New Type of Bike Lock

I_M_Weasel

I_M_Weasel

I_M_Weasel

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Saw this advertised today and was curious to know if anyone would trust their bike to be protected by it.

http://www.litelok.com/#introduction

I'm using a big D lock at the moment and fortunately can leave it at work, wouldn't want to carry it around with me.

If you don't want to click the link- its a lock that looks like its weaved fabric, but survives angle grinders, bolt cutters, blow torch, saw.
 
My worry is that it looks like a cheap cable lock, and that it will provoke attacks by opportune bike thieves, who will damage the pretty outer layer with bolt cutters or an angle grinder. A robust enough looking D-lock should persuade the thieves to try elsewhere... Has anyone seen any good reviews?
 
Shamrock said:
I was very interested in this lock but I've decided against it after reading this review and some of the comments.

I also don't think their "testing" video is very good. They don't seem to be trying that hard to break it.

https://cyclestuff.wordpress.com/20...-impressions-of-kickstarter-lightweight-lock/
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Testing video is blah but if it's gold secure it surely can't be that easy to get into (unless there is some fatal flaw that somehow got missed..in which case, recall time).
 
Shamrock said:
It's this one...

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/kryptonite-evolution-mini-5-flexframe-u-bracket-lock/

Granted, it's only silver secure but if the Litelok doesn't actually fit in my rucksack or on my XS frame it's no good to me.

At 29" it should fit around my waist but I haven't reports of anyone trying it.
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That's what I currently use actually, though I don't leave my bike out of sight when using it.

But yeah, it's a silver secure lock so insurance-wise it's not legit for some uses. My bike for instance wouldn't be covered if I left it locked up with the mini D lock.
 
That testing video had me cringing.

The product is whatever it is but the video was only convincing me that the "bike thief" was rubbish not that the lock was good.

I have no interest in buying one but I am always interested in "new" mechanical whatnots so I'm rummaging about to see how its made.

Found this:

http://transportationalternatives.b...-breaks-old-rule-about-bike.html#.V6sDCaKtU-U

Which in a nutshell suggests silicone and kevlar for toughness plus metal cables with rotating metal sleeve sections.

Sounds reasonable enough in theory.
 
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Hotwired said:
That testing video had me cringing.

The product is whatever it is but the video was only convincing me that the "bike thief" was rubbish not that the lock was good.
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Yeah I agree!

Barely trying with the croppers when most people would jump on it... angle grinding in the dark to show off sparks but not making it clear whether it actually gets through. He doesn't appear to be applying much force again.

I want this product to meet my requirements and expectations (a lightweight, strong lock that I can carry around my waist) but I'm not convinced.
 
I was sceptical of the manufacturers video - was the saw blunt, bolt cutters loose etc...

Also a bit concerned that sawing, although slow, was getting there. I totally get that given time any lock could be defeated and it's mostly about making your bike too difficult, so thieves pick on someone else.

I just want a lock that I can carry easily but be confident will hold long enough for me to call into the pub/shop and not come back to a stolen bike.

I think this might make the criteria and the extra size allow you to attach to more solid objects than a D-Lock
 
Shamrock said:
Presumably to obtain a Gold standard it is independently tested by Sold Secure and must take longer than 10s to break in to?
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Oh, to *break* in, sure... but I'm not talking about destruction.

Sold Secure is owned by the Master Locksmith Association.
I have tools designed by members of the Master Lockmith Association.
I have Sold Secure Gold motorcycle security that I myself can pick open in under 3 seconds and bump open in even less time.

Make of all that what you will.
 
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