Wheel lock for mountain bike

elyob said:

Hi, I sometimes pop into shops, or petrol stations [1] and currently just
change all the gear settings to stop someone jumping on it and bombing off.
I'm not convinced that this is the most secure method, but the bike will
never be far and out of sight. However, am thinking that maybe a Dutch style
wheel lock might be something worth looking at. Firstly, I am looking for
something reasonably light, and secondly, something that'll fit my MTB.

Why not just lock the chainset with a padlock? You'll need to find one
appropriate for your bike of course.
Alternatively, go fixed gear. This has the added benefit that the casual
non-fixed riding thief may discover the worst learning curve for fixed,
which is a parabola over the handlebars. This should also be born in
mind when considering its use as a pub bike, though.

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I've just read a review of the Axa-Basta SL7 [2], which kind of put me off
due to ill-fitting, but otherwise it looks good.

Any experience of these?

Sorry, no. Just alternatives.

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Quoted message said:

Hi, I sometimes pop into shops, or petrol stations [1] and currently just
change all the gear settings to stop someone jumping on it and bombing off.
I'm not convinced that this is the most secure method, but the bike will
never be far and out of sight. However, am thinking that maybe a Dutch style
wheel lock might be something worth looking at. Firstly, I am looking for
something reasonably light, and secondly, something that'll fit my MTB.

I've just read a review of the Axa-Basta SL7 [2], which kind of put me off
due to ill-fitting, but otherwise it looks good.

Any experience of these?

Well, I have such a lock on the Gazelle (comes built-in) and no-one's
going to be riding that off in a hurry when locked. Doesn't stop
someone picking it up and carrying it off though, so if the bike is to
be out of sight at all, even for a moment, I also use the (solid and
heavy) chain which locks into the same lock, round the nearest
convenient railings / lamp-post.

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elyob said:

Hi, I sometimes pop into shops, or petrol stations [1] and currently just
change all the gear settings to stop someone jumping on it and bombing
off. I'm not convinced that this is the most secure method, but the bike
will never be far and out of sight. However, am thinking that maybe a
Dutch style wheel lock might be something worth looking at. Firstly, I am
looking for something reasonably light, and secondly, something that'll
fit my MTB.

Why not just lock the chainset with a padlock? You'll need to find one
appropriate for your bike of course.

The idea is to not have to remember a lock. Sometimes, for example, I'll go
for a ride around Richmond Park. Then on the way back, I'll think .. "have a
beer" or "have a Mars Bar", and haven't brought my lock. I have a curly lock
thingy with a padlock at the moment, and have to carry a bumbag around. I'd
kind of like to get around this.

Quoted message said:

Alternatively, go fixed gear. This has the added benefit that the casual
non-fixed riding thief may discover the worst learning curve for fixed,
which is a parabola over the handlebars. This should also be born in mind
when considering its use as a pub bike, though.

The bike is too much of a general bike to go fixed gear (I think, never
ridden a fixed).

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I've just read a review of the Axa-Basta SL7 [2], which kind of put me
off due to ill-fitting, but otherwise it looks good.

Any experience of these?

Sorry, no. Just alternatives.

I did come across an Axa Basta click 2, that looks like a jobby. Just
wondering if it could go between my spokes by mistake under heavy bouncing
(i.e. downhilling).

Thanks

elyob said:

The idea is to not have to remember a lock. Sometimes, for example, I'll go
for a ride around Richmond Park. Then on the way back, I'll think .. "have a
beer" or "have a Mars Bar", and haven't brought my lock. I have a curly lock
thingy with a padlock at the moment, and have to carry a bumbag around. I'd
kind of like to get around this.

If what you want is a lock you cannot forget, you also need a key you
cannot forget and a good frame mount. I have three bikes which have
three different ways of achieving this -
A frame mounted combination lock.
A cable lock which I mount along the top tube (I'm told it looks
somewhat snake like, and definitely aerodynamic) so that it is open when
carried, and the key just happens to stay captive until it is locked.
A D-lock the D of which doubles as a rear rack, as (still?) made by
Trelock. The key does not stay captive on the lock, it stays captive on
my housekey keyring, and if I forget that I have other problems.

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I did come across an Axa Basta click 2, that looks like a jobby. Just
wondering if it could go between my spokes by mistake under heavy bouncing
(i.e. downhilling).

I've had a look at the Basta locks in the flesh at cycling exhibitions
and they failed to convince me that they were substantial enough to
cover general purpose locking with the addition of a cable, and you
would still need to remember the key. If I wanted a frame mount lock
like that, I would prefer something like this, which has the captive key
and a cable, which you could forget and still retain some degree of locking.

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/Default.aspx?Main=ProductDetail.aspx&ProdID=5360016233

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elyob said:

The idea is to not have to remember a lock. Sometimes, for example,
I'll go for a ride around Richmond Park. Then on the way back, I'll
think .. "have a beer" or "have a Mars Bar", and haven't brought my
lock. I have a curly lock thingy with a padlock at the moment, and
have to carry a bumbag around. I'd kind of like to get around this.

Quoted message said:

If what you want is a lock you cannot forget, you also need a key you
cannot forget and a good frame mount.

In the case of the lock on the Gazelle (which is very similar to the one
linked to), the key can only be removed when the lock is locked. It
works much like the ignition key in a car - put key in and unlock to
start riding, lock (done by pushing a lever down) and remove key when
stopping for a bit. The chain also connects to the lock by a socket on
the side opposite the key.

If you're confident no-one's going to pick the bike up and walk off with
it, then just the frame lock will do the job.

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Jim Price said:

elyob said:

Hi, I sometimes pop into shops, or petrol stations [1] and currently just
change all the gear settings to stop someone jumping on it and bombing off.
I'm not convinced that this is the most secure method, but the bike will
never be far and out of sight. However, am thinking that maybe a Dutch style
wheel lock might be something worth looking at. Firstly, I am looking for
something reasonably light, and secondly, something that'll fit my MTB.

Why not just lock the chainset with a padlock?

Doesn't stop someone walking/freewheeling away with the bike.

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elyob said:

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elyob said:

Hi, I sometimes pop into shops, or petrol stations [1] and currently just
change all the gear settings to stop someone jumping on it and bombing
off. I'm not convinced that this is the most secure method, but the bike
will never be far and out of sight. However, am thinking that maybe a
Dutch style wheel lock might be something worth looking at. Firstly, I am
looking for something reasonably light, and secondly, something that'll
fit my MTB.

Why not just lock the chainset with a padlock? You'll need to find one
appropriate for your bike of course.

The idea is to not have to remember a lock. Sometimes, for example, I'll go
for a ride around Richmond Park. Then on the way back, I'll think .. "have a
beer" or "have a Mars Bar", and haven't brought my lock. I have a curly lock
thingy with a padlock at the moment, and have to carry a bumbag around. I'd
kind of like to get around this.

So get a seat pack :-)

elyob wrote on 17/06/2006 13:27 +0100:

Quoted message said:

Hi, I sometimes pop into shops, or petrol stations [1] and currently just
change all the gear settings to stop someone jumping on it and bombing off.
I'm not convinced that this is the most secure method, but the bike will
never be far and out of sight. However, am thinking that maybe a Dutch style
wheel lock might be something worth looking at. Firstly, I am looking for
something reasonably light, and secondly, something that'll fit my MTB.

I've got a couple of Cateye ULK-02 locks that double as a brake booster,
fitted to the kids bikes.
http://www.yy.ics.keio.ac.jp/~nozomu/bicycle/image/ulk-02.jpg
In normal use the bar sits parallel to the seat stay but whips off and
connects through the wheel for locking. As far as I know they are only
available in Japan (Tokyu Hands store) but maybe one of our posters from
Japan could get you one.

--
Tony

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