{"id":1079,"date":"2025-07-06T14:18:30","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T12:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stromer-tech.info\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=1079"},"modified":"2026-03-13T21:11:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T20:11:10","slug":"bicycle-lock","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/wp.stromer-tech.info\/en\/knowledge-base\/fahrradschloss\/","title":{"rendered":"Bicycle lock"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-ht-blocks-messages wp-block-hb-message wp-block-hb-message--withicon is-style-alert\">The electric\/electronic anti-theft measures of the Stromer are certainly a protection against 'quick theft', but not a problem for the professional.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"95ac658e-7e4c-49e7-ae54-5b55c939221e\">Every lock fitted is an additional hurdle against theft. Thieves weigh up the time involved against the reward. The longer it takes to pick a lock, the more likely it is that a thief will switch to another bike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"16b27a66-c0c4-4a1e-86cb-10b24354d72b\">So-called 'gift straps' (cable locks) are not recommended for securing an expensive Stromer, such as this one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bmRifyjjRcg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Example<\/a>&nbsp;shows. Even for professionals, the thick U-locks such as the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BxIbAFnmsIQ&amp;list=PLg9MRUb6C4TCcFAxYWISpU89wC_ee5Rfd&amp;index=22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ABUS Granit X Plus or KRYPTONIGHT Evolution<\/a>&nbsp;or the latest generation, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PUwjh8J4uec\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LiteLok X1\/X3<\/a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dk6XGv29RRI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hiplok D1000<\/a>. This is not a quick job, i.e. it takes less than 60 seconds. The necessary battery flex makes a lot of noise and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCm9K6rby98W8JigLoZOh6FQ\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lock picking<\/a>&nbsp;at a high level is time-consuming and not for the occasional thief.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"8442e4d8-578d-40c1-97e5-fa511e5d15e2\">Even the most popular folding locks have a crucial weak point in the most solid version, the so-called links. Like a&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Zs8uyPsDaw0\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Test<\/a>&nbsp;as the ABUS Bordo shows, they can be cracked silently with a bolt spreader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"e7ee199f-42fd-470e-ad81-43b993bf5f65\">Is there such a thing as an unpickable lock?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"74ac2a39-a21f-4094-b16f-3657d61f813c\">Here are a few links to bike lock tests:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bike-x.de\/mtb\/zubehoer\/fahrradschloss-test\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bike-x.de<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chip.de\/artikel\/Fahrradschloss-Test-Schloesser-aller-Klassen-im-Vergleich_182840383.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chip.de<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vpkvUiDJP_8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Litelok X1 &amp; Hiplok D1000<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PUwjh8J4uec\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Litelok X1 &amp; Litelok X3 reviewe<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcs.ch\/de\/testberichte-ratgeber\/tests\/velos-e-bikes\/fahrradschloss-test.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Test 'TCS' 2024<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.test.de\/Test-Fahrradschloss-4841548-tabelle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stiftung Warentest 02\/2025<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you look at these test reports and test videos, you come to the conclusion - Jain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"1aaa138b-e3b5-4d99-865d-90cdea7c1db6\">With the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abus.com\/de\/Highlights\/GRANIT-Super-Extreme-2500\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ABUS GRANIT Super Extreme 2500<\/a>&nbsp;a lock seems to have come onto the market that meets the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/KddZoVoO7Lc?si=jD_YYTOP0GHcfPT1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Flex and other tests<\/a>&nbsp;exists. However, the price is steep (270 - 330 \u20ac). You also have to make sure that the attachment to the bike and the object to be attached is just as stable as the lock itself!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-ht-blocks-messages wp-block-hb-message wp-block-hb-message--withicon is-style-info\">Conclusion: All anti-theft measures combined make the difference. You shouldn't skimp on an expensive electric bike. A drawback is the price, weight, and size of the locks.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jedes montierte Schloss ist eine zus\u00e4tzliche H\u00fcrde gegen Diebstahl. Diebe w\u00e4gen den Zeitaufwand gegen den Ertrag ab. Je l\u00e4nger es dauert, bis ein Schloss geknackt ist, desto wahrscheinlicher ist es, dass ein Dieb zu einem anderen Rad wechselt. Sogenannte \u2018Geschenkb\u00e4nder\u2019 (Kabelschl\u00f6sser) empfehlen sich nicht zur Absicherung eines teuren Stromers, wie&#8230;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"ht-kb-category":[122],"ht-kb-tag":[263,265,262,264],"class_list":["post-1079","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-pimp-my-stromer","ht_kb_tag-diebstahl","ht_kb_tag-diebstahlschutz","ht_kb_tag-fahrradschloss","ht_kb_tag-flex"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stromer-tech.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/1079","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stromer-tech.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stromer-tech.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ht_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stromer-tech.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stromer-tech.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1079"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stromer-tech.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/1079\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9927,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stromer-tech.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/1079\/revisions\/9927"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stromer-tech.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1079"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stromer-tech.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-category?post=1079"},{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stromer-tech.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-tag?post=1079"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}