U-lock
Buy a U-lock in Amsterdam
U-lock. Stubborn steel in a U. Not a chain, not a folding lock.
Message about this U-lockA U of hardened steel
A U-lock is a U of hardened steel and a crossbar with a cylinder. Less flex than a chain, harder to cut. In Amsterdam: shackle through rear fork or frame and through the pole. Front wheel only is asking for the rest to be stolen.
A mini will not fit Prinsengracht
Size is everything. A mini shackle will not fit a fat lamp on Prinsengracht. A U that is too big leaves room for a jack. We bring sizes that fit a pole and a fork in this city — not import for a garden hedge.
Kryptonite, Abus Granit, Hiplok
Kryptonite New York or Evolution, Abus Granit, AXA Newton, Hiplok D. Not brand for brand’s sake: a cylinder we know if we have to open it later, ART if your policy asks.
Weight in the bag is the point
You feel the weight in the bag. That is the point. A light U-lock is often light steel. We say so if you are better off with a chain for how you rack.
After cutting: the size of your pole
After cutting: the old U is done. A new one to size, photo of pole and fork on WhatsApp first.
City bike or e-bike
WhatsApp: U-lock, city bike or e-bike. Then the size that fits your pole.
Brands we bring
- Kryptonite
- Abus
- AXA
- Hiplok