OnGuard PitBull MINI DT 5008 Bicycle U-Lock and Extra Security Cable
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Description of OnGuard PitBull MINI DT 5008 Bicycle U-Lock and Extra Security Cable
The On Guard PitBull U-Locks feature 8.4 Tons of pull strength plus higher quality lock cores.
- Keyed locks include five European-style keys, (1 lighted), all tube QR mounting bracket
- Pitbull has 8.4 Tons pull strength plus higher quality lock cores
- Unique cylinder offers optimum resistance to picking and reinforced sleeve over crossbar for additional security
- 13mm ultra-hardened steel shackle provides maximum cut resistance
- $2,251 anti-theft protection offer
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| Lock Size | 3.5" x 5" |
| Bracket Incuded | yes |
Sports reviews of OnGuard PitBull MINI DT 5008 Bicycle U-Lock and Extra Security Cable
Customer Review: Pit Bull Mini DT lock and cable
Sport shop rating: 4 Stars
Product seems to work fine. Have had it for 3 weeks and no problems. Haven't left the bike outside at night though-just during the day.Customer Review: lock is still good, but new mount is poor
Sport shop rating: 3 Stars
I have bought OnGuard u-locks in the past. Each one has come with a mount and the locks themselves have provided good, secure, locking. My girlfriend's bike was stolen twice in a short span of time using lesser locks, but since getting her an OnGuard u-lock she's had no problem for a couple of years here in NYC.
The previous locks came with a plastic clamp-like mount. You would wrap some rubber (included) around the post you wanted to mount to, then tightly bolt the plastic clamp to the post around the rubber. The result was a very snug mount. I had relatively few issues with this mechanism.
I just got for my new bike and wanted a nice new lock for it, so I got this one. They have changed the mount. Now it's a plastic mount with a seatbelt-like strap that you wrap around any post of your bike and use an allen wrench to tighten until it's snug. The advantage I suppose being that it will fit around posts of any shape. Sounds good, but in practice it's much worse than my old mount was, and in the span of just a few weeks the plastic part of the mount has scraped up my new bike due to the slight wiggling it does (weight of the lock it's holding + riding over bumps = enough wiggling to mess things up). Also, the other day I was riding pretty fast and hit a pothole. The lock jumped out of the mount entirely and skidded across the middle of an intersection. It didn't break, a testament to the lock's rigidity I suppose, but still it was extremely inconvenient and unsafe. Had the street not been deserted this could have caused all sorts of problems.
And one other thing, my previous OnGuard u-locks have been the larger ones. This compact one is more secure and lighter and better in most ways I think, however the included security cable is not able to be wrapped a few times, then intertwined and locked into the u-lock for storage as was possible with the larger lock. As such I have to carry the cable in my bag since there's not really a good way to carry it on the bike.
Despite my displeasure over the mount situation, I would still recommend this lock. Even with this worse mount, it's still a great value. And many people may not use the mount anyway. But for me, the unreliability of the mount (which, lacking a better option, I do use despite it's sucking) makes me knock it down to a 3 star product.
Customer Review: OK to price
Sport shop rating: 3 Stars
The lock is small and heavy. The lock it self seems to be good quality. The keys seem to be made too fine and less stable though. Other customers complain about broken keys. I could see that happen. You get 5 keys which is good though..Customer Review: Great lock, but ...
Sport shop rating: 3 Stars
I really do like this lock, but b/c of its size, it does not fit on the frame of my (women's) bike, so I have to carry it in my backpack. It's also a bit on the heavy side.Customer Review: Terrible lock enclosure
Sport shop rating: 2 Stars
After using this lock for only two days i accidentally dropped the lock from a foot or less off the ground only to have the whole casing for the lock come off. After trying to put it on for 15 minutes i finally gave up figuring out that the plastic holding (yes it is plastic, not rubber as you would think) the enclosure together was broken.
Now i have a naked lock that is probably going to rust and have my key break off in it anytime soon. If you take off the plastic enclosure you see that all that technology that onguard claims to have is basically a cheap mastercraft lock with a plastic enclosure to conceal its true identity.
Bottom line if you want a durable lock which doesn't have cheap components and might last you more than a day. For those of you who think you won't drop it, think again. You will try to lock it but the locking mechanism doesn't hold the lock and you let go (at least this is what happened to me).