Thanks - to me they're motorbike locks. That lot probably weighs more than most bikes. I wouldn't leave a bike unless it was attached to something, so I need a bigger lock than just that little mechanism (probably more like the one I linked to).
-- Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of frank theriault > Sent: 04 May 2007 21:27 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: OT - more bike stuff > > On 5/4/07, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > is it this one, by any chance? I would like to buy a new > lock (mine is > > a 12-yo New York Kryptonite one, but it's bulkier than I'd like): > > > http://www.kryptonitelock.com/Products/ProductDetail.aspx?cid=1001&sci > > d=1000&pid=1100 > > The tiny lock I'm talking about is the actual lock mechanism (ie: > without the chain) seen here: > > http://www.kryptonitelock.com/Products/ProductDetail.aspx?cid= > 1001&scid=1002&pid=1171 > > About all one can to is lock a spoke to the seat stay, but since > Kryptonites are so difficult to remove, it's even a deterrent to those > who ride around in trucks, throwing freelocked bikes in the back to > remove locks later at their leisure. > > > what do you mean by 'freelock'? > > Attaching a lock to a bike such that it can't be ridden, as opposed to > using a lock to attach a bike to a pole, post, bike rack, etc. A > freelocked bike can still be picked up and moved about, just not > ridden, so it is a deterrent to those who would simply ride away with > an unlocked bike. > > cheers, > frank > > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
