![]() ![]() This was because limited power and battery life meant it would take a while to cut through a thick u-lock, with a thief often needing to swap battery packs at least once as the first one ran out of juice. And they struggled to defeat the very strongest bike locks. When I first started researching and writing about bicycle security, over 6 years ago (in 2015), angle grinders weren’t such a big deal. History of Angle Grinder Resistant Bike Locks Skunklock: spays noxious gas into face of thief when attacked.Altor SAF: very resistant to angle grinders, but not portable and not tested by Sold Secure.Litelok X1: significantly less resistant than the X3 or D1000, but also much less expensive.Hiplok D1000: a very close second in terms of resistance.Litelok X3: the most angle grinder resistant bike lock currently available.And then I will describe the evolution of these locks over the last couple of years. So I’m going to keep this post updated with the current situation.įirst, a quick summary of the bike locks that do offer a degree of angle grinder resistance. But I expect a lot more to be appearing in the next couple of years. Because an angle grinder will still get through any bike lock, eventually.īut before you get all disappointed, there is some very good news: in the last 2 years we have seen the launch of several new bike locks that provide huge improvements in angle grinder resistance.Īnd the truth is that some of these new bike locks are so resistant to angle grinders, that in a real world situation, where a thief is trying to use a portable angle grinder to steal your bike from a street, these locks will prevent the thief from doing so.Īt the moment, there’s not many of these angle grinder resistant bike locks about. And I’m not sure that there ever will be. There are still no bike locks that are completely angle grinder proof. ![]()
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