I agree that frame-mount locks are very convenient, but probably best for bikes too heavy for a casual thief to lift and walk away with. Almost every Indian-made DL-1 copy had one when I was a wee lad, all stamped from sheet metal, and all with, probably, the same stamped-steel key.
I last used one on a very nice short-distance grocery getter, a hot-rodded (*) Worksman tricycle -- no one was going to casually heft that over his shoulder and walk away! But it was very liberating to ride up to the store, flip the lever, *no need for a bike rack because the vehicle stood up by itself*, and simply walk into the store like any other normal human being. (* Imposed a Stronglight 99 crank on it by beating -- very nicely, I may add -- an indentation in the "chainstay" so the crank arm would clear, so I could install a 40-something ring in place of the absurdly small 32 or whatever the stock was, for a ~67-70" gear; clamp-on combined bottle dynamo/LED headlight, Wald Newsboy basket, and of course a decent saddle; B 68, I think. Trikes -- I also owned a refurbished Ken Rogers BRT with huge Hoss saddlebag -- are the ultimately good grocery haulers.) On Thu, Apr 15, 2021 at 11:26 AM <rltil...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have an Abus wheel lock on the front wheel of my e-bike. I use it all > the time for quick trips into a store. Anything over a couple minutes and > I’ll break out the other locks and lock the bike up properly. I’d never > used a wheel lock before but do find them very useful. > > https://roberttilley.smugmug.com/Bicycles/Tern-GDS-S00-2019/i-HjbJMFB/A > > Robert Tilley > San Diego, CA > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Apr 15, 2021, at 7:31 AM, Arthur Mayfield <ajmayfi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I considered one, but then decided that: A. For the cost, a smaller U > lock would work just as well, and be more versatile; and B. Frame locks > would seem to be most useful for heavy bikes (like many Dutch-style bikes) > that can’t be easily picked up and walked off with. While I like the idea > of simply turning a key and walking away, my bikes (as built) are all too > lightweight and valuable for that. If I wanted to risk it, I could simply > slip a U lock through the rear triangle almost as quickly as using a frame > lock. > > On Thursday, April 15, 2021 at 9:59:49 AM UTC-4 Tom Wyland wrote: > >> I had a Clem-like Dutch bike for many years with a frame lock. I used it >> all of the time to lock up in front of a store for a few minutes. It's >> also extra security for longer-term lock-ups because it protects your rear >> wheel from theft. >> I had a cable lock that plugged in as well. I still used another U-lock >> for higher security, but the frame lock + cable worked for me 95% of the >> time. >> >> Tom >> Herndon, VA >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/5a187239-5342-41af-9479-ffea320ab70en%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/5a187239-5342-41af-9479-ffea320ab70en%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/D1819283-2FDF-4E10-8CAD-7B0AC12BB264%40gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/D1819283-2FDF-4E10-8CAD-7B0AC12BB264%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgt_ztyn%2BM5Nr3id%2BZi-V4TqsuSjgH7nyO8f8Cm%3D7HPNeA%40mail.gmail.com.
