My son's combo lock is less secure than a keyed lock because he often
leaves it on his bike in the open position (with the combination in
place) and the paint on that part of the combination wheels have
become bleached. In good light, it would not be hard to guess
the correct combination out of the 100 or so that would fit the
bleaching pattern. Of course, in bad light, when I was trying to
pick it up from the train station for him, I couldn't open it
at all, even though I know all of his likely number choices.
-Doug "anonymous" Shaker
At 01:35 PM 9/5/2008, you wrote:
>I have a combination U lock that I leave at work all the time. Like
>you, I didn't want to worry about loosing a key, or even carrying one.
>And like you my wife's bike, my cable lock and my canoe lock all have
>the same combo, so life is simplified. I can't think of any reason
>they would be less secure than a key lock, but you do have to remember
>to flip the tumblers after locking the bike. I bought mine from a
>LBS, so I'm sure they can order them.
>
>Michael
>Westford, Vt
>
>On Sep 5, 7:21 am, cwbowman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I am in the market for a U-Lock and my preference is a combination
> > lock instead of a key lock just because I know that I'll probably end
> > up loosing the key. Also, I have a large family with several bikes
> > (last summer 16 operational bikes in the garage- I don't have 16
> > children) and it is helpful to have several locks all with the same
> > combination. I notice that none of the LBSs stock this kind of lock
> > (the stock U-Locks but not the comb. type) and the manufacturers of
> > these only have a few in the comb. style. Are these less effective? Is
> > there some issue with the combination as opposed to a key?
> >
> > thanks again, in advance
> >
> > Craig Bowman
>
-Doug Shaker
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