Angle Grinder Resistant Bike Lock

I don't know about you, but one of the major deterrents from using my bike for commuting is fear of having it stolen

It's a horrible feeling returning to your bike to find that it's no longer where you left it

When we talk about bike locks, we very often have to caveat what we say with the fact that most of them are deterrents

Though quality bike locks are generally rated by independent company sold secure, it's usually bronze, silver or gold

Gold rated locks are very, very robust, but they are rated upon how long it took together

through the lock and what tools were required. The most robust tools, example being angle

grinders, will usually get through really any lock. That was why I was extremely excited to get

a press release from Hipplock about its new D-1000 lock. Launched via a Kickstarter today, this lock

is reportedly angle grinder resistant. I was even more excited about this because I also have an

angle grinder. Of course there are angle grinders and angle grinders. They do come with different ratings

This one isn't the biggest of the bunch, however, it's still a pretty burly tool and you have to be quite a determined thief to be travelling around with one of these in your backpack

What is it that makes this lock apparently resistant to this? According to Hipplock, it's used a material called Ferrosafe, which is a graphene composite that hip lock says is resistant to angle grinders because of its physical and chemical properties

In terms of actually how to lock this lock, it uses a lock end key

Also a rubber coating on top which serves to protect your bike if you're going to mount this lock directly to it

Of course it does way more than a standard lock. This one comes in at 1,942 grams

In order to provide a comparison Hipplock also sent its D lock This one weighs in at 1 grams so it is significantly lighter and is silver rated by Sold Secure It is still a pretty hench lot

It would take a pretty determined thief to get through it, but it's not angle grinder proof

as per the vast majority of locks on the market. The Hipplock D-1000 is diamond rated by sold secure

Diamond is a rating that's usually attributed to caravans or cylinder locks, so it is a pretty

hench option. Now angle grinders are pretty significant power tools so I've roped in the stick to give me a hand here

So there you have it. We did eventually get through this lock

However, we had a plug-in angle grinder. Most thieves are probably not going to have access to a plug socket

We had the benefit of a vice, which made the whole process quite a lot easier

It took us well over 20 minutes and we went through one, two, three, four, five cutting

discs. We also had plumes of smoke, which wasn't really all that pleasant, would definitely

draw public attention. So would you trust this lock with your pride and joy or would you

rather have something lighter weight that's easier to carry but not so robust? Let us know in the

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