[Closed] Sainsbury's D lock a waste of time?

Give it a try? They look exactly the same as my Onguard branded one.

Why pay more, if a thief wants your bike they will get it anyhow whether you have paid £10 or £100.

Not an entire waste of time, still far more of a deterrent than a cable lock, but we've put a hacksaw through unhardened D-locks in no time, whereas a decent one just results in sweat and toothless blades.

Onguard D-locks with a 16/18mm hardened shackle available at many a TK Maxx store for £6.99 right now...

I just got a decent on guard chain lock from tk Maxx too 15 quid

[i]Sainsbury's D lock a waste of time?[/i]

You haven't mentioned what you'r trying to keep.
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If its a bike from Sainsbury's, then I suppose a £10 lock is going to be fine....

Right ?.

[i]Why pay more, if a thief wants your bike they will get it anyhow whether you have paid £10 or £100.[/i]
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I suggest that this is settled with a game of conkers. You use your Sainsburys D-Lock and I'll use my Kryptonite New York Fahgettaboudit Chain with a New York Disc Lock on the end of it!

ABUS Granite Plus X, long.
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Yes, at the time, I thought £65 was a lot for a bike lock.
But then, when I considered how much my bike cost, £65 seemed very reasonable.

Not to mention the faff if you get your bike nicked, etc, etc.

Now consider that I've had my lock 4 years.

Thats what ?, less that £20 a year for a top level bike lock.

I've had an Abus Granite U-Lock for 20 years now and the only problem is the key is a bit worn. It is a seriously heavy motha of a lock and has none of the problems associated with barrel locks being picked with bic biros.
Not cheap mind, but good things never are.
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U locks are a great deterrent, but ultimately if someone is making a concerted effort to nick your bike they will no matter what you lock it with.

I've seen a cheap D-lock being picked by a yout near my local shopping centre. It was the type with the red plastic bands on the body, sold branded as "Muddy Fox" by Argos among others. Took him about 60 seconds to get through.

we used to break out mates bikes in the bike sheds at school just for a laugh in my younger(sillier) days

a sharp tug on the bike making the d-lock taught used to burst them open .....

same with 10 quid abus cable locks - stretch them till taught , sharp quick tug and it would explode into bits !

hence why i have good locks on my bike.

'ardened steel.

Bit Northern.

heres the ones going for 15 quid in my local tk maxx

[url= http://www.walmart.com/ip/On-Guard-OG-Series-Chain-Lock-5514/14264321 ]http://www.walmart.com/ip/On-Guard-OG-Series-Chain-Lock-5514/14264321[/url]

Make sure there is something strong to lock it to (i.e ground anchor etc)

Anyone use Almax chains/locks?

Yep, got a series 4, with the Onboard D-lock (& others ❗ ) for extra security, going through different components.

[url= http://www.almax-security-chains.co.uk/ ]Almax[/url] or alternatively [url= http://www.torc-anchors.com/security-chains.php ]Pragmasis[/url] & squires locks, along with a decent ground anchor (don't have a torc one, but if I buy again it will be!) are worth the money, IMO

portlyone

There is quite a few folk on here that use almax and pragmasis chains, general concesus on the thread yesterday was that the 19mm and 16 mm chains are a bit heavy to carry about with you for portable locking of bikes but are great for securing to the likes of a ground anchor.

[edit] damn you Zippy and your fast typing [/edit]

Why pay more, if a thief wants your bike they will get it anyhow whether you have paid £10 or £100.

Because most insurance companies wont cover you bike unless it has an apropriate 'sold secure' lock (broze, silver or gold).

Cheers z1ppy, Rusty. Thinking about getting a few in via work, to keep at work.