Best Bike and Scooter Locks

This is the gap between parking with confidence and losing your ride. Chains, U-locks, and anti-grinder builds ranked by how hard they are to beat.

1. EDITOR’S PICK
   

   Best Overall KRYPTONITE

   Kryptonite New York Fahgettaboudit Mini U-Lock

   ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.6 (1,293) $179.95 onamazon as of Aug 7

   New York bike messengers made this lock famous. The 18mm hardened shackle carries Kryptonite's max 10/10 security rating, and the mini format leaves a thief little room to fit a jack or pry bar inside. It is heavy; for an ebike parked on a city street, the weight is the point.

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2. 

   HIPLOK

   Hiplok D1000 Anti-Angle Grinder Bike Lock

   ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.6 (194) $329.99 onamazon as of Aug 7

   Angle grinders are how expensive ebikes get stolen, and the D1000 was built to stop them. Its graphene composite coating chews up cutting discs, and independent testers needed roughly five minutes and multiple discs to get through one side. If your ebike costs more than a grand and sleeps outside, this is the ceiling.

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3. 

   ABUS

   ABUS Granit XPlus 540 U-Lock

   ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.6 (701) $119.90 onamazon as of Aug 7

   Reviewers keep naming the Granit XPlus 540 the best all-round U-lock, every year since 2015 at thebestbikelock.com. It holds a Sold Secure Diamond rating and the ABUS max 15 security level, yet at about 3.2 pounds it is the lightest high-security U-lock in the standard size. Serious protection without the boat anchor.

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4. 

   Best Budget KRYPTONITE

   Kryptonite Evolution Mini-7 U-Lock with 4ft Cable

   ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 (14,058) $85.16 onamazon as of Aug 7

   The commuter sweet spot: a 13mm double-deadbolt shackle, Sold Secure Gold, around three pounds. The included 4-foot cable loops through your front wheel or seat so one purchase covers the whole bike. Best value on this list for riders in low to medium theft areas.

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5. 

   Editor's Kit Pick SEATYLOCK

   Seatylock FoldyLock Compact Folding Bike Lock

   ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.6 (3,660) $81.21 onamazon as of Aug 7

   Folding locks trade some raw security for packability, and the Sold Secure Silver FoldyLock Compact leads that breed. At 2.2 pounds it clicks into a frame-mounted case and unfolds to a 33.5-inch loop that reaches racks a stubby U-lock cannot. Run it as a second lock, or as a primary for quick stops and scooter riders who carry everything.

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6. 

   KRYPTONITE

   Kryptonite New York Fahgettaboudit 1415 Chain Lock

   ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.6 (3,021) $139.96 onamazon as of Aug 7

   For e-motos, mopeds, and cargo ebikes, a chain beats a U-lock because it wraps thick frames and reaches real anchors. The 1415 runs 14mm hardened steel links, carries a Sold Secure Diamond rating, and sits beyond what bolt cutters can touch. The weight is brutal, so treat it as the lock that lives at your regular parking spot.

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