Just bought two Datatool disc locks

[wots]

They are £13.99 BIN or Make Offer.

I offered £10 each for two and accepted, free post.

Just a heads up in case anyone interested, I like these closed shackle locks.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271862779424
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[someotherguy]

Thanks for the link, I'll pick up a couple of these

[DrSnoosnoo]

wots, have you used these before? Are they secure? I'll pick one up if so!
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[Just_James]

Thanks for the link, I'll pick a couple of those up

Doesn't mention it on the listing but they are actually Thatcham approved.
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[mattyfattyboo...]

Isnt there a old thread on here showing them being very easy to take apart? I'll see if I can dig it out....

[wots]

[DrSnoosnoo]

[Rogerborg]

[wots]

Never said they were perfect, just offered up. Possibly as much use a sticker that says "Armed guard, they are invisible, they are. Legit!"

For £10 each, as I said sits under the seat and can be used when I want to make my bike less nickable. Like when I'm on a ride with BCF pikey's.
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[Rogerborg]

Sure, it's a big bright solid looking lock for a tenner, it'll help to encourage beady little rat-eyes to move on to the next bike. Why not?
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[DrSnoosnoo]

I've just made the same offer as OP and won.

Got two coming so I'll use them, purely as a deterrent, but in effect, unless its a 19mm chain, that's all anything is eh?
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[J.M.]

I just made the same offer. I have a little more space left in the tailpack that these will fit in to alongside the chain. The more the merrier. Owning a nice bike makes me paranoid.
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[Rogue_Shadow]

Had mine for just under 4 year & still works perfectly.
I spray it with ACF50 every so often, but it's held up well considering it's always outside.
Never attempted or had anyone attempt to break it, but it's a nice bulky visual deterrent that fits under my pillion seat

[Dave_R]

It's funny how in the item description, a fundamental weakness of the lock is actually a feature.

"MOVABLE CHROME PLATED BRASS RING WITH HARDENED STEEL RING"

With the volume turned down, that translates to;

An easily removable soft brass plug that's held in with a mere steel spring, is the only thing that retains the important bits of the lock.

[J.M.]

Holy fuck. Mine just arrived. People trust a product like this with their bike?

I wasn't expecting anything amazing but this seriously is terrible. The ring has a lot of play in it. The body feels remarkably weak, and the physical lock part of the body bends away from the main body under moderate pressure from my own two hands. There is a screw under the ring which is clearly accessible by a screwdriver. I have a strong suspicion that removing this screw would allow me to simply remove the locking mechanism from the lock, but I'm not going to test it.

I would not lock anything of value up with this. It genuinely feels like a toy.
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[MCN]

Thatcham Approved means Thatcham Approved.

It would be better if that meant it was worth more than the typing.

But better than nowt and for a 10-er can't complain.
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[J.M.]

[monkeybiker]

I'm sure if you spent ten pounds on a fat padlock that is not bike specific it would be more secure.

[Dave_R]

[MCN]

It gets rave reviews at amazon.co.uk

Data Fool Lock

Which only proves amazon reviews are worth as much as a Thatcham Approval.

It has 'Warning Datatool Protected' on the lock what is the warning?

To the thieve or to the owner?
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[Vincent]

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[Matt B]

I got one a while back. Quality is definitely poor and the writing on the case could have been written on in crayon. This, along with the price, leads me to believe they are all rip off Chinese cheese metal copies on ebay.

Still it's a visual deterrent and better than nothing.
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