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Can anyone recommend what lock to carry in my pack for stopping at cafes etc to lock up a couple of £2000 to £3000 bikes?
As a rule I don't leave my bike out of site unless I've brought my big bad abus d-lock with me (with the car), but if I'm out on a ride and I know I'll be stopping at a cafe or something and it's a pretty safe area, I carry a 4m light weight steel cable with loops at each end (actually a length of halliard from a boat shop) that's enterprisingly hard to cut; wind that round all the frames and wheels, and through a fence or something; then finish off with a little motion sensor alarm lock.
All very light weight and compact, and as I'm not going to be far away it's more of a deterrent and something to stop someone walking away with them, rather than to stop a determined thief. Total cost about £20. 100db motion sensor means if anyone messes with it, you're going to know about it.
[url] http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Abus_CombiFlex_202_90cm_Cable_Bike_Lock/5300006185/ [/url]
I just bought one of these for road bike cafe stops. Not super strong but will certainly help - similar to above
keep in view
other than that any decent lock will stop the opportunist thief from walking your bike away, the strongest locks in the game won't be proof against a determined tooled up thief with half a minute to himself.
no way would I leave a 2 grand bike where I couldn't see it except maybe locked inside a car and even then I'd cover it up with a tarp and be constantly nervous.