On my commute home, I usually stop at grocery store or restaurant to pick up some dinner. Back in the day, I didn’t worry about leaving a fixed gear bike by itself for a few minutes, because I figured there were not enough people that knew how to ride one fast enough to get away if I ran after them. These days, especially in San Jose, lots of kids are far more adept at riding fixies then I am, so it worries me to leave the bicycle on it’s own. I don’t travel with a lock because there is no place on the bicycle to carry a conventional one and I don’t feel like reaching in to the Chrome bag, digging out the chain, locking the bike and putting the bag back on. Instead, I would usually take the bike home first and then go out to pick up dinner.
I wanted a lock that was small, storable on the bicycle, and quick to lock, unlock and stow. Security isn’t a huge concern because I only leave it alone for a few minutes at a time. I chose the Kryptonite Evolution Mini, 1.6 lbs, not too heavy, and way more secure than I need.
Mounted it this morning and as soon as I went two feet, I hated the rattling. Rode all the way to work, hoping that like other urban noises, I would get used to it, probably not though.
Worked all day and forgot all about it.
As I was getting all of the bicycle stuff on to leave, I noticed the collar (picture below) rotates to cover the key hole (I’m not really sure why), but as I twisted it, low and behold, the lock part no longer had any play and was firm against the “U” part:
The rattling is gone and now I really like this lock!
At the Safeway today, I locked the bike to itself just inside the door, and it protected the bike! The lock is 1 for 1.
