Silly question about locks on a road bike

[Grog]

Thanks all!

I think I will go for a small coil lock, either combination or key, and try to have it hold on my saddle somehow, or fit it in one of the water bottle cages, maybe? I am going to get a bigger saddle bag sometime soon but probably not until I go to France in July, so that's not a solution for now. My problem is really "lack of real estate on the frame". I don't want to go to club rides with a backpack!

I know very well that no lock is theft-resistant, having myself been involved in breaking expensive ulocks (after a long winter outside). It took less than 90 seconds to an unexperienced "thief" (my dad) to figure it out. I'm getting a lock mostly for "social" reasons, so I can contribute to the mass of inter-locked bikes. I never lock my road bike otherwise, and don't really plan to start doing it (except on that occasion).

If it gets stolen one day, well, so be it. (Most likely the thief is going to have to actually push me off the bike!!!)

[kat_h]

I always try to lock up beside a nicer looking bike. I've also covered my frame with reflective tape so brand names are hidden, it's kinda ugly, and it's really distinctive.

For carrying the lock - I keep a u-lock in my panniers and a cable lock wrapped around the front of my topbar with one pass around the front of the bike so the lock doesn't slide along the bar. It stays still quite well and doesn't get in the way of anything as long as I don't get it around the brake cable in the front.

[GLC1968]

I've heard it said that you only have to lock your bike better than the one next to it! Personally, I don't ride my road bike when I'll have to leave it alone. It's not replaceable, so I'm paranoid. I reserve my touring bike or my mixte for those type of rides and I keep a cable lock in a bike bag. I have seen many thin lightweight cable locks though, some that you could even put in a jersey pocket. They won't deter a real thief, but they'll keep joyriders and jokers from making off with your bike.


Did anyone else think of the Matrix when you saw that bike tower video? It reminded me of the scene where they show all the humans as 'batteries' in big towers...

[F8th637]

Did anyone else think of the Matrix when you saw that bike tower video? It reminded me of the scene where they show all the humans as 'batteries' in big towers...

I must admit I did think that exact same scene. LOL