How To Lock Up A Bike With A Cable

Position your lock off the ground with the keyhole facing down.

How to lock up a bike with a cable. Secure the free end in the d lock. Make sure what you lock your bike to cannot be cut. Press and twirl the pen into the keyhole. The thief dented it but never severed it.

Lock the free end in the d lock. Here our host amanda teaches you how to properly lock your bike. Secure the front wheel using one end of the cable by pushing it through. Use a d lock on rear wheel through frame and an immovable object.

Grasp the ballpoint pen by your dominant hand and coil it into the lock at the time of pushing rigidly. The advantage of this method is that the cable is very light. Push a loop of the cable through the rails of your saddle. Secure by passing the free end of the cable through the loop.

A guy i met at a downtown bike rack showed me his 16mm cable lock that a thief had tried to cut twice bolt cutters hacksaw. Catch u lock by your non dominant hand. Get a pen that fits well inside the keyhole after the cap has been detached. If your wheels are quick release remove the front wheel and put it beside the rear wheel and frame.

The less room inside of the u lock or chain the more difficult it will be for thieves to use their tools. With the help of a u lock or a chain lock this can be done fairly easily. Take a peak at. Get a tight fit.

Lock according to value frame first then back wheel and finally front wheel. Attach a u lock or chain around the rear wheel the frame and the bike rack as above. Slide your u lock through your frame and both wheels. Never use just a cable lock.

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. 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. Secure the front wheel using one end of the cable.

Lock up to the center pole.