LiteLok X1 andX3, plus a Tex-Lock review.

sc00ter

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Norfolk, VA
I appears the thieves with the battery powered angle grinders are moving south from D.C. and Richmond into my area. I have yet to meet someone personally that has had a U-lock cut but the rumblings are strong in the bicycle community. So I decided to take the plunge and invest in some modern security. I ordered the LiteLok X1 and X3 combo pack. Going to use the X3 on my Genuine Buddy 125 (yes, a moped) and the X1 on the Xpedition. I also discovered that sometimes I need to anchor to something when out on the Xpedition because its huge and sometimes the bike racks are full, so I got a Tex-Lock medium rope chain. The loop eyelet just fits onto the X1 shackle, no such luck on the X3. The Tex-Lock also came with a U-lock that I'll give to someone who needs a decent U-lock. I'll get pictures up later after I get everything situated, as I just got around to unpacking everything. Stay secure everyone and realize that just because you leave you stuff in the garage unlocked (or locked with a angle grinder vulnerable u-lock) it isn't always safe. Lock up all the time!
 
Any questions ask away.
 

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Interesting. I use an X3, with an 11mm Pragmasis noose chain. The noose is more than big enough to let the X3 fit thru it. On the other side I use a Xena XSU-310 which is a motorcycle lock and enormous, but the size of it means it can reach out better, and een though its stainless shackle is huge by D-lock standards, it still fits inside the Pragmasis links.

Don't give away your small U lock. Lock it to one side of the Tex Lock. You now have a noose on the end that is big enough for the X3 I bet.

I do an X3 around my rear wheel and frame as one independent lock. The chain attaches to it and reaches forward where the Xena locks the front wheel to a solid object. Even if you manage to cut thru the Xena, you have to carry the bike off to deal with the X3.

When I am doing a quickee lockup, I use just the X3. I used to use a brake rotor lock and the X3 doing wheel and frame is a huge step up. Get yourself a cheap motorcycle reminder cable (its just plastic no steel cable underneath) like you see in use below. X3 was so unobtrusive, early on I tried to get on the bike forgetting the thing was down there. The reminder cable keeps me from forgetting and breaking a spoke trying to roll the bike away.

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The Tex-lock is only Sold Secure Silver, which is a bummer. The 2m noose chain is heavy but I ride a bike where I don't have to care about that.
 
Thanks m@Robertson for the video links. I take it your cargo ebike is more money than my cheap-o Xpedition, even my ONE (combined). Either way, getting a bike stolen stinks! I'd be bummed if my basic moped got stolen. One day I'll upgrade to something premium, so I think of this as training in security 101. I've lost faith in most "regular" U-locks after the portable angle grinders came about. Oh, on a side note. I picked the LiteLok for another reason over Hiplok and Skunklock. NOT made in China. I know that sounds silly in this day and age but knowing that I'm supporting a real factory in England makes me feel a bit better about my purchase. I know the ABUS is made in Germany but like mentioned, the dimensions are smaller. I have a ABUS and hate the key mechanism. The ALBOY is smooth!
 
getting a bike stolen stinks!
Especially if you need to use it day by day. Expensive locks that really deter thievery (the angle grinder problem... solved) pay for themselves incrementally every day in peace-of-mind
I have a ABUS and hate the key mechanism. The ALBOY is smooth!
I actually called out the Abloy mechanism as a hidden benefit of the X3 because of that smoothness. We all take a certain degree of fumbling and fussing with keyways as a natural thing you have to put up with, but the Abloy is such a different experience - especially when I am doing a fast lockup with just the X3 - it becomes a very real benefit to convenience. The lock you can easily and quickly use in a few seconds is a lock that you don't decide not to use just this one time...
 
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