new alarmed disc lock

bigdom86 · Traffic Copper Joined: 17 Jul 2015 Karma :

so i dropped my disc lock from height and the alarm module doesnt sit right anymore but can still use it as a normal disc lock fine.

any recommendations for a new alarmed disc lock? looking to spend around £50 maximum. had a xena for past year and no issues besides dropping it Mr. Green

Snop Doog · Brolly Dolly Joined: 28 Jul 2014 Karma :

Get another Xena and don't drop it?

Ariel Badger · Super Spammer Joined: 02 Dec 2006 Karma :

Buy one that is strong enough to not break with a little knock.
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NJD · World Chat Champion Joined: 11 Mar 2015 Karma :

If you've done enough damage to render the alarm broken then what's the overall condition of the lock itself, internally that is. Thinking

I wouldn't count on that alarm to do anything other than possibly wake you up in your half asleep state in the middle of the night when you think "ah fek it, winds set it off or something" because we all ignore car alarms, house alarms and well no one has ever stopped me fiddling about the locks on my bike regardless of i'm actually locking up with my gear on or not.

"Broken alarm m8, stopping it from going off all the time on me lunch brake like" seems one of many possible responses if anyone did ask why someone not wearing gear was fiddling with the locks on a bike parked up, and what proof could the nosy person provide otherwise?

Anyway..

As above if you where happy before "doh" moment then as you where, or do you want something different?

bigdom86 · Traffic Copper Joined: 17 Jul 2015 Karma :

hi all

got the xena to work again but still would like to get a new one, the xena one goes off if a mouse farts next to it. ideally would like something which will only go off if the lock is physically touched or wheel moved

cheers Very Happy

someotherguy · Crazy Courier Joined: 04 Aug 2015 Karma :

I use an Abus disc lock alarm. £65 from GetGeared, so maybe a touch over your budget, but I'm sure you can find it cheaper elsewhere.

It does the job, and it's not overly sensitive. It's just sensitive enough so that it will only go off if you move it (e.g. you try to take the lock off or move the bike). It has never gone off any other time.

Hope this helps.

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brains_t · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 20 Jun 2013 Karma :

JDC search Amazon about £30. Had mine for two and half years, wind and lazy cats set off warning but not alarm. Sensitive enough to go off if you are slow unlocking. Changed batteries after 18 months and sprayed with GT85 over last winter. No complaints.

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grr666 · Super Spammer Joined: 16 Jun 2014 Karma :

Was the broken disc lock a xena?
I thought the internals in those were replaceable?
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bigdom86 · Traffic Copper Joined: 17 Jul 2015 Karma :

hi all

will look into those, don't really have a budget don't mind spending more for something decent.

yes the xena was the one where the internals broke when i dropped it but i manage to position it to work, if i turn it with the lock facing up the unit inside drops down and arms the lock but if i turn it upside down then fit it sideways to the disc it works ok. will see if i can replace the inside bit, i think its just the catch which holds the alarm module in place which is broken