What do you recommend, Chain or Disc lock? - SV650.org

22-03-05, 09:04 PM

As a newbie, about to get his 1st. bike, what do you recommend for security?

I fancy a chain for the garage that I can wrap around the workbench which weighs about 2 tonnes and a Kyrptonite Disc lock for when I'm out and about. (the 1 with the new lock).

What do you think?

I realise a disc lock does not stop someone lifting your bike into the back of a van but I find it hard to imagine carting a chain around with me all the time.

Any recommendations would be appreciated, also what is the average chain length. I reckon about £40.00 should do it for the chain but I am prepared to stand corrected.

23-03-05, 10:15 AM

I've got a £30 (I think) Motrax chain which is through a (£20) ground anchor at home or a steel post at the gym. At the cheap end of things, but most thieves would balk at a bike chained to the ground, and if they're still willing to have a go at it, they'd probably get through even the expensive stuff.

At work I use a disc lock (Luma solido - free with Ride mag subscription a while back) as the security there is pretty tight.

The length of the chain is about 1m, maybe slightly less. Sometimes I'll double wrap the chain around one off the wheels, but it's heavy, so I tend not to carry it about with me if I can help it. Will probably be getting a lighter weight chain for when I go to the gym.

28-03-05, 01:50 AM

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Originally Posted by SVeeedy Gonzales

I've got a £30 (I think) Motrax chain which is through a (£20) ground anchor at home or a steel post at the gym. At the cheap end of things, but most thieves would balk at a bike chained to the ground, and if they're still willing to have a go at it, they'd probably get through even the expensive stuff.

At work I use a disc lock (Luma solido - free with Ride mag subscription a while back) as the security there is pretty tight.

The length of the chain is about 1m, maybe slightly less. Sometimes I'll double wrap the chain around one off the wheels, but it's heavy, so I tend not to carry it about with me if I can help it. Will probably be getting a lighter weight chain for when I go to the gym.

why not just get a really heavy chain then you wont need to go to the gym

Sid Squid · 28-03-05, 09:00 AM

I think you've decided about right, seems to be what most people do, have it locked up good and proper when at home, and use a disc lock when you're out and about.
Unless you can find something reasonably secure to lock to when you're out - I'd like to, but I very rarely can - then there's no benefit of carrying a chain with you. Of course if it's somewhere you often park, going to work or similar, then you may be able to arrange to chain it to something which is obviously more secure, a disc lock is a good deterrent, but chained up is far better, thieves don't want to spend time at the scene, so anything that needs to be cut/broken before the bike can be moved is a huge improvement in security.

28-03-05, 11:43 AM

ive got the xena disk lock, it has an alarm with a movement detector i think it was £40-60 from infinity

31-03-05, 12:30 PM

I personally prefer the huge fugg off chain, I have had so many incidents where I forgot to take off the disk lock....its crazy...but I have NEVER forgotten the chain!

Viney · 31-03-05, 12:35 PM

None, insurance is all i have, oh and a cat1 alarm that i never use

05-04-05, 09:52 AM

Just bought an oxford tripwire at the weekend... lighter than the chain and looks pretty useful for attaching bike to pretty much anything solid (shown tied to a tree trunk on the box). Not as resistant to attacks as a chain, but if they're willing to cut through this then I doubt the chain would do much good either. Cost about £35 and could easily lock two bikes to each other as well.

05-04-05, 10:00 AM

Both

05-04-05, 06:30 PM

I'm afraid to say that the trip wire looks like a waste of money to me. It didn't stop my bicycle from being nicked in Edinburgh so I doubt it would be any good for an SV.

I have a 1.5m hexagonal chain with a padlock. It weighs about 8 kilos but I would't take any chances with my bike. I find an easy way to carry it around town is to wrap it in a plastic bag and stap it onto the passenger seat with a cargo net, which doesn't take more than 15 seconds.

22-03-05, 09:04 PM	#1
GC-SV Guest Posts: n/a	What do you recommend, Chain or Disc lock? As a newbie, about to get his 1st. bike, what do you recommend for security? I fancy a chain for the garage that I can wrap around the workbench which weighs about 2 tonnes and a Kyrptonite Disc lock for when I'm out and about. (the 1 with the new lock). What do you think? I realise a disc lock does not stop someone lifting your bike into the back of a van but I find it hard to imagine carting a chain around with me all the time. Any recommendations would be appreciated, also what is the average chain length. I reckon about £40.00 should do it for the chain but I am prepared to stand corrected.

28-03-05, 09:00 AM	#4
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	I think you've decided about right, seems to be what most people do, have it locked up good and proper when at home, and use a disc lock when you're out and about. Unless you can find something reasonably secure to lock to when you're out - I'd like to, but I very rarely can - then there's no benefit of carrying a chain with you. Of course if it's somewhere you often park, going to work or similar, then you may be able to arrange to chain it to something which is obviously more secure, a disc lock is a good deterrent, but chained up is far better, thieves don't want to spend time at the scene, so anything that needs to be cut/broken before the bike can be moved is a huge improvement in security. __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"

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23-03-05, 10:15 AM	#2
SVeeedy Gonzales Guest Posts: n/a	I've got a £30 (I think) Motrax chain which is through a (£20) ground anchor at home or a steel post at the gym. At the cheap end of things, but most thieves would balk at a bike chained to the ground, and if they're still willing to have a go at it, they'd probably get through even the expensive stuff. At work I use a disc lock (Luma solido - free with Ride mag subscription a while back) as the security there is pretty tight. The length of the chain is about 1m, maybe slightly less. Sometimes I'll double wrap the chain around one off the wheels, but it's heavy, so I tend not to carry it about with me if I can help it. Will probably be getting a lighter weight chain for when I go to the gym.

28-03-05, 11:43 AM	#5
650newb Guest Posts: n/a	ive got the xena disk lock, it has an alarm with a movement detector i think it was £40-60 from infinity

31-03-05, 12:30 PM	#6
clanger Guest Posts: n/a	I personally prefer the huge fugg off chain, I have had so many incidents where I forgot to take off the disk lock....its crazy...but I have NEVER forgotten the chain!

31-03-05, 12:35 PM	#7
Viney Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: In the shadows to the left Posts: 7,700	None, insurance is all i have, oh and a cat1 alarm that i never use

05-04-05, 09:52 AM	#8
SVeeedy Gonzales Guest Posts: n/a	Just bought an oxford tripwire at the weekend... lighter than the chain and looks pretty useful for attaching bike to pretty much anything solid (shown tied to a tree trunk on the box). Not as resistant to attacks as a chain, but if they're willing to cut through this then I doubt the chain would do much good either. Cost about £35 and could easily lock two bikes to each other as well.

05-04-05, 06:30 PM	#10
Italianjob Guest Posts: n/a	I'm afraid to say that the trip wire looks like a waste of money to me. It didn't stop my bicycle from being nicked in Edinburgh so I doubt it would be any good for an SV. I have a 1.5m hexagonal chain with a padlock. It weighs about 8 kilos but I would't take any chances with my bike. I find an easy way to carry it around town is to wrap it in a plastic bag and stap it onto the passenger seat with a cargo net, which doesn't take more than 15 seconds.