Reddit reviews ONGUARD Akita Loop Cable Lock

It's Masterlock garbage. Avoid.

The person in the picture has done the opposite of what they should have done, if they insist on using this lock: use the ulock to lock the bike (and back wheel!) to the rack and use the cuff lock to lock the front wheel to the bike.


E: Masterlock makes really, really bad locks and has a totally undeserved reputation of quality. I can't stress this enough. They're extraordinarily bad locks, barely better than the chinese knockoff versions, and this product is no exception. Consider this thing on par with a cable loop for securing a front wheel, except it's a bigger pain in the ass because it alone is literally 2 separate locks you need to unlock. When I use my cable loop I only need the one key to open up my u-lock and release the cable securing my front wheel.

If you haven't been keeping up: a ulock with a cable loop is 1 key, 1 lock/unlock. A ulock with this handcuff-lock is 2 keys, 3 lock/unlocks. 1 key to open the ulock around your rear wheel where St. Sheldon told us to put it and another key to unlock both sides of the lock if you use it like his disciple 802bikeguy told us to.


Sometimes you'll see bike-cops use their handcuffs to temporarily secure their bikes. That's where the idea for this handcuff styled lock came from. 2 things though:

1. Actual handcuffs are even less secure, but
   
   
2. Bike cops are real cops with real guns and real arrest powers and if you cut or pick their locks they're going to do something about it. Stealing a police vehicle gets you into shitloads of trouble. Cops aren't going to do fuck-all if somebody wiggles a bic pen around in your Masterlock, unlocks it, and rides off on your bike.

I usually take my gear with me; the helmet is the only thing that's hard to carry so I sometimes tie it to the bike.

My bike came with a couple of these loop cables and I use a combination lock to tie it to the rear wheel. Some bikes will also have under-seat helmet hooks.