Timeline for Frame lock that can lock without key inserted
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| Apr 25, 2018 at 20:05 | comment | added | kryger | @DavidRicherby on top of that, you're effectively forced to lock it every single time, otherwise there's a risk a prankster locks it for you and takes the key, leaving you with a locked bike and no key. Silly design! | |
| May 18, 2017 at 10:59 | comment | added | newenglander | I received a reply from Abus, they don't make a frame lock that can be closed without the key in the lock. Other manufacturers like Axa and Trelock don't seem to either. | |
| May 15, 2017 at 20:01 | comment | added | Thomas | @David Richerby: It sure isn't the ideal solution for everyone - it might still be an interesting option. Also, there are key rings where you can take off individual keys and just click them back on. So that might be an option, too. | |
| May 15, 2017 at 19:57 | comment | added | Criggie♦ | Having once managed to lock my bike to a rack 4 hours walk from home, there's a small positive point in forcing the key to stay with the lock. Consider it like a swimming pool locker key. | |
| May 15, 2017 at 19:19 | comment | added | David Richerby | So with the second kind of lock, you can't keep your key on a keyring because it has to be in the lock the whole time you're riding your bike? That sounds like a total nightmare. | |
| May 15, 2017 at 15:50 | comment | added | newenglander | Good idea, I will contact Abus and some other manufacturers and see if they make what I'm looking for. | |
| May 15, 2017 at 15:29 | history | answered | Thomas | CC BY-SA 3.0 |