Again in 2014, Seatylock turned a number of heads with a folding bike lock that was constructed into the underside of a saddle. The corporate's new Foldylock Ceaselessly is not seat-integrated, but it surely is claimed to be the strongest folding lock on this planet.
In accordance with Seatylock, the Foldylock Ceaselessly "handed the very best safety check ever performed on folding locks."
It was thus awarded a Gold certificates by Bought Safe, which is an impartial firm that assesses and charges safety merchandise. Gold is the second-highest score that Bought Safe assigns to bike locks usually, with the highest spot being occupied by a Diamond certificates.
The lock itself is made up of six 6.5-mm-thick hardened metal plates, that are coated in a military-grade UV-resistant polymer to guard each their exterior surfaces and the bike's paint. These plates are joined collectively by chrome steel drill-proof rivets, every one in every of which passes via a hardened metal ring to guard towards facet assaults on the joint.
As an added bonus, the patented joint mechanism reportedly makes for very clean, silent lock-folding actions (in contrast, some folding locks simply loosely clatter round). The lock additionally incorporates an automotive-standard key-locking cylinder.
Seatylock states that the entire issues weighs 1.75 kg (3.9 lb) and opens to a circumference of 90 cm (35 in). When not in use, it folds down right into a 210 x 70 x 60-mm (8.3 x 2.8 x 2.4-in) package deal that may be carried in a frame-mounted case.
Movies present the lock withstanding assaults by a carbide hacksaw, a 90-cm bolt cutter, a heavy-duty crowbar, a nut splitter, and an software of freeze spray mixed with a hammer strike. That mentioned, the designers admit that an angle grinder may get via it.
Do you have to have an interest, the Foldylock Ceaselessly is at the moment the topic of a Kickstarter marketing campaign. Assuming it reaches manufacturing, a pledge of US$84 will get you one – together with a case, three keys and a key duplication card. The deliberate retail worth is $120.
You may see it in use, within the video beneath.
Supply: Kickstarter
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