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  1. #1
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    That's wy i like this site! everyone is so up tp date with stuff. Thanks for letting us know Like I had said we weren't sure if it was old or new new'a. Now we do thanks!
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  2. #2
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    Yeah, but Kryptonite stopped honoring the exchange policy after a certain period of time had passed. I had two of those things (at $45 each) and was SOL when I finally got the chance to look into the details of the exchange. I missed it by about a month.

    Good locks though. The mini-U is a tad heavy, but it fits perfectly into the pouch on my Cambelbak. The U-locks are far more secure than any of the cables if you are away from your bike for more than a few minutes.
    Last edited by VW Beetle; 02-18-2006 at 08:32 PM.

  3. #3
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    I use a cable lock with a combination. It possibly isn't the most secure lock in the world - but it should put off the opportunistic casual thief. I reckon that to stop a really determined thief I'd need more or heavier locks than I am prepared to carry. Also use a cheaper bike for my errands/commuter bike - the purpose of that being two fold - hopefully it is less likely to get stolen and that it wouldn't be such a big deal if it was (although my emotional attachment to it and its replacement value went up about 50% when I got new pedals for Chrsitmas)

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    My most frequent riding is of the A to B, getting around kind, so the lock comes if there's any chance what-so-ever I'll be hopping off. In good old Chch, I secured my sub-NZ$500, everyone-and-their-dog-rides-something-like-it mtb with a decent length 8mm coiled cable. Here in London-town I have a good, sturdy Kryptonite D-lock (U-lock?) with a big, fat cable that allows me to lock my bike to just about anything. Aside from my own piece of mind, I have to have something fairly secure in order for my insurance to be valid.
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