How To Properly Lock A Bike With A Cable Lock

Make sure what you lock your bike to cannot be cut.

How to properly lock a bike with a cable lock.

Get a tight fit. Secure by passing the free end of the cable through the loop. The less room inside of the u lock or chain the more difficult it will be for thieves to use their tools. Push a loop of the cable through the rails of your saddle.

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. Secure the saddle with a long cable. Therefore always keep the lock away from the ground. With one u lock there is no possible way to secure all the components on your bike that a thief might steal.

Another very popular technique is to use one decent lock and a cable. Use multiple locking mechanisms. Cable locks are available for sale but should only be a secondary security measure. Attach a u lock or chain around the rear wheel the frame and the bike rack as above.

Use a d lock on rear wheel through frame and an immovable object. Make your bike ugly. Secure the front wheel using one end of the cable by pushing it through. You need a u lock plus something else another u lock a cable lock locking skewers etc.

Lock according to value frame first then back wheel and finally front wheel. Cutting a cable lock is so easy and quick that it s possible in broad daylight with people nearby.