11/28/2023 0 Comments Bike disc lock with alarmThen I upgraded to a Kryptonite New York Noose 1213 and Evolution Disc Lock I soon realized that the alarm function was (1)annoying in weather, (2) not loud enough to hear from an air conditioned motel room.especially after a day of riding and (3) not as secure as one would think (small disc pin, alarm easily defeated, cable is EASILY cut). I used to use a Xena XZZ6-L alarm disc lock with an extra heavy duty cable loop from the rear tire to the locked front disc, with a cheap cover over the bike. The "folks" who would want to steal your bike are less accomplished, 20V cordless angle grinders notwithstanding, so your efforts at added difficulty will hopefully push "them" to less troublesome bikes. NO_AI has linked you to one of the greatest threads i've ever had the pleasure of reading, a AMA with a bike thief who shared many things on how to make your bike more unappealing to a thief, it is well worth the read but i've already taken the liberty of including many of the points made in that thread.Thumbs up for the LockPicking Lawyer-he will make you feel that anything you do will be defeated in seconds or a handful of minutes. PS: EVERYONE WHO SAYS THEY LIVE IN A "GOOD PART" OF TOWN IS SILLY, THIEVES LIKE TO STEAL FROM THE "GOOD PART OF TOWN" AS ITS WHERE THE BETTER MORE AVAILABLE PROPERTIES WILL BE LOCATED, YOU AINT GONNA FIND A GSXR1000 SITTING PRETTY IN THE GHETTO ARE YOU? Look into getting a cover that you can lock and secure so you cant just pull it off, they'll have to cut it, which will give you your first indication of possible theft so you'll then want to move it into a brightly lit area with possible cctv or even a local self storage facility, or you could go one better and get a ghillie suit and camp out near your bike at night and wait for the scum to come back, then sneak up on em and introduce em to something big and heavy, but remember to hide your face and you'll want to take their eyes, and or hands to prevent said scum from ever attempting to steal someones pride and joy again. One thing some people do is remove the clutch lever, but of course this can be time consuming and if you do it in public and a bike thief or one of their accomplices sees you do this, they will bring their own, but it's just another measure one can take. You want a alarm system, be it fitted into the bike or on your disc lock. If you chain it to a ground anchor, try and keep as much of the chain off the floor as possible, the biggest bolt croppers ive ever seen weighed in at 48lbs, you try holding them up while attempting to cut into a 16mm thick super hard af chain thats suspended in the air, it will make you exhausted very quickly, it's easier for a chain to be cut when it's on the floor as they can use the floor to help them get leverage and use their weight to force the bolt croppers to work. ![]() The idea is to make the bike as unappealing to steal as possible, that includes wrapping the thickest most secure chain you can buy (ALMAX series III are uncroppable with even some of the largest bolt cutters) through the swing arm and the rear wheel. ![]() ![]() You want multiple locks, one for every disc brake rotor. I have a OXFORD BOSS alarmed disc lock, sure its not the best but it screams so very loud, and one day when it went off while my bike was parked outside the greenkeepers shed were i work, while i was what nearly 400-500m away working in january while moving tee markers and doing some litterpicking, i took my utility truck and sped back to the shed to see dust settling on the trail, i looked at the cctv and turns out some gypos had come looking for stuff, tried to lift my bike and once it screamed they covered their ears, got back in their van n fucked off, ever since then i've chained up the rear wheel to the swing arm and through the exhaust mount when i cant secure it to a solid anchor point. Join us on Discord! Showing off Bikes or Gear? Click Here Looking for purchase advice? Click Here
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