U Bike Locks?

Is there a wide variance in the quality/security of U-Bike Locks?

I got a U-Lock Bike Lock from a person who has the annoying tendancy to buy which ever is cheapest, withouht regard for quality.

The one he purchased, the company given on the packaging is www.kent.com and has xFactor at the top. It's only $13, which worries me. Anyone know of or has used this product? It does say "Hardened Steel" on the package, which is what I'm told to buy.

I'm going off to a college with a very large campus, and people there have made it clear if you do not have a very secure bike lock, it will be stolen.

I just need something that I can be sure will not be broken, because the Bike must be left outside at night (there is no indoor storage), because I have a tight class schedule which I would not be able to make it to a class if I do not have a bike.

Which brand would you recommend?

If anyone is determined to take your bike then they will. !!!!!!
Regardless of how much your lock cost!

Hard but true!!!

Whatever lock is fitted, it can be beaten, so.......use two!

The longer a thief has to free your bike from its shackles, the more effective a lock is! They are more likely to find an easier target, than spend ages messing about with multiple locks.

Try a 'U' lock to secure your rear wheel(better still your frame) to a study fixing point and a chain lock to loop through the bike securing any quick release wheels.

If you are thoughtful of how you store your locks you don't need to carry them with you, you can leave them at college, locked around the frame that holds the bike stand. That's what I do when I go to work.(saves carrying them).

Hope this helps.

You get what you pay for. I put two locks on my bike. Onguard makes good locks. My local bike shop uses them in their display window.
A key opening Master lock -- the bullet proof type, and the thickest chain (links steel as thick as your finger). Wrap it around your waist to ride. If you want double locking add a lock and get a longer section of chain and put a lock at the loops at both wheels. If they can cut through that, then nothing will stop them.

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