Weight is the honest measure of how much steel a lock actually carries · review
A hardened steel folding lock at 85 cm from a long-established German bicycle parts maker, supplied with three keys and a frame bracket, and the best-selling lock in this hub.
The bottom line The default choice here. It is the one people actually buy, it reaches what a D-lock cannot, and it is stocked on every market we check.
Büchel is a German bicycle component maker that describes itself as having more than a hundred years in the trade, and the Sekura is its mainstream folding lock.
Hardened steel construction, 85 cm total length, a supplied frame bracket, and three keys. The maker positions it for bikes, e-bikes, scooters, motorcycles, prams and trailers — a breadth that mostly tells you the lock is long enough to go round awkward things.
Eighty-five centimetres is the common length for a folding lock and it is a sensible compromise: long enough to take in a frame, a wheel and a normal stand, short enough that the folded package still clips to a frame without dominating it. The Toptrek in this hub is longer at 94 cm; the reach is better and the links are thinner.
No link thickness, and no independent grading. Several locks in this hub name a scheme — ART on the TITANLOCK, ADFC on the KOHLBURG — and this one does not. That is not evidence of weakness; it is an absence of the third-party statement, and we report the absence rather than filling it.
Listed on all six Amazon markets checked, with the same reference throughout — which is the practical reason the buy link works wherever you happen to be reading.
| Length | 85 cm |
|---|---|
| Material | Hardened steel, stated by the manufacturer |
| Keys | Three supplied |
| Mounting | Frame bracket included |
| Amazon reference | B01NBVNK93 (identical on 6 markets) |
| EAN | 4260231352552 |
Büchel states hardened steel and an overall length of 85 cm. The manufacturer does not publish a link thickness figure.
Three, which the manufacturer presents as the point — a lost key on a two-key lock leaves you one mistake from a cut lock.
14 mm shackle · ADFC recommendation stated · 1.7 m cable
A large D-lock with a 14 mm hardened shackle and an ADFC recommendation stated by the manufacturer, supplied with a 1.7 m cable for the front wheel and accessories.
Best for: Anyone leaving a bike in a city where theft is a real prospect, and who is prepared to carry the weight.
≈ $89 / £78 / 79 €
85 cm folding · combination · 8 links · bracket
The combination-code folding lock in this hub — 85 cm, eight links on hardened rivets described as waterproof — for riders who would rather not carry a key at all.
Best for: Riders who share a bike, or who are tired of carrying and losing keys.
≈ 40 €
94 cm folded lock · 5 mm links · bracket included
The longest folding lock at the entry price here, at 94 cm, with 5 mm alloy links and eight rotating joints and a frame bracket included.
Best for: Riders who need reach around thick stands more than maximum resistance, at the lowest price in the hub.
≈ 17 €
