Which Bike Lock is the Best?

Posted by Alex in Car & Vehicle on May 14, 2006 at 7:44 pm


Scott Elder wrote a very useful review of the best locks for your bicycles:

… I always feel a twinge of fear when I leave my bike on the street, worried that upon my return, I’ll find nothing more than a busted U-lock.

… —in the fall of 2004, bicyclists discovered that many round-key U-locks could be picked with the plastic barrel of a Bic pen. Kryptonite, which caught the most flak from the scandal, exchanged more than 380,000 locks for pen-proof, flat-key models free of charge, and lock competitor OnGuard, which had already phased out round keys, got a big sales boost. Today, flat keys are the norm.

… To find out which locks work best, I pitted nine locks against each other from Kryptonite, OnGuard, and Master Lock: five U-locks, two woven steel cable locks, and two heavy-duty chain locks.

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4 comments to "Which Bike Lock is the Best?"

  1. DIY:happy » How Safe Is Your Bike?
    May 15th, 2006 at 12:21 am

    [...] This is a question I’ve asked myself countless times. Buying the right lock is key to deterring a thief. The author of this article reviews different locks to see which one holds up the best against different hand tools. (If the the thief wants to use power tools, he’ll win) (via) [...]

  2. steco
    May 16th, 2006 at 11:32 pm

    Ironically, my bike was stolen the day after I linked to that article. Now I've seen 3 other broken bike locks on the pavement. Must be a crime wave.

  3. Alexander
    July 17th, 2007 at 2:16 pm

    Hi, watch ITV (London/South East) or sky 993 on the 24th 7.30pm GMT

    The Kryptonite Fahgettaboudit chain goes in just 11 seconds with bolt croppers!

  4. Alexander
    July 17th, 2007 at 2:17 pm

    I should have mentioned, it is on in July


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