Disk Lock tips.......

[SoulKiss]

#1 Always remove before trying to move your bike.

Had an incident last night, witnessed by many of the Selkent crew.

Thanks to Jambo (well Jambo's bike) I got off lightly, a slight chip on my front wheel. Well that and a bit of a case of "Crash Bung A**e" from siting on his one

1st time I have ever done it, hopefully the last.

Now my disklock came with one of those curly plastic reminder things, which I used to have round my right clip-on. I removed this for 2 reasons, it probaby wasn't that safe, and I started to lock my bike on the rear wheel.

My new solution is to use one of those key-ring trigger hooks to attach my lock keys to my ignition key when the lock is on the bike.

This is the hook in question.



Just thought that I would

a) Be the 1st to let everyone know what a prat I was :P

b) Share a possible solution to a common problem.

David

PS Did anyone take a pick of me trapped between the bikes - if so, enter it in the June piccy contest and I'll go halves on the prize :P

I have one of the above. See the yellow thingy (bungee cord, not the lock itself)? That goes in the lock arm, and on the throttle. No chance of me doing what you did with that in place, and no-one can walk off with the bungee whilst it's locked up.

You can buy the bungee's seperately too.

HTH.

[SoulKiss]

Exact same lock, with the exact same yellow curly thing that I threw away as it didnt reach to the rear wheel :P

Originally Posted by SoulKiss

Exact same lock, with the exact same yellow curly thing that I threw away as it didnt reach to the rear wheel :P

Completely your fault then.

Also, why disc lock the rear wheel? Isn't that where your chain goes?

Originally Posted by SoulKiss

PS Did anyone take a pick of me trapped between the bikes - if so, enter it in the June piccy contest and I'll go halves on the prize :P

No, but we can renact the scene if there's a prize.

That disc lock is a powerful brake isn't it!

Originally Posted by Baph

Completely your fault then.

Also, why disc lock the rear wheel? Isn't that where your chain goes?

What he said ^^^

Why lock the rear? I have one of these exact same locks (came free with my insurance last year) and works a treat. I am in the habit of using it now but still wouldn't use it without the bungy because I just know I would forget one day.

Originally Posted by Baph

Also, why disc lock the rear wheel?:

why indeed?

Originally Posted by SoulKiss

I removed this for 2 reasons, it probaby wasn't that safe, and I started to lock my bike on the rear wheel.

I don't understand not safe, do you mean someone nicking your string?

P.S I've done it, not recently but years ago, a disk lock was known as a padlock back then.

Originally Posted by Jamaxx

What he said ^^^

Why lock the rear? I have one of these exact same locks (came free with my insurance last year) and works a treat. I am in the habit of using it now but still wouldn't use it without the bungy because I just know I would forget one day.

Originally Posted by hovis

why indeed?

I think it's cos it's easier to lift the lighter front of the bike and wheel it away. Doesn't stop a team of thieves lifting the whole bike into a van though.