How To Lock Up A Bike With A Cable

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How to lock up a bike with a cable.

Slide your u lock through your frame and both wheels. Attach a u lock or chain around the rear wheel the frame and the bike rack as above. The less room inside of the u lock or chain the more difficult it will be for thieves to use their tools. Take a peak at.

With the help of a u lock or a chain lock this can be done fairly easily. The thief dented it but never severed it. Secure the front wheel using one end of the cable. Position your lock off the ground with the keyhole facing down.

The advantage of this method is that the cable is very light. Lock up to the center pole. Push a loop of the cable through the rails of your saddle. Secure the free end in the d lock.

If your wheels are quick release remove the front wheel and put it beside the rear wheel and frame. Press and twirl the pen into the keyhole. Push a loop of the cable through the rails of your saddle. Get a tight fit.

A 16mm cable real thick in other words can be sheared with a bolt cutters or cut with a hack saw but it s one hell of job. Make sure what you lock your bike to cannot be cut. Secure by passing the free end of the cable through the loop. Secure the front wheel using one end of the cable by pushing it through.

Lock the free end in the d lock. Then push one end of the cable through the front wheel pass one loop through the other loop and secure the first loop to the main lock. Get a pen that fits well inside the keyhole after the cap has been detached. Secure by passing the free end of the cable through the loop.

The ideal lock system is a good u lock or heavy duty chain and a second lock like a cable. Use a d lock on the rear wheel pass it through the frame and an immovable object. Never use just a cable lock. Lock according to value frame first then back wheel and finally front wheel.

Here our host amanda teaches you how to properly lock your bike.