[Del]

I'm looking for some good information on which bike locks have solid reputations these days. The last time I was paying any attention to locks was when the Kryptonite U-Locks were being picked with ball-point pens. I never locked my old bike once, but then again, I also never once left it out of my sight.

I imagine the U-Locks are secure now but is there a better option? I'd like to start riding to work every now and then but I'd have to leave my bike parked outside my office building for 8 hours and that makes me nervous.

It'd be nice to find one that would fit in a Camelbak Mule.

 

[sanjuro]

Get a mini lock. The shackle is about 2/3's the size of a normal U-lock. I use a Onguard Bulldog.

 

[Tenchiro]

Locks just provide the appearance of security. Given enough time any lock can be broken. Personally I don't trust any of them enough to leave my bike unattended.

They keep the honest people, honest if you will.

 

[macko]

The goal of locking your bike up is to make it less desireable to steal the neighboring bikes. Get yourself a U-lock (I have an OnGuard as well) and lock your bike somewhere public but don't leave it unattended for more than 30 minutes.

Even then, you're askin' for trouble. I had my beloved single speed jacked from in front of a very busy public library last December. It doesn't take these guys much to get a lock off.

http://www.gothamist.com/archives/2006/07/14/video_of_the_da_27.php

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/lock-strategy.html

 

[fuzzynutz]

A professional lock picker, who won a contest for fastest lock picking, said he uses the hand-cuffs bike lock. I don't know who makes it, but he said it's the best and hasn't had a problem with it.