Foldylock

I bought a bicycle to head to work when I transferred away from my first school in the west. Ever since then, I had been hunting for a lock that was portable and secure. I finally found one on kickstarter and signed up for it - it was called Foldylock.

That was a few months back and it only just arrived.

My first thought on receiving the parcel was that weight was going to be an issue. It's really heavy, heavier than expected.

Upon removing it from the package, it became apparent that size was going to be an issue too.

Water bottle cage is in the way so the lock can't go there, therefore it goes onto the saddle post. Took it out for a ride and unfortunately, from that position it can hit the legs while paddling. After a few minutes of that I decided to switch it to the back of the saddle post. Problem solved but now the bag I have in that area and the lock are getting in each others' way.

Weight wise, it does not have too much of an impact but the lock is really heavy. Also a little worried at how little space there is to fit the lock around my bike AND whatever post/bar I decide  to lock it around.

Would I have bought Foldylock again if I had a proper grasp of how heavy or large it was? Honestly speaking, I doubt so.

I think the product owners are also aware of the issues. Take a look at the packaging it arrived in. The wording on the tape says Seatylock instead of Foldylock. It looks like they've already moved on to a new version of the lock.

Head over to seatylock.com and you'll see that the new concept integrates the lock into a package under the seat and when you wish to use it, you remove the seat, unfold the lock and together with the seat use the unfolded links to lock the bike. 

Yup, added benefit that your saddle can't be stolen easily. If they can produce a lighter yet equally secure version, they'll have a winner.

(Had uploaded some pictures but they were lost in the process when I switched blog addresses ... ah well ... so I'm linking to a few images found on the web)