RidingMatthew

I dont usually leave my bike anywhere out of site downtown. If I am hanging with some friends I will bring a U lock that could be picked easily but it would slow someone down. I like to keep my bike within my line of sight.
@work I leave it locked in the bike locker.

SirLeaflock

I use this for my cargo bike.
https://lockitt.com/protector-chain-13mm.html

https://lockitt.com/dib-sfb-ulock-190mm

I go the opposite direction on my all weather commuter, but would like another ulock for downtown purposes. Still that bike wins the game of looking less desirable to most people.

Clyde1820

I use much the same thing.

A custom-length Abus Granit 14KS chain and an Abus Granit 37RK padlock, for home/storage. And a pair of Abus Granit u-locks, for cycling/commuting, same-keyed as the 'home' padlock. Perhaps not the toughest stuff available, but it comes close. Any greater weight then I'd need to requisition a second pair of legs, so it's plenty. Acquired through Lockitt; good group, those guys.

rekmeyata

When I commuted I ****ered up a cheap locking system.

I got an Abus 6ks 6' square chain with a protective sleeve; combined that with a Master Lock 1 1/2 inch shackle heavy duty combination lock. I kind of wish I had bought the 5' one instead of the 6', but it is what it is.

When I go bike camping, I don't take the chain, I don't want the added weight, so I take a 20mm 6-foot security cable with loops on both ends, and I take that Master Lock mentioned earlier. While cables are easier to cut, the only time I'm worried about it is when I'm sleeping or at the bathroom. The cable is significantly lighter than the chain.

I don't even use the chain anymore since I'm retired; I did use it when I was gone for a couple of months just a couple of months ago, I locked 3 of my bikes with it while they hung from the ceiling in the garage, just in case someone got access into my house illegally while I was gone. A solo person would have a job trying to carry 3 bikes out of the garage all connected to one another, then with our alarm system, the roaming security patrol, and neighbors, I doubt they would have gotten very far. Maybe two people might have been able to take the bikes out if they had a plan and it worked.

XtrajackII

I've got two Kryptonite U locks, a cable, and a square link chain with a mini U lock. I am considering adding both Skunklocks to my system. If it would fit I would love to get a frame lock for my Big Dummy.

rekmeyata

I would spray paint the black section with the word Skunklock all black so as to surprise people should they attempt to cut it. A pro theft many know what that lock is about and prepare for it.

However, according to the internet that lock will not stop an angle grinder, which has now become the weapon of choice with bike thieves, it only slowed down an angle grinder by 15 seconds over lessor locks. The only lock so far, but more are coming soon, that can sort of defeat an angle grinder is the Litelok X3, but the video I'm going to post the guy is using an electric angle grinder to defeat both the X1 and the X3, a battery powered one I doubt the battery would last all the way through, and most thieves are not going to have 2 or 3 batteries and several blades to get one bike.


This next video is a Skunklock Carbon being tested:
OnGuard makes one called the RockSolid, which is tested on this video, but while they do test several other locks, they didn't test the newer X3 to see if one was superior to the other, but the point is that it took several batteries and several blades, which means a pro isn't going to defeat due to lack of batteries and blades.