Re: New boy on the block

[Eric Sheley <eric@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I wouldn't throw away the disc lock just yet. I stopped using mine for the 
same reason (almost). I witnessed a few falls but, luckily it never 
happened to me. I figured my time was coming though.....

and I felt that it just did not offer very much protection. For trips where 
I would be parking the bike at night, I had one of those "un-cuttable" 
chains and abloy (sp?) locks. Problem was that the setup weighed about 25 
lbs and took up a large amount of very valuable space. So I was off in 
search of something a little lighter that might act as a deterrent while on 
my road trip. What I found was the perfect solution to my problem. It's 
called "barbed wire" and is also made by Kryptonite (who makes most of the 
disc locks). It consists of 5foot length of 15mm braided cable (with a 
vinyl cover) with a loop on one end and cuff that slides onto a Disc Lock 
on the other. You run the loop around something non moveable (post etc), 
another bike, or through the rear wheel, run the cable to the front wheel, 
insert the disc lock, and lock to your disk. Presto - your bike is 
reasonably secure.

Pretty slick setup - best thing is that it weighs only 2.8lbs......

- - Eric

At 08:58 AM 7/19/00 -0700, Matt Knowles wrote:
>Probably a good idea. Every article I've read about disk locks mentions the
>scenario you just went through, so I'm sure it's a common problem. Sorry
>you had to learn about the pitfalls of disk locks so early in your bike's
>life. That had to hurt seeing it down.
>Personally, I use a cable, it's more visible, and hard to miss when I get


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