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Originally Posted by Komskies
Anyone have a recommendation for an inexpensive bike lock? This is for a $500 bike so the lock has to be proportional to my bike's value. I'm not going to lie after watching lockpickinglawyer videos on youtube I expect every lock to be picked in 5 seconds or less.
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I think the lesson to take from the lockpicking videos is that a cheap lock is scarcely better than a zip-tie, and that if you're going to buy a lock at all you should invest in a decent one. Even if your bike is cheap, it really sucks to have it stolen and then have to spend even more buying another bike.
Depending on where you park, I'd suggest going for a
Kryptonite Evolution Mini U-lock mated with a
Pinhead wheel-lock system.
I'd also suggest uglifying your bike (it it isn't already ugly) with a combination of tape, paint, and reflector strips. Then just take your seat-post with you (or buy the Pinhead version that locks your seat-post too), and make sure you leave your bike locked up in an area that's visible or has a lot of people around.
I had a $230 Canadian Tire special bike a few years back that I had tricked out with a bunch of accessories, so it looked like a better bike than it was. Someone ripped through my thick cable lock in no time and made off with it. All told, the bike plus accessories wouldn't have been worth more than $400, but that's still money that would have been better spent on decent security than on another new bike.