How To Lock Your Bike With A Cable Lock

Make sure you don t lock your bike to another bike with a careless cable lock.
How to lock your bike with a cable lock. And you need to lock your bike properly everywhere. If you re cycling around town or if you ve stopped at a cafe where you leave your bike and how you lock it can prevent it from being a target for the dreaded bike thieves. If you lock it but not. Take a peak at our latest episode and let us know.
I discovered the hard way that a steel cord bike lock is not secure and can be cut in seconds so i switched to a u lock for my bike. And your success with a simple or complex lock is reliant on your knowledge and skill. In the street at home and at work or college. The only line of defense against bike thieves is a bike lock.
I ll never rely on a cable to lock my bike up again. The manual transport u lock boasts a 5 8 hardened steel lock that comes with a dual point reinforced locking system. If you 39 re going to actively use your bicycle and leave it on the streets you have to lock it properly. Cable locks are light and portable but can be cut in seconds.
You can use the free cable to lock your front wheel. These are not a secure choice as your only lock but you can combine a cable lock with other types to create a bike lock system. I could have easily cut it off but it was more fun to pick the lock. One of the bikes i bought had a cable lock attached.
With the help of a u lock or a chain lock this can be done fairly easily. The bikes at the end of a row of bikes are most visible to thieves but also the easiest for them to work on unobtrusively. And pending on your local laws about lock picking you might not be able to own these tools unless you are a locksmith. Lock your bike between other bikes when possible.
But a u lock is pretty heavy so carrying it is a bit of a challenge. Here our host amanda teaches you how to properly lock your bike. It comes with 2 laser cut alloy keys and a flex cable to fully secure your bike. It wasn t really picking as it was a combination lock so i didn t use.