Testing The World's Best Bike Locks

PRICE CORRECTION: We had a pre-production Squire D16 MAX which is more expensive than the standard D16 at £289.99 - almost the same price as the Hiplok DX1000.

“I don’t even want the bike anymore” 🤣🤣🤣

Great test guys. I also hear that in some places that they pre-cut a section out of the rack, then cover the rack in stickers and graffiti so you cant see it and use it as normal. Then all they have to do is slip your bike off the rack so keep an eye out for that everyone.

For the prices of the higher end locks I'd personally get a cheap single speed commuter if my only option is to lock it outside wherever I'm going. Even with the £300 lock there's nothing stopping them from just cutting through the weak rack in lots of cases

rubber around the lock just serves to protect the bike but it also tents to gunk up the grinder disc reducing its cutting efficiency.

I'm fairly sure the lock picking lawyer has reviewed squire locks a fair bit. They hold up very favourably compared to other lock manufacturers.

i may be wrong... but ive used alot of abracs porcelain cutting discs in the past and that disc looks like an abracs porcelain disc. a standard inox cutting disc would probably do the job faster. EDIT: checked toolstation its a general purpose abracs blade. not rated for metals at all.

Would be nice if you can show how to carry those locks on bike. i mean place where to put it if you riding and didn't have bag.

I don’t want to be a Karen lads but you’re using the wrong disk on your cutter… those disks are for tiles

7:00 Cutting Disc identified: TopsTools TTDS125 - 5", 125mm Segmented Diamond Cutting Disc Manufacturer Product Details: "These diamond cutting discs are designed to be used wet or dry. They can be used to cut concrete, masonry, stone, asphalt, marble, granite and most general building materials." Specifications: Brand: TopsTools Product Type: Circular Saw Blades, Diamond Saw Blades Size: 125mm Bore Size: 20mm, 22.23mm Suitable For Cutting: Asphalt, Concrete, Granite, Hard Metal, Hard Wood, Marble, Masonry, Metal, Soft Metal, Soft Wood, Stone, Wood

I wonder how long it would take to cut through the bar it's locked to or the bolts that secures it to the ground.

Thank you! Seeing the improvement from Kryptonite was good to see. I would have liked to see the Onguard Brute tested as well.Though, I'll need to keep my eyes peeled for Squire across the pond

I have watched several videos testing bike locks. No one has actually done the tests under ALL of the following conditions. 1. Use portable grinder popular with thieves. 2. Include in the tests the time to change out blades and batteries on the portable grinders. In real life that time would add to cutting the locks. 3. Locking the bike locks in a more realistic scenario wrapping the rear wheel, frame and bike rack. 4. Additional second or third lock wrapping around front wheel, frame and bike rack. 5. Steps to take if you encounter thief while in progress.

The anti-angle grinder locks are impressive, but whatever the bike is locked to (for instance, a bike rack) is not angle grinder resistant, probably less than 90 seconds. A thief could grind through the bike rack, take bike, complete with expensive lock, throw it in the van, and then take it to their garage, where they could cut through the expensive lock with an acetylene torch. Find a place to lock the bike that is not secluded, or arrange with an employer to let you park the bike somewhere inside.

The problem with the super strong locks is they are stronger then all the stuff you can attach it to. Thieves will just cut through the bike stand, or whatever you put the lock around. IMO they are not worth the extra bulk/cost over a more convenient lock for that reason.

This test sadly is not valid even though you guys put lots of effort in this, but a diamond disc is not suitable for cutting steel. Diamond discs are made to cut rocks or softer metals that dont contain any carbon, as the diamonds degrade very quickly as they simply burn away beacause they consist of carbon. Thats probably the reason why the first lock was down so quickly an the other ones took several minutes and became very hot. You should really consider repeating this test with a disc that is made for cutting steel.

Love the grinder proof locks to be released in a smaller mini lock

Great video! Would be interested to see the LITELOCK X1 and X3 too.

Yeah I have the Hiplok I can trust the lock but have seen places where the bike rack has been cut instead.

I always use 2 U-locks, on the theory that having to cut through 2 seperate locks is going to be enough of a faf to make a prospective thief just shrug and look for easier targets. Worked pretty well for me so far.