How to Properly Lock Your Bike using Chain and U Locks

all right hello my friends today we're gonna talk about a very important subject how to lock your bike up properly I unfortunately have had many bikes stolen over my lifetime here in Boulder Boulder is a hotspot for thieves because there's so many expensive bikes on the streets in front of stores that apartment complex says nothing is safe in this town and it really sucks I will never forget the first time a bike of mine got stolen I was in high school I had spent my life savings on a trek 8000 it was $800 and it was stolen out of my mom's garage oh that was a bad day and since then I've had many other bikes get stolen and it's always frustrating there is no worse feeling in the world than walking out and being like huh where's my bike oh crap it's gone so I have tapped my friends at a bike shop here in town called fullcycle to give us a little lesson on how to properly lock your bike this is it this is full cycle it's been around Boulder since 1982 one of the main reasons why I love full cycle is because they have a full-on cafe and yes they serve burritos but we're not eating burritos today we're talking about LOX and check it out we got the owner right here ruff how's it going buddy hey pretty good there Doozer what's going on so how's fullcycle doing these days we are doing not too bad unfortunately we actually make quite a bit of money on selling people's new bikes because their bikes gets torn oh well let's uh let's see if we can teach the people out there about how not to get their bikes stolen so they don't have to come in here and buy a new bike I know it's good for business it's good for business but I want people to be happy all right go all right so this is my buddy Spencer how you doing good good he's the operations manager here at full cycle he knows the thing or two about LOX and he's gonna teach us right now ready let's do it go we've got your bike outside you need to have a lock on your bike or it's gonna get stolen there are tons of varieties different options different styles different safety features let's see what we got basic combo cable lock easy to cut through easy to lock and unlock on your own not great for long term safety but if you're running in the shop this one will do next step he locks a little bit harder to cut a little bit better locking mechanism it's a key versus a combo the safety of these is going to be how thick the you is and how hard it is going to be to cut through as well as how easy or hard the lock is to actually break into chain locks are another good high security method they're also a little bit easier to carry kind of like a cable lock you can wrap it around anywhere or throw it in your backpack a little harder to mount because they're loose but they also allow you to lock your bike in places that you can't use a you lock so if you want high security and ease of locking chain is going to be what you want this is another option that combines you lock safety with the chain lock ability a little bit more open a lot more room to to lock your bike alright let's talk about these fancy pants locks so these two locks have a little bit more extra security on it this one has no key it's bluetooth only it works through your phone so when you're close to it you can unlock it with your phone this one here is another mix lock but what this one has is a alarm on it this thing will scream at anybody trying to steal your bike if it moves from the place where you locked it all right so when you're locking up your bike you want to make sure that at the very minimum you get your frame locked frame of the bike anywhere in there around what you're locking it to some extra things that you can do is lock your wheels as well front and rear if possible generally I will go for a frame and front wheel when I lock my bike so cable lock pretty simple get it around lock it up you've got it in there are wheels something that beads steal yes these like front wheels and rear wheels fronts are easier to get off than than rears but they'll take either one of them you like right sometimes you can be a little bit harder this one's a little bit small I don't think I'm gonna be able to get it around the wheel and the frame and what I'm walking it to but at the very least and put my frame in there combo locks require you to remember a combo it's a little bit easier for a lot of people than carrying around a key I like keys they're a little bit more comfortable for me somebody can't just crack a key lock as easily as they can crack a combo lock chain lock like we said just about as strong as a u-lock but a little bit easier to lock around other places if you want some extra security you can put as many locks as you want locking your front wheel and your frame your rear wheel and your frame as many as you have expensive bikes around town you want to keep them as safe as possible overkill but it's gonna be harder than steel so as I'm standing here talking about like how to lock your bike up safely I see this bike and look this look at this tell me what's wrong with this situation here the lock is around the seat post it has a quick-release you could pull this right out and you could take that bike this seat alone is worth like $100 we should find this guy and tell him how to lock his bike up final thought if you have a bike lock it the $35 to $80 costs for a lock it's not worth but five hundred to three thousand to ten thousand dollars that your bike is worth get a lock lock it up do it right all right so I hope this has been helpful for you but I just want to reiterate that nothing is safe there is no lock out there on the market that cannot be broken if a thief wants your bike he or she will get your bike it's a total bummer to be put in this position but it's your job to make it as hard as possible for a thief to get your bike and if you're ever lucky enough to catch a thief in the act kick them in the balls so damn hard thanks for watching my video please like and subscribe I have all sorts of adventure videos from around the world lots of bike stuff lots of running stuff and have a great day everybody and get off your couch and get out there [Music]

Channel: Ryan Van Duzer

Views: 111,234

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Length: 6min 56sec (416 seconds)

Published: Tue Apr 23 2019