Is this a good lock?

[m@Robertson]

I finally gave in and did a writeup myself on this about a week ago. Against a good angle grinder I am probably up to about 7 or 8 minutes of constant cutting. Against anything less, I'm in good shape. Maybe a Ramset can get past the Xena, but I'm not really even trying to defend against one of those unless its with positioning the locks so its tough to use one.

As always, the best solution has layers.

What I do, I've timed to about 2 minutes' deployment. I spend as much time or more just taking off the head- and tailights and dashcam and tossing them into the lock bag.

Choosing Bike Locks: Small, Medium or Ridiculous?

I see this question so many times, lets write up my daily outdoor locking strategy so I can just link to it from now on.

talesontwowheels.com

 

[Merle Nelson]

This is just a stand up comedian. He kicks off with bike locks.

Thought someone might enjoy it.

 

[sc00ter]

When I was a kid I had a Kryptonite U-lock, the old round key one. It started to get sticky and WD-40 didn't fix it. Also had another friend with a Kryptonite lock that was on its last leg. So here's how we got rid of them. We locked both main entrance doors to the elementary school during the night. Next morning it was chaos as I guess angle grinders weren't mainstream yet! Took the fire department around 5 hours to get the locks off! We also used to rearrange the slip-in letter marquee in front of the school. We caused mischief on a regular basis.

 

[Roamers]

AXA sells a version that comes with an under-saddle bag that fits the chain as well. I just grabbed a pic from search... here's the thing with a carrying bag.

This is for larger tires. They also have narrower tires, and if you browse their ring lock section, they also have cables as opposed to chains...

https://www.axasecurity.com/bike-security/en-gb/products/Locks/8/59515895SC/axa-block-xxl-set

ABUS sells similar combos (they official call them "frame locks" as opposed to "ring locks").

The reason these are called cafe locks by most, is that they give you peace of mind if just grabbing a coffee. I would never recommend for overnight security - quick grocery run tops, depending on where you live.

I'll bet the answer is no, but is an Abus plug in chain compatible with Axa Defender frame lock. Axa chain tough to find in US. Defender comes on our new C380s. Thanks!