How To Properly Lock A Bike With A Cable Lock

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

How to properly lock a bike with a cable lock.

A bicycle locked using a chain and u lock make sure the lock is far away from the ground if the lock is close to the ground the thief can use the ground as a base to keep the lock and hammer to smash the lock. Secure by passing the free end of the cable through the loop. Lock according to value frame first then back wheel and finally front wheel. Cable locks are available for sale but should only be a secondary security measure.

Use a d lock on rear wheel through frame and an immovable object. You need a u lock plus something else another u lock a cable lock locking skewers etc. Another very popular technique is to use one decent lock and a cable. Therefore always keep the lock away from the ground.

Cutting a cable lock is so easy and quick that it s possible in broad daylight with people nearby. With one u lock there is no possible way to secure all the components on your bike that a thief might steal. Secure the front wheel using one end of the cable by pushing it through. The less room inside of the u lock or chain the more difficult it will be for thieves to use their tools.

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. Make sure what you lock your bike to cannot be cut. Secure the saddle with a long cable. Get a tight fit.

Push a loop of the cable through the rails of your saddle. Make your bike ugly.