Brand OnGuard Model 45005000 Details Lowest Price ($42.39)

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OnGuard Brute LS 5000 Bike U-Lock
OnGuard Brute LS 5000 Bike U Lock – Features
16mm massive hardened ultra steel shackle is the biggest,
toughest shackle
LS is 4.2 x 10.25, 5.2 lbs.
Includes 5 laser cut keys and 1 light key.
Five Star plus security level rating make these locks the ultimate theft resistant locks for high crime areas

16mm massive hardened ultra steel shackle is the biggest,
toughest shackle
LS is 4.2 x 10.25, 5.2 lbs.
Includes 5 laser cut keys and 1 light key.

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OnGuard Brute LS 5000 Bike U Lock – Reviews

I bought this lock based on a review I’d read elsewhere saying it took over 3 hours to break through, and since I just bought a new bike, an expensive bike… I didn’t want to take aaaaany chances of it getting stolen. The GOOD part about this lock is it IS wicked strong, durable, seems it’d be a pain-in-the-behind to cut so I feel thieves would be deterred. The BAD parts are: 1. the base part only fits one way onto the U-bar (so use something to identify how it lines up!)… 2. the base part is hard to get back onto the U-bar, it’s finicky, to say the least… and 3. it’s wicked heavy!!! Don’t expect to hang this on your handlebar and go for a ride. I have to carry it in a backpack, and after about 20 mins I start to feel it. *I’m only 5’4″ and 106lbs.

John Lang

I purchased this u-lock to park my bike at the train station and it works great. I use it exactly as described in the user guide and it’s so strong that I leave my bike all day long there without worries. I didn’t buy this lock to be carrying it around though, as it is kind of heavy (weights 4.52 lb) so I leave it locked to the bike rack overnight and I always carry on the bike a Kryptonite Coil Cable Bike Lock for short trips to the super market, etc. Using the locking technique described in the OnGuard user’s guide, the measures of this lock are just right to lock the bike to a standard bike rack however, there are alternative ways to lock the bike to the rack depending on what you are locking it to. As a general rule you should use a good u-lock to lock the back wheel and the frame to a rack and a lock cable to lock the front wheel to the rack and the frame. For what I read on the user reviews for other u-locks (i.e. Bell u-lock) it’s much more effective to have one single strong
Ron Stassens

It doesn’t look like this, and that’s a good thing (that part sticking out could be vulnerable). It’s better, it’s symmetrical with no protrusions, and even has this little rotating key hole guard ring (which seems to be of limited usefulness for me).

I figured I’d go with something tougher than most of the other locks I see around here, and yeah, this is.

The locking mechanism is fine…you just have to be absolutely certain you have the key in all the way. Also, lubricate it before you use it.

The only complaint I have is one I knew I’d have before I bought it. It DOES weigh about 5 pounds, and it is a bitch to find someplace to hang the thing (particularly with a full suspension). My solution was to use hose clamps to affix a piece of PVC pipe to the side of the frame. In between the pipe and the frame I used some cloth as a shim so that the lock has some clearance so that it isn’t a pain in the ass to get it back on when it’s in my makeshift bracket.

It’s ugly,
Tony K. Lippert

I bought the brute because I just purchased a $725 Marin Bike. I got peace of mind with the Brute. It’s extra long shrank makes it easy to lock up parking meters and any bike rack. The downside is the weight. It can be used a hand weight for exercising. all and all it worth it.

C. Thompson


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