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  • joeschmoe Rank: Lance Corporal 22nd Feb 2007

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    Good Points: Thick cable, compact and easy to carry with included mount for bicycle. Reasonable price (but read more).


    Bad Points: Lock mechanism is flimsy. The keys are too thin to resist torque with ordinary use. One key twisted a bit when I first used it, so from then on I used the second one, albeit much more cautiously. Even still, the second key broke off inside the lock a few months later when I was unlocking the bike. A 2mm thick key made of poor quality metal is an extraordinarily poor design.


    General comments: This lock is designed for either bicycles or possibly motorcycles. Since I have both, I used it for both, but mainly my bicycle while attending school in, you guessed it, Oxford. I think I paid about 20 pounds for it, but even for that price it turned out to be a total headache and a serious waste of money. There are two videos going around the internet of a guy who opens Oxford locks (different models) WITH A PEN! I kid you not, they opened right up as if he was using a key. Though this didn't happen for me, the lock mechanism was so shoddy and rough that it was bound to cause the thin key to break inside of the keyhole. I cut the lock off with a hacksaw in about five minutes, only to find that the "thick" cable was made to appear more so by the clear vinyl coating. The actual cable inside was much thinner - neat trick, Oxford.