[RBW] Re: Locks

2016-11-05 Thread Jon Dukeman,central Colorado
I have missed many a lunch after ride or "meet for coffee" rides due to me being worried about my bike being stolen or not having my lock with me due to weight.I have a Kryptonite NewYork U-lock..5 lbs I'm leaning towards the Abus Bordo 6500 or the Litelok. Here's a site that Drew mentioned. You

[RBW] Re: Locks

2016-11-03 Thread Bill in Roswell GA
Indeed. All the discussion on locks is meaningless compared to the actual experience police departments have had removing locks on abandoned bikes. Cheap U Locks are as worthless as cable locks. Expensive U Locks are slightly better. But there is more to bike security so read the discussion if

[RBW] Re: Locks

2016-11-02 Thread Big Clem
This entire discussion is worth reading: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/internet-bob/lock%7Csort:relevance/internet-bob/lCLlgmSub40/hjFOn9AEAwAJ On Friday, October 21, 2016 at 9:08:02 PM UTC-4, Surlyprof wrote: > > Since Leah brought up the issue of security here's a question that

[RBW] Re: Locks

2016-11-02 Thread Surlyprof
http://www.dezeen.com/2016/10/31/skunklock-bicycle-lock-makes-thieves-vomit-design/#more-994813 Just saw this as an forthcoming option. John -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving

[RBW] Re: Locks

2016-10-22 Thread Scott G.
On Saturday, October 22, 2016 at 4:57:28 PM UTC-4, Lungimsam wrote: > > You have to be careful as the tigr was made stronger in the newest > production models. I think they thickened up the straps. > The Tigr Mini was only made in the stronger version (wider bar) The early Tigr bow locks had

[RBW] Re: Locks

2016-10-22 Thread Lungimsam
You have to be careful as the tigr was made stronger in the newest production models. I think they thickened up the straps. -- 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,

[RBW] Re: Locks

2016-10-22 Thread John
I think it all comes down to where and when you need to lock up your Sam on the weekends. In this video, you can see even the thickest Kryptonite u-lock can be cut through in a little over a minute: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pywN558dJaU Living & riding here in Berkeley, CA, when I'm