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.

Make sure what you lock your bike to cannot be cut. Take a peak at. Get a tight fit. The advantage of this method is that the cable is very light.

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. 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 by pushing it through. Press and twirl the pen into the keyhole.

Push a loop of the cable through the rails of your saddle. Secure by passing the free end of the cable through the loop. The thief dented it but never severed it. Attach a u lock or chain around the rear wheel the frame and the bike rack as above.

The ideal lock system is a good u lock or heavy duty chain and a second lock like a cable. With the help of a u lock or a chain lock this can be done fairly easily. Slide your u lock through your frame and both wheels. 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.

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. Lock according to value frame first then back wheel and finally front wheel. Never use just a cable lock.

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

If your wheels are quick release remove the front wheel and put it beside the rear wheel and frame. Secure the free end in the d lock. Get a pen that fits well inside the keyhole after the cap has been detached. Lock up to the center pole.

Catch u lock by your non dominant hand.