ilovecycling

I don't feel like lugging around a heavy lock with me when I ride. If I have to pee, I'll usually stop somewhere on some back roads and lean my bike up against a tree while I do my business. If I have to eat or stop at a gas station for some gatorade, I'll just lean my bike up against a window where I can see it at all times. I don't live in a bad area, so I'm not worried about someone snatching it right in front of my eyes or anything like that. I basically don't let it out of my sight. Works for me!

I just ride for fun though so I'm only out with the bike for a max of 2-5 hours. If I used it for commuting I would definitely have a lock.

UCIMBZ

mechBgon

Given that thieves will steal parts off a bike, such as wheels, seat & post, bar/stem/controls, etc, it's not a huge stretch for them to want a whole bike minus one part. In my city, the police set up a bike-theft sting a while back, and the thieves chucked the bike into a pickup truck and drove away, so I don't assume the ride-away factor either.

Yeah, takes about a minute of vigorous work with a hacksaw in my firsthand testing. Let's hope the thieves are all out of shape

In the bigger picture, this is one of the benefits of having a dedicated rain/commuter road bike, it's not backwards to throw a respectable lock in the trunk bag and ride it to the store. For my road-racer, I might take a pocket-sized light cable just to step into a convenience store, but if I need something heavier than that, I'm on the wrong bike.

Darksid3

I have a ferocious springer spaniel haha

AllezDada

Does he go in your bike bag or do you have a frame mount?

Excelsius

Pretty good. Thanks for the tip.

By the way, what are you using to hold the lock fixed? Does it stay stable?

BarracksSi

The thing on the bottom is a Twofish Lockblock. I got a set of three that's intended for mounting a lock to the handlebars & stem (it looks like aerobars that way), and this is just one of the set.

It's plenty stable. The trick, though, is that the saddle needs to have plenty of room underneath so that the lock can slide between the rails and the body/frame of the saddle itself. My Brooks has tons of room under there, and the leather doesn't even sag far enough for my butt to ride on the lock. I was completely unable to fit the lock through an unused Fizik saddle I have, though.

El Conquistador De Amore

My bosses know I love biking and allow me to bring it into the office if I commute. So I don't have a problem there. And any store or restaurant that isn't cool with me bringing my bike in and keeping it within sight, doesn't get my patronage.

rwmichel

where did you get your bottom velcro piece???

thisisbenji

Once I took mine into the restroom, at the local forest preserve.

kleinboogie

Looks like the flashlight handlebar mounts.

https://www.amazon.com/TwoFish-FH1-Fl.../dp/B001CJXB5E

They also have:

https://www.amazon.com/TwoFish-Bikebl.../dp/B001F307JK

AllezDada

I'm afraid to ask where you put it . . .

Accordion

You could do what I did today - I set my bike outside Jack in the Box and could see it through the window the whole time I ate. Only one guy stopped and looked at it for awhile which made me slightly nervous but he moved on. Luckily I remembered to remove my Edge 500 and since I have no seatbag there was nothing else to take other than the bike itself. I figured even with biking shoes I could get out there within 10 seconds and chase the culprit down.

LesterOfPuppets

I often shift to high gear when I do stuff like that. I used to even go to the trouble of dropping my chain on the BB.

thisisbenji

It was actually a rather large bathroom.

milkbaby

When it's not locked in my home, it's usually locked underneath my sweaty balls...

Carbon Unit

My bike never leaves my sight. If I go into Starbucks, I can see it out the window. So, no need for a lock.

AllezDada

But what about when you have to go to the rest room?

AllezDada

Now there's an image I really didn't need . . .

KD5NRH

Locks are overrated; just tie it to one of these with a bit of string.

AllezDada

The one on the left looks pretty mean also . . .