Position your lock off the ground with the keyhole facing down.
How to lock up a bike with a cable.
Attach a u lock or chain around the rear wheel the frame and the bike rack as above.
Get a tight fit.
Secure by passing the free end of the cable through the loop.
The less room inside of the u lock or chain the more difficult it will be for thieves to use their tools.
Secure the free end in the d lock.
Never use just a cable lock.
Use a d lock on the rear wheel pass it through the frame and an immovable object.
Lock up to the center pole.
Push a loop of the cable through the rails of your saddle.
Take a peak at.
If your wheels are quick release remove the front wheel and put it beside the rear wheel and frame.
Use a d lock on rear wheel through frame and an immovable object.
Lock the free end in the d lock.
Catch u lock by your non dominant hand.
Get a pen that fits well inside the keyhole after the cap has been detached.
Secure the front wheel using one end of the cable by pushing it through.
With the help of a u lock or a chain lock this can be done fairly easily.
Grasp the ballpoint pen by your dominant hand and coil it into the lock at the time of pushing rigidly.
Push a loop of the cable through the rails of your saddle.
Here our host amanda teaches you how to properly lock your bike.
The ideal lock system is a good u lock or heavy duty chain and a second lock like a cable.
Secure the front wheel using one end of the cable.
Press and twirl the pen into the keyhole.
The advantage of this method is that the cable is very light.
A guy i met at a downtown bike rack showed me his 16mm cable lock that a thief had tried to cut twice bolt cutters hacksaw.
Lock according to value frame first then back wheel and finally front wheel.
The thief dented it but never severed it.
Then push one end of the cable through the front wheel pass one loop through the other loop and secure the first loop to the main lock.
A 16mm cable real thick in other words can be sheared with a bolt cutters or cut with a hack saw but it s one hell of job.