Bike lock/Padlock recommendations

[Stax1970]

Looking for a Bike lock/Padlock recommendations please. Anything between £15- £45 pricemark I was thinking?

Also, while you are here, any recommendations on a Hydration Pack Backpack. Need to be able to stick a spare tube, tyre levers and a few allen keys inside it. Also needs room inside or outside to hold an extra layer.

THANKS!!

[lllnorrislll]

Check what your insurance recommends for the value of your bike.
My insurance company insists I use one with a sold secure rating and as I commute in to a city centre, I use a 'gold' rated lock.
I use one of these - purely because the police were doing an offer on them for staff at work.
https://www.tredz.co.uk/.OnGuard-Brute-Lock-Shackl...

[MB140]

As above. My insurance policy insists on a gold standard lock or they won’t pay up. Not cheap but feels very substantial in terms of strength and build quality.

Edited by MB140 on Saturday 14th November 15:57

[defblade]

A decent D-lock is far and away the best. Make sure you fill the shackle to stop a thieving git getting a pry bar in to twist it open.

Having said that, consider how, when, where and why you're using it. The best lock in the universe is no good if you left it at home because it was too bloomin' heavy for you to want to carry it. Leaving the lock where you park can be an option if on regular trips/commuting, but if you get there and someone has stolen/broken/glued the lock (or even removed a link of the chain from under the wrap in the night and replaced with a cable tie that you can't see, and they can cut easily), what do you do then when you turn up and find no way to lock your bike?

And, to a certain extent (insurance requirements notwithstanding as above), if a thief wants your bike, they will take it whatever you used, so some would say putting off the casual git is more relevant than trying to stop the professional every time.

I've got a variety of locks to choose from depending on time, distance, destination and perceived risk... they run from a small light but well made cable lock which is easy to carry and maybe used to just stop someone simply lifting it or riding off on it if I'm popping into a village shop, through more useful cables and a decent D-lock (which due to its weight I'd rather carry in a pannier or on its frame mount than in a backpack), up to motorcycle stuff that weighs more than my bike... I figure I might as well use it on the bike at home as I don't have a motorbike at the moment, but I'm not carrying it anywhere else!

[MiseryStreak]

This:

https://www.evanscycles.com/brand/kryptonite/krypt...

£45. Gold secure and includes cable for wheels.

And this:

https://www.evanscycles.com/brand/camelbak/classic...

£55. I have an older version of it and it’s indestructible.