Comments on: The Very Best Bike Locks http://www.commutebybike.com/2011/01/03/the-very-best-bike-locks/ Tips, Hints, Reviews and Safety for Bike Commuters Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:08:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: BillyH http://www.commutebybike.com/2011/01/03/the-very-best-bike-locks/comment-page-1/#comment-2235894 BillyH Thu, 06 Jun 2013 20:33:42 +0000 http://www.commutebybike.com/?p=7464#comment-2235894 That is a good idea. I like how the police engrave the label on. However, I would also pay $10 and join the National Bike Registry. If you just do the NYC precinct label, they will just check their local database. Even though the National Bike Registry tamperproof label isn't as good as the NYC engraved label, it is in a huge national database. Even if the National Bike Registry label is removed, your account and the serial number is still in their database so you can still get your bike back even without a label. Police have a ton of stolen bikes but they can't find the owner. I even put on a small fake gps sticker that I bought for cheap on ebay. The sticker says that I have a hidden gps, cellular transmitter and electronic lock. I don't really have a gps but I do have a bully alarm lock with "cellular transmitter" pager that alerts me when someone tampers with the bully lock. I also have an 120db alarm hidden on my bike as well. That is a good idea. I like how the police engrave the label on. However, I would also pay $10 and join the National Bike Registry. If you just do the NYC precinct label, they will just check their local database. Even though the National Bike Registry tamperproof label isn’t as good as the NYC engraved label, it is in a huge national database. Even if the National Bike Registry label is removed, your account and the serial number is still in their database so you can still get your bike back even without a label. Police have a ton of stolen bikes but they can’t find the owner. I even put on a small fake gps sticker that I bought for cheap on ebay. The sticker says that I have a hidden gps, cellular transmitter and electronic lock. I don’t really have a gps but I do have a bully alarm lock with “cellular transmitter” pager that alerts me when someone tampers with the bully lock. I also have an 120db alarm hidden on my bike as well.

]]> By: John M. Hammer http://www.commutebybike.com/2011/01/03/the-very-best-bike-locks/comment-page-1/#comment-2220937 John M. Hammer Tue, 04 Jun 2013 13:17:11 +0000 http://www.commutebybike.com/?p=7464#comment-2220937 I know this reply is almost two years late, but... In NYC, you can register your bike at any police precinct. No appointment necessary (or possible...), just bring your bike in and ask at the front desk. If you have proof of purchase, bring it with you along with your own ID. NYPD will record information about the bike and put on an anti-theft sticker which leaves a visible mark even when removed. Best to go in the middle of the day but not around lunchtime, as otherwise you might be asked to come back another time or have to wait a long time before someone at the precinct can assist you. I know this reply is almost two years late, but…

In NYC, you can register your bike at any police precinct. No appointment necessary (or possible…), just bring your bike in and ask at the front desk. If you have proof of purchase, bring it with you along with your own ID. NYPD will record information about the bike and put on an anti-theft sticker which leaves a visible mark even when removed.

Best to go in the middle of the day but not around lunchtime, as otherwise you might be asked to come back another time or have to wait a long time before someone at the precinct can assist you.

]]> By: BillyH http://www.commutebybike.com/2011/01/03/the-very-best-bike-locks/comment-page-1/#comment-2198378 BillyH Thu, 30 May 2013 23:03:38 +0000 http://www.commutebybike.com/?p=7464#comment-2198378 I am currently using the Kryptonite New York Noose (cost $65 and is rated 9 out of 10 on their site)... along with Kryptonite 4 foot cable ($9) and also a Bully Alarm U-Lock with Pager ($97). If anybody touches my u-lock, the alarm rings +110db and my pager immediately goes off. The pager has a half mile range distance. It is real good when I connect the noose with the alarm u-lock as well so if anybody touches the noose, it will ring. I still prefer to connect each lock to different strong stationary object. I just wish my gym had a somewhat decent bike rack. I am currently using the Kryptonite New York Noose (cost $65 and is rated 9 out of 10 on their site)… along with Kryptonite 4 foot cable ($9) and also a Bully Alarm U-Lock with Pager ($97). If anybody touches my u-lock, the alarm rings +110db and my pager immediately goes off. The pager has a half mile range distance. It is real good when I connect the noose with the alarm u-lock as well so if anybody touches the noose, it will ring. I still prefer to connect each lock to different strong stationary object. I just wish my gym had a somewhat decent bike rack.

]]> By: Olaf http://www.commutebybike.com/2011/01/03/the-very-best-bike-locks/comment-page-1/#comment-1841190 Olaf Sat, 13 Apr 2013 08:58:17 +0000 http://www.commutebybike.com/?p=7464#comment-1841190 Cailean, you're right about the possibility of walking away with a bike with only a Axa Defender. We're a reseller of the Axa Defenders so we're not completely objective. But in Holland almost every bike is locked with a ring lock like the Defender. It's an easy and safe way to lock your, when you leave your bike for a short time, like when you're shopping. No more filthy hands every now and then. When leaving your bike for a while, you can add a chain or cable to the Defender to connect your bike to something. It all works with only one key, so it's pretty easy! Cailean, you’re right about the possibility of walking away with a bike with only a Axa Defender. We’re a reseller of the Axa Defenders so we’re not completely objective. But in Holland almost every bike is locked with a ring lock like the Defender. It’s an easy and safe way to lock your, when you leave your bike for a short time, like when you’re shopping. No more filthy hands every now and then. When leaving your bike for a while, you can add a chain or cable to the Defender to connect your bike to something. It all works with only one key, so it’s pretty easy!

]]> By: Cailean http://www.commutebybike.com/2011/01/03/the-very-best-bike-locks/comment-page-1/#comment-1765937 Cailean Wed, 13 Mar 2013 05:54:15 +0000 http://www.commutebybike.com/?p=7464#comment-1765937 The problem with a lock like the AXA Defender is that it doesn't work with aluminum-frame bicycles; the thief can simply pick up the bicycle and walk off with it, then finish removing the lock in a more private location. The problem with a lock like the AXA Defender is that it doesn’t work with aluminum-frame bicycles; the thief can simply pick up the bicycle and walk off with it, then finish removing the lock in a more private location.

]]> By: Gabe http://www.commutebybike.com/2011/01/03/the-very-best-bike-locks/comment-page-1/#comment-1737910 Gabe Sun, 03 Mar 2013 18:56:35 +0000 http://www.commutebybike.com/?p=7464#comment-1737910 I wonder the same thing. Seems like dumping a pile of industrial grade diamond particles into the molten steel that makes up the shackle would do the trick. I wonder the same thing. Seems like dumping a pile of industrial grade diamond particles into the molten steel that makes up the shackle would do the trick.

]]> By: Mo http://www.commutebybike.com/2011/01/03/the-very-best-bike-locks/comment-page-1/#comment-1714311 Mo Sun, 24 Feb 2013 18:36:40 +0000 http://www.commutebybike.com/?p=7464#comment-1714311 Locked online on youtube these f ups get into all the locks, the chain and cables are left intact. They need to make the locks as completely unresetable and or no pins per se so they can't be picked. Locked online on youtube these f ups get into all the locks, the chain and cables are left intact. They need to make the locks as completely unresetable and or no pins per se so they can’t be picked.

]]> By: David http://www.commutebybike.com/2011/01/03/the-very-best-bike-locks/comment-page-1/#comment-1705969 David Thu, 21 Feb 2013 23:21:19 +0000 http://www.commutebybike.com/?p=7464#comment-1705969 I commute to work almost every day in Atlanta. I use a big, honking Abus motorcycle lock (yes, I ride a motorcycle, too). It's really, really heavy, so I leave it locked to the railing in the parking lot where I leave my bike. Nobody's going to defeat that thing. I commute to work almost every day in Atlanta. I use a big, honking Abus motorcycle lock (yes, I ride a motorcycle, too). It’s really, really heavy, so I leave it locked to the railing in the parking lot where I leave my bike. Nobody’s going to defeat that thing.

]]> By: Master Lock http://www.commutebybike.com/2011/01/03/the-very-best-bike-locks/comment-page-1/#comment-1582740 Master Lock Tue, 15 Jan 2013 23:25:28 +0000 http://www.commutebybike.com/?p=7464#comment-1582740 Hey you should try out military grade padlocks from commando lock. Since I discovered commando padlocks I have stopped using master lock as a whole. These are prime! Hey you should try out military grade padlocks from commando lock. Since I discovered commando padlocks I have stopped using master lock as a whole. These are prime!

]]> By: Rane http://www.commutebybike.com/2011/01/03/the-very-best-bike-locks/comment-page-1/#comment-1582035 Rane Tue, 15 Jan 2013 19:53:49 +0000 http://www.commutebybike.com/?p=7464#comment-1582035 Men's Journal tested the TiGr and said it was the easiest lock to break. "was also the only lock to fall victim to the bolt cutters." http://www.mensjournal.com/gear/sports/bike-lock-torture-test-tigr-lock-20120925 Men’s Journal tested the TiGr and said it was the easiest lock to break.

“was also the only lock to fall victim to the bolt cutters.”

http://www.mensjournal.com/gear/sports/bike-lock-torture-test-tigr-lock-20120925

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