Bicycles

3127 readers

13 users here now

Welcome to [email protected]

A place to share our love of all things with two wheels and pedals. This is an inclusive, non-judgemental community. All types of cyclists are accepted here; whether you're a commuter, a roadie, a MTB enthusiast, a fixie freak, a crusty xbiking hoarder, in the middle of an epic across-the-world bicycle tour, or any other type of cyclist!

Community Rules

No bigotry - including racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia, or xenophobia.
Be respectful. Everyone should feel welcome here.
No porn.
No ads / spamming.
Ride bikes

Other cycling-related communities

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

Would this $60 bike lock work for my use case? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

14 comments fedilink hide all child comments

I'm thinking about commuting by bike from home to my french classes, but the thought of my bike being stolen worries me and I'd like to hear your opinion.

I think that Onguard's Pitbull 8003 U lock would be good enough for my current situation, since my class only lasts about an hour and my bike would be inside the school.

I paid around $450 for my bike years ago, it's an aluminium road bike with shimano sora shifts. Would you say that it could eye catching?

I'd be glad to hear your thoughts!

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Get it dirty, put ugly stickers on it, etc. Make it look unappealing, it'll help.

The best thing to do well be taking it with you, even into the back of the class. Might feel weird, but it's how I kept my road bike safe all through my years living in various parts of NYC.

[–] recursive_recursion 3 points 3 months ago

not sure about getting it dirty but plastering the hell out of it with stickers? hell yeah