than a chain and padlock is new territory for me.

Chain and padlock locks are still among the safest locks out there...

Not just any chain and padlock though...

Check this list too:

Sold Secure's 2015 Catalog: (they test lock systems and give a rating which companies also use when they market their locks, eg. "Sold Secure Gold, Silver or Bronze rating)

Other "organizations" like that are "Art" and probably some others.

soldsecur...t-catalogue.pdfsoldsecur...t-catalogue.pdfOpen ↗

From Wikipedia:

en.wikipedia.orgBicycle lockOpen ↗

Quoted post said:

"Test standards that rate the effective security of bicycle locks are provided by Thatcham and Sold Secure in the United Kingdom, ART in the Netherlands, SSF in Sweden, and VDS in Germany. Tests carried out by the Cyclists' Touring Club showed that all of the locks under test could be broken in less than 42 seconds using either bolt cutters for a cable/chain or a bottle jack for D-locks.[1][2]"

I'd get a good quality bike lock, from somewhere like Kryptonite. Firstly, I think that the quality of the chain would be better than a cheaper, lighter chain that you could pick up at Home Depot. But also, some locks come with insurance - that is, if your bike is stolen, then the lock company will reimburse you a certain amount of money. That seems the best option for me.

vespid49 said:

But also, some locks come with insurance - that is, if your bike is stolen, then the lock company will reimburse you a certain amount of money. That seems the best option for me.

That's what I thought as well, but apparently meeting the "terms and conditions" for that to happen are close to nill... and that is -if- you are in the only 3 countries that the insurance covers.