I bought this bike lock from halfords, it was £24.99 and as it has a code instead of needing keys it would be quicker to unlock and get home. I regretted my decision to buy it as when I collected my bike one evening I saw that a neighbours bike with the same lock had been cut but not stolen as maybe they got spooked or something. However this was enough to make me take my lock back and swop it for another one. It is really handy to carry in your rucksack as it isnt too heavy. The coiled cable is also very good as it stretches and so you can secure both the front and back wheels, the frame and your helmet to something solid like a bike ...  Read the complete review

After a helmet and lights there was only one other thing I needed to buy for my bike and that was a lock of some kind. Just like the bikes the choice was staggering and I had trouble deciding on which one to actually go for and I finally decided on Magnum plus cable lock as the man in Halfords informed me it was one of their best sellers and in his opinion one of the best locks they stocked. It is made from a heavy cable and what you do is thread the cable through the bike and wheels and then attach it to something stationary like a railing. The ends of the cables slot together to form a really strong lock and the best thing about this lock compared to the ...  Read the complete review

I bought this lock for £25 from Halford, as it looked quite robust and easy to carry. Well my opinion is that I wasted my money. They really should ban cable locks like this because they do not pose a problem to a potential thief. I locked my mountain bike up to a lamp post and popped into a few shops. When I came back, the lock was cut, but thankfully someone had seen what was happening and had scared the guy off and was standing by my bike... thank goodness there are some nice people in the world. So, they hadn't tried to crack the combination (that would be silly and take too long). What the lady described was some sort of hand tool, quite big though. So I ...  Read the complete review