New lock !!!

[ScottT]

Nice idea, i wonder if they can do a disc lock along the same line.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2081318073/linka-worlds-first-auto-unlocking-smart-bike-lock

[Albigularis]

Seems pointless. You still have to lock the bike TO something. In which case you should bring a U-Lock and attach it through the back wheel between the rear triangle to something solid.

It's also a matter of time before one of these automatically locks whilst riding the bike, causing an accident and wrecking a bike.

Some things I want automatic, like a microwave. Some things I don't. Like an automated 9mm steel bar waiting to through the spokes of my wheel upon malfunction.
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Biking history so far-
Aprilia RS125 - Kawasaki ZXR400 - Triumph Street Triple R - Suzuki GSXR1000 L3 - BMW R1200GS - Kawasaki Z1000 - Kawasaki ZX10R C1H - Ducati Multistrada 1200 S Touring - Suzuki Hayabusa

[talkToTheHat]

Keyed versions of these are all the rage in Belgium, for it is a cyclist's paradise. Many cheap pushbikes are parked with no or token security. Many of them have rear brakes that are operated by backpedaling. I understand the general attitude is dump bicycle and that is has some kind of lock that may be engaged is enough security. Locking a bicycle like that over here would see it pikey'd in minutes.

My sister lives over there. Apparently said style of very cheap lock often fails by locking whilst on the move. Or at least that's her excuse.

Of course in areas of europe with tolerant cannabis laws and in havens for artistic types, bicycle locks that don't suddenly and unexpectedly lock (i.e. when ridden after being left locked) will probably significantly reduce bicycle related injuries.
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[covent.gardens]

Seems to me like that little lock is going to have to fend off a lot of vibration, temperature changes, ingress of water, dirt, dust, rust etc. With delicate electronics inside I wouldn't want to be an early adopter... seems like it's traded strength for all that gimmickry as well.

[bamt]

Ignoring the over-engineering of what should be a simple mechanical device, that kind of lock can be quite useful for low-value bikes. Over in Sweden they are common, and many bike racks have a tethered cable with a loop in the free end so you can put that loop through the lock bar and secure the bike to the rack. It means that you can lock up your bike safely without carrying anything with you (as long as you know that each end of your journey has said cable).

I'd still use a proper lock for a bike of reasonable value.

[Just_James]

Great, now there's even bike locks that require an App!

Just... .. Really? Not maybe slightly over complex for ridiculously minimum security offerings that are only suitable for a bike that is not worth nicking in the first place (other than perhaps for the value of the security technology aboard)?
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Current Bikes / Projects: 1999 Rieju RS1 50
Previous bikes - 1986 DT125R (field bike), 1989 KX250, 1980 KX420 (with 500cc big bore), 1992 YZ250, 1988 KX500, 1989 XR250R, 1988 VFR400R NC24, 1999 Cagiva Mito 125, 2008 Rieju RS2 50 , 1993 Honda NSR 125

[Flatbadger]

Another instance of the word 'smart' - I wish these designers would put as much effort into naming their products. Maybe a slap around the head might that smart.
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[Rogerborg]

[ScottT]

[Northern Monkey]

Is rather someone invented a lock which was 16 or 19mm thick steel formed into a chain. I could then pass this lock through my bike and round something solid making it very difficult to steal. That would be much better than a puny little lock
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[Just_James]

It's the modern equivalent of the Amazing Anti-Thief Security Case!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKxN9I_eRTs

How did that never catch on?
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Current Bikes / Projects: 1999 Rieju RS1 50
Previous bikes - 1986 DT125R (field bike), 1989 KX250, 1980 KX420 (with 500cc big bore), 1992 YZ250, 1988 KX500, 1989 XR250R, 1988 VFR400R NC24, 1999 Cagiva Mito 125, 2008 Rieju RS2 50 , 1993 Honda NSR 125