Abus City Chain X Plus

By tejvan on August 13, 2010 in bikes

At just under 100, the Abus City Chain lock is certainly an expensive way of protecting your bike. But, if follow the principle of spending 10-15% of bike’s worth on a bike lock, it may well be justifiable. On a security setting this lock gets a security rating of 15/15. Bike thieves will give this lock a miss as its extra layers of security make it so much harder to break through. It is certainly a different set up to bike locks with less than 10/15 security rating.

At 2.7Kg, the chain is heavy. It will add a noticeable difference to your bike, but, that is the side-effect of securing your bike. Some people like chain locks because

You can wear it around your waist.
It is more flexible in tying to street furniture.

By the way, the standard size is 110cm, but, a lighter version is available in a length of 88cm. The lighter version saves about 0.5Kg, useful if you don’t think you will need the length. The chain cover is well designed to cover ALL the lock, meaning your frame won’t get scratched like when you use other chains, where inexplicably, the leave some of metal showing.

One thing about the Abus City Chain is that you can get the same level of protection for about 25 cheaper, through buying a comparable security rated D-Lock (such as Kryptonite New York) However, if you have preference for a chain the Abus City Chain could be best bet.