I have a 10+ year old bike that’s worth about £100 on a good day, but I’d like to avoid some scrote nicking it, or at least persuade them to move on to the next bike in the rack.
What’s a good bet for, say, £30? I’m happy to carry the weight of a D lock and something to secure the wheels.
I’m really sorry, I’m being dead lazy by asking this to a community!
Searches online just seem to be full of autogenerated rankings, or people super invested in one brand.
I think the Kryptonite and Abus brands are supposed to be good but not sure if they’ll have anything for that price.
You could try finding anything with a ‘sold secure gold’ rating. It’s not the highest level they have but will hopefully carve out the brands that bother to get a rating.
Another good bet is to pop into a local cycle store with decent reviews on google maps
I’m not sure if technology has moved on these days, but I still work with the old system: a) Two different locks - a relatively sturdy D-lock, then anything else in addition b) Always park next to a nicer bike with worse locks.
Where I work we sell a D-lock for £30 (£40 if you need the cable for QR wheels). It’s our best seller, never had any complaints and it’s Gold rated by sold secure. I’m not gonna broadcast where I work though, so pm me if you wanna know.
this would get your frame and wheels locked for £30 Other than that look for bigger brands like kryptonite it abus secondhand
