E-bike
Which lock on your e-bike? Battery, frame and insurance
An e-bike costs more than the lock. Still half of Amsterdam buys the lock at the till as an extra. Wrong order.
Battery locked in the frame plus a chain or U-lock through frame and pole. ART 2 is often too light for what insurers ask on e-bikes.
We open battery locks for a living. We know where cheap lock work fails. We do not put that back.
After opening: ask for the replacement lock at once. Then you do not ride home wide open.
Battery locked first, then the frame to a post. One lock in Amsterdam is half a measure.
We recognise cheap lock work because we have to open it again the next day. We do not put that back.
Which type fits your frame, we see on site. Brands if you want to know where the lock usually sits. Buy a bike if the bike itself is due.
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