I lock up my bike all over the city. And I want a quick way to secure it. The bike isn’t expensive or specially attractive. But I want to deter casual thieves whilst having a convenient solution. Currently I have a 1.8m, non coily cable type lock that can go round trees and through frame and wheels. I’ve been considering a chain type, but that is harder to poke through spokes. And finding one long enough is not easy. Carrying it when riding should be easy too. Any tips appreciated.
I prefer folding locks over U locks, its a bit easier to lock the front wheel and frame to a weird shape. I can recommend the Abus Bordo series.
Ok. U and folding locks on their own won’t go around fat objects such as a tree or lamppost. I’d need a second lock for that.
I also want to keep locking up time down to as few operations as possible. Transporting a lock that is unlocked, ready to go helps here.
I have a second wire / cable lock for locking to bulkier things, i keep it wraped around my bike frame, and use it to lock the backwheel
i use a U-lock because it’s what I had when I got my bike, they are pretty annoying, buy i keep it looped over my seat