LOCKS The Anchor-men
Home Office stats say that 17 per cent of cyclists will experience the gutting feeling of having a bike stolen. Mark Sutton talks to distributors with various security solutions to find out how you can help prevent your customers becoming a statistic…
Raleigh
PRODUCING BOTH own brand and acting as a distributor for lock labels, Raleigh has an extensive collection of security goods. Raleigh’s security gear, while tough,
offers the entry-level cyclist something on a budget, while UK-made Squire Locks provide the real heavy metal. Squire’s Mako Combi 25/1200 AD has a distinctive armoured cable, that is both lightweight and strong. The user can choose their own password thanks to a recodable five- digit combination lock with easily spaced wheels for ease of use and over 100,000 combinations. Recoding is made even more
Asgard
SPECIALISTS IN home storage sheds, Asgard has announced a new extra large ‘Cycle Store’, which comes complete with fittings on which to hang helmets and store tolls and cleaning products. The Cycle Store XXL is the largest bike storage unit from Asgard and is made
Zyro
WITH GERMAN manufacturing giant Abus regularly shipping its security systems to Zyro, retailers have a variety to choose from when selecting stock. The Bordo line has long been a
success for the label and the £99.99 Granit X-plus will no doubt continue the folding lock line’s popularity. Offering a Sold Secure Gold rating and 85cm of 5.5mm hardened steel links, it’s built tough and folds down in a concertina to store inside a sleek rubber pouch, which in turn attaches anywhere to a bike frame via a Velcro strap. For an even greater investment, customers can buy into the confidence inspiring City Chain X-Plus 1060, costing £119.99. Lots of strong sounding buzz
secure with Squire’s patented ‘TORQ DRIV’ technology – a unique recoding mechanism developed exclusively by Squire’s in-house designers – to ensure that the lock cannot be accidentally recoded. Pinhead is another label on board,
from strong weatherproof steel panels, to ensure breaking in gives thieves a headache. The lock is pick-resistant and is made up of a five point locking system making it tough to break down, particularly without drawing the attention of others. The unit sells for £1,199.
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words in the brief for this one. Built around a nigh-on impenetrable multi- layered hardened steel lock body with ‘Powercell technology’ and the ‘x-plus’ locking mechanism, the X-Plus 1060 is pricey for good reason. The 10mm hardened hexagonal steel links are further bolstered by a ‘Powerlink’, which fits directly into the lock body for extreme resistance to torque or pulling attacks from black-hearted thieves. Zyro also supplies security product
from the Pitlock label – which produces unique coded nuts to secure individual components – and Zefal, who produce the award winning Lock ‘n’ Roll skewers . With the bike upright with the wheels on the ground these quick release skewers cannot be opened once they have been locked. To unlock them you must invert the bike so it is resting on the saddle
offering its core unique locking axle system, as well as newer items such as seatpost locks and headset caps un- doable only by those with the unique supplied key.
The Nottingham distributor’s own
branded product catalogue is enough to satisfy most customers, with simple lock and chain units coming in for as
little as £8.99. There are also package deals available, like the RXL. 10 Shackle plus cable costing £29.99. For ten pounds less at retail the customer can become the owner of the new RXL 4.1 cable lock – a heavy duty self coiling cable that’s pre- coated to protect paint finishes. An X2 bolt mechanism provides optimum pull resistance. 01773 532600
with the wheels facing upwards. The joy of Zéfal’s system is that they still retain the practicality and ease of use of a quick release skewer. 01845 521700
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