[Closed] Lets ruin another bike related Kickstarter project

I think my nail scissors could go through that.

I quite like the idea if its just for cafe stops rather than leaving the bike unattended for any period of time but....

hides inside of your frame

I'm unhappy with their poor grammar, so ahm oot.

Pic shows it on a fixie.

Don't they realise the only way to carry a lock on one of those babies is slung around the waist of your sister's jeans. It's the law, I tell you...

A £3 lock with a seatpost you don't need.

look forward to seeing the dropper post version - umm oops not possible!

It will get full of mank there and seize up. Fact.

His attempts at being a male escort have been met with appropriate disregard. You can probably get much better company for $500 🙂

Looks like a good idea for winter club runs to a cafe and commuter bikes. What's not to like? 75% of the time I've got a pannier on my comuter that just contains the lock!

My new lock ( free with a film booking) for quick stops . 🙂

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I'm in. I see tons of 'leisure cyclists' around london that could use that.

I'm out just for the awful welds on the frame. Blergh...

I have a very similar thing that fits in the end of the bars, no special bits needed

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Stoner - Member
I think my nail scissors could go through that.

Oooh, look at mister lah-de-dah with his nail scissors.

Leatherman or a Swiss Army Knife too rustic for your delicate digits?

Ya big ponce.

Am ah missing summut or do I just need an allen key to overcome this grand feat of security?

Am ah missing summut or do I just need an allen key to overcome this grand feat of security?

It is still through the wheel and frame even if you remove the seat. I thought that originally too.

I love the idea, but the reality is still crap. Better than no lock at all but security-wise only marginally better than tying it to a fence with string.

Surely it's no crap'er than any other ~10mm steel cable based lock?

SprocketJockey - Member
Pic shows it on a fixie.

Don't they realise the only way to carry a lock on one of those babies is slung around the waist of your sister's jeans. It's the law, I tell you...

Keep up, the only way for a hipster to carry their lock is like this:

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In the back pocket of his sisters jeans that have been cut off mid thigh.

thisisnotaspoon - Member

Surely it's no crap'er than any other ~10mm steel cable based lock?

It's an 8mm aluminium cable, so yes it is.

My new lock ( free with a film booking) for quick stops .

I prefer Subrosa's version . . .

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Not for me - But well done for giving it a go - getting some prototypes fabricated and seeking some funding.

However I do suspect this is hard to protect IP wise.

Surely where the cable ends exit out of the top of the seatpost is going to cause issues:-
1.Big hole for rain and mud to enter the frame.
2.Potential seatpost failure where the Big hole is.
In my limited expertise I would say a lot of force from the rider above will be pushing down onto the seatpost around that area potentially causing a lot of stress.

I wouldnt buy one just on the above 2points alone,I can see a potential market for hire bikes but I'd rather have a more substantial lock like the 'Hiplock'.

Keep up, the only way for a hipster to carry their lock is like this:

In the back pocket of his sisters jeans that have been cut off mid thigh.

<face-palm>And there's me wondering why I've never truly been accepted by the Hoxton set</face-palm>

Carrying a bike lock has always sucked

Getting run over sucks. Losing your job sucks. Carrying a bike lock is simple.

Suppose for the hipster-cafe lot it's fine. Wouldn't do for me though.

Are they planning a 'dropper' version?

We will be getting the product ranked by a third party lock rating system which will be important for insurance companies when insuring your bicycle.

Given that it could be cut with a pair of cable cutters (which is what I use to cut my nails Flashy), I doubt it'll get much of a security ranking

How do I select my size of seat post?

Size selection will be done with the follow up form if (hopefully WHEN) funding is successful. Standard sizing available will be 27.2mm - which is the standard size for road bikes.

Is it?

Looks like a good idea to me, maybe not for the value of the bikes that people on here ride but for your average person on your average bike it's likely going to be good enough and pretty handy. If you go and lock your bike up at a bike port type place then it'd probably be enough to deter a thief from going your bike and to go for someone elses.

I'd prefer a longer thinner cable. I occasionally carry those of the type above (mines a rucksack one by lifeventure). Fine while you pop into a shop for 5 minutes or go into the cafe on a club run.

Won't stop anyone tooled up but statistically the chances of someone wanting to steal my bike, having tools and being in the same remote spot in Northumberland are quite slim. Stops a casual scumbag jumping on and pedalling off.

On a cafe run it sounds harsh but it makes your bike harder to steal than the one next to it.

Is it?

Yes. Things have changed a bit in the last few years, but most road bikes are still 27.2.

Only steel ones.

I have an alu and a carbon road bike, both 27.2.

Trek and Spesh road frames that use round posts are 27.2. Giant alu framse were, dunno if they still are. Merlin 3al/2.5v ti frames (the 6/4 were bigger IIRC) are too.

I think it's a reasonable statement. You can always shim a 27.2 as well.

Isn't the cable on that lock twice as long as it 'needs' to be (to lock the bike up) simply because it has to get from the top of the seatpost to the back wheel?

What njee said, mine are all 27.2 (or narrower on the steel ones)

My Dahon commuter has a pump in the seatpost, better than a lock I think.

m- - Member
Isn't the cable on that lock twice as long as it 'needs' to be (to lock the bike up) simply because it has to get from the top of the seatpost to the back wheel?