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Your cart is empty.Bike Chain Lock, Cannot Be Cut with Bolt Cutters Or Hand Tools, Premium Case-Hardened Security Chain for Motorcycles, Bike, Generator, Gates ,Outdoor Furniture
Chris Fried @ The Indie Athenaeum
Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2024
In opening the zipper lock on the bag that the product was shipped in. There was a set of instructions that came with it, but they were only in Chinese. The product listing on the website helpfully listed the instructions in English, though.It’s a little more than thirty-five inches long from one tip to the other. According to the product listing, the chain link is made of heavy-duty steel. The links themselves feel thick in my hands when I hold them. The chain link is covered by a black fabric sheath, which helps if you are hanging it from your bicycle or if you are using this for carrying something.It is relatively lightweight and easy to stow into a storage bag on your bicycle or a duffel bag. The combination is black with red rings on either side of it. The bike lock was already locked together with the combination set to “00000.” Use this combination and then line up the two arrows on each red ring and then you can pull the plug out of the lock.To reset the combination to your preference, turn the knob clockwise and set it to the desired combination. Then rotate the knob back to its original counterclockwise position and you are all set.The chain feels thick and sturdy and seems to me would be difficult to cut through. The combination lock itself seems like it would be the weakest aspect of this lock. It feels like it’s made of sturdy plastic.However, the two endcaps of the combination lock are lightweight plastic, held in place on each end by two long red buttons. If you press those at the same time, the endcaps can be pulled off.Underneath those, I can see that the chain is bolted very securely to the combination lock itself, utilizing a hard plastic clamp and flat head bolt holding the two of them together. There is no way for the screw to be pulled out of the clamp. But I do wonder if that plastic clamp would break if someone took a hammer to the plastic lock and was determined enough to try to break it apart.Knowing all this, I would be comfortable using this to lock up my bicycle for short periods, knowing that it would be secure for a little while but not sure how long it would take a thief to break through this if they tried.Overall, this is a solid combination lock with a durable chain. The combination on the lock is easy to change but I do question how secure that combination lock is since it’s made of plastic.
Ebomb
Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2024
The chain part of this lock, with the protective cover over it, feels like just a very average size chain, though the cover does protect your bike from getting dinged and scratched up. The problem is the locking mechanism--It does work smoothly but it just seems very cheap, like I could stamp on it with the heel of my boot and it would break apart. It's mostly just made of plastic, with a very thin metal used for the insides of it, and it really doesn't feel very secure.I gave it 3 Stars mainly because the combination lock is big and easy to read and use, so perhaps this could work for a child, in an environment where you really just need a theft 'deterrent' instead of an actual secure lock. Even still, for the price, you can find better quality locks out there.
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