BIKE LOCKS

What’s the toughest portable bike lock you can buy? We head to Abus’ test lab in Germany to put eight to the test

If a thief is determined, no lock will prevent your bike being stolen. The aim is to make it as difficult as possible. If it takes more time and makes more noise, they’ll likely move on. Fit your lock so it’s hard to reach the keyhole and fill the lock with as much bike as you can. This will make it harder to pick, lever, crop or hammer. For this test, each lock was subjected to 168hrs in a climate chamber, the equivalent of 10-12 months’ outdoors use in a salty air environment to test its corrosion capabilities. Up next was the tensile-pulling rig that simulates a bottle-jack, which pushes apart the two sections of a lock. Our hydraulic test rig pulls on both parts of the lock simultaneously and…

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Cycling Plus (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 2024

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