Hi - it's from Hiplock. They're expensive. My calculation though...if a bike is $3,500.00, plus all the time spent, dialing it in....another 8% as insurance...is worth it. Kinda? Also, the marketing from Hiplock says they're light. Maybe on a planet with different gravity. They're quite heavy. But still worth the tariff.
Check out the youtube videos / video reviews where people attempt cut them with angle grinders. What happens is that the blade immediately gets dulled down / the teeth get worn right off by whatever stringy / strandy material the locks are made from (graphene?). So to cut one up would take probably around 20 cutting wheels, a massive amount of time, and a powered angle grinder, or several, because to run them way over load would degrade the motor. Plus very noticable. And of course, really important what you lock up to. THere's also an AirTag water bottle cage holder from knog which also has an alarm which rings loudly when / if the bike is moved. This too is worth the $$. (we were able to get some $$ off with REI points). We also hide ANOTHER AirTag way deep in the bar tape/brakehood, so when they take off the knog, there's ANOTHER one. That said, this hasn't been tested, we've yet to lose a bike (and in 50 years of urban riding, i've never had a bike stolen (and i was a bike messenger in NYC in the 70s). That said...i just got lucky. And hopefully that will hold for my son in college, though no guarantees. I hope you enjoy your bike, and +1 with everyone who says ride the one you like the most (and i really suggest the duct tape too; that's a little harder to navigate, but it does make the bike look awful. I kinda like it). Ron On Tuesday, October 1, 2024 at 10:05:03 AM UTC-4 Rory Woods wrote: > Ron, > > Can you share the name of the u-lock which is designed to dull an angle > grinder cutoff wheel? > > Thanks! > Rory in Walnut Creek, CA > > On Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 6:18:04 PM UTC-7 [email protected] > wrote: > >> My son has 2 bikes now at university; not Rivs, but equally good targets >> (a Jones and and a rando bike). In addition to lockable skewers / seat >> bolt, we added a Knog AirTag/alarm to each of them, but more importantly: >> wrapped them both with duct tape, in several colors / wore it through / >> spray painted a little bit in various areas, etc. I don't recall the brand >> of duct tape, but many of them now come off residue free; we tried it, both >> when we put it on, and after 2 years; it came off, and the paint underneath >> was fine. In addition, he locks it up with a Ulock designed to blunt angle >> grinders. And filthy water bottles in the cages, and a beat up looking >> seat. And goes without saying, never leave it locked up outside >> overnight. >> >> Whole frame seat post and bars are taped / the rack has a rusty basket >> zip tied to it. >> >> If someone wants your bike, they'lll get it; but around universities, esp >> the one he's at where there's a lot of bike thievery, they go for the >> easiest ones to steal. >> >> Ron in Western Ma >> >> On Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 5:51:32 PM UTC-4 [email protected] >> wrote: >> >>> Hi! I posted a while back asking for advice on what Riv model would fit >>> me and where I could try them. A month after visiting Riv HQ, I bought a >>> used homer, which is arriving tomorrow! >>> >>> Anyway the point of this post was to ask your opinion on this particular >>> situation. I commute to my university classes and intend on using the homer >>> for that. There's an indoor bike locker that is accessible to the public >>> (do not need student or faculty IDs to get in) and I was planning on >>> locking it up there. I will be using a chain lock for the front tire and >>> the frame and a u-lock for the rear wheel and frame (possibly a cable loop >>> for the seat as well). This room has a security camera but no active >>> security personnel. >>> >>> At most I would leave the bike there for 2 hours or so, would you risk >>> this? I know that ultimately this risk is up to me to live with, but I >>> wanted to hear some of your thoughts. I have attached a picture of the bike >>> locker! Thanks in advance! >>> >>> [image: Indoor Bike Parking - DSIT : r/ufl] >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/8010a6e2-460f-4041-9649-8203826c6d75n%40googlegroups.com.
