A new class of cycle lock has entered the bike security market. Sold Secure, the independent organisation that tests and grades locks, has added Diamond to its existing Gold, Silver and Bronze ratings. Locks are graded based on their ability to resist attack by a thief.
Guy McCafferey the Sold Secure Lab manager told bikelockwiki.com: “Sold Secure Diamond Products offer attack resistance against a higher complete tool list (aimed at preventing the highest motivated attacks)”. For comparison, the Sold Secure Gold rating offers: “theft resistance against a higher selected tool list (aimed at preventing dedicated attacks).”
At 1098g, the Hiplok DX is one of most lightweight diamond rated bike locks and its distinctive ‘clip ride system’, it’s easier to carry than the average lock.
- Double Dead Lock
- Anti-rotation Locking
- 14mm Premium Hardened Steel Shackle
- Patented Clip + Ride System
- Diamond Sold Secure
- 3 X Coded Replaceable Keys
- Weight: 1098g
- Locking Area: 15cm X 8.5cm
Win a Hiplok DX diamond rated cycle lock
We have a Hiplok Dx diamond rated cycle lock worth £80 to give away. Simply leave a message below and let us know what bike you’d use it on and we’ll pick a winner next week.
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Darren C
I’d use it to lock my 5 month old TREK FX2 used for my daily commute, my current lock – although it looks the part (Knog Bouncer) is only rated as Bronze protection.
Thank you for giving everyone the chance of winning another great prize!
Stephen
My daily commuting workhorse Ribble Audax deserves one of these to help keep it safe please?!
Peter Lawson
A heavyweight solution to light fingered criminals
Craig
My lovely classic Ernie Clements racing bike would love a decent lock
Nadine I
I would use it on my Elops 940e and actually cycle to work…even in the rain. I have been too scared to leave it locked with the two d locks as police have noted it would get stolen. This new Hiplock seems like a game changer! I just don’t have the money to buy it.
Colin
My son has moved to Bath with an electric conversion bike – this would help him keep it safe.
Darron Hawkins
Would love to use this on my Trek bike.
Tim
On my Brompton, on the rare occasions I need to leave it outside!
Michael Parkes
I would use it for my ebike which I use for shopping and hence gets left a lot on streets
Brian Ronald
I’d like to upgrade from my Gold rated bike lock!
Brian Ronald
(it’s a Gazelle Orange, btw)
Derek
Living in Cambridge, a secure lock is as essential as round wheels. This looks ideal.
DarrenBH
This would be used on my Trek Domane. It took so long to arrive so I’d like the security of knowing the ride is safe.
Peter Lyons-Lewis
On my Scott Sub Tour eRIDE 20…
Nathaniel
I’d love to use this on my moustache ebike! every time I lock it up I start sweating!!
Naa
On my beautiful bobbin which I take pretty much everywhere
Jamie J
Diamonds are forever.. Am hoping the Giant Escape is too…
GAVIN
Got a Ribble Aero that would love one of these bad boys 👌
Gary Moon
Definitely would use this on my steel Ribble cgr which is my commute bike to & from work
Josie
I’d use it on my commuter bike – a single speed Genesis fortitude (great for taking off-road short cuts on the way home). I work in construction in central london so have site visits to get to all over London. I always cycle to them but locking your bike up at Oxford Circus always feels like you’re trying your luck! Every time I return to where it’s parked and it’s still there it is a miracle. I could relax a little more with a diamond rated lock like this!
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Meg Stark
York is well known as a cycling city, it’s also known for the high rate of cycle theft! My Surly Disc Trucker would appreciate the security of this lock!
Helen
Love the size of this. As a vertically challenged cyclist most normal sized locks don’t fit on my bike, so this would do just the trick!
deadmanjones
I would use it on my ETA insured decade old Globe Vienna. It would be more likely thieves would saw through the bike to steal the lock.
Mark B
This would help secure my road bike. Probably the only opportunity I’ll ever get to own a diamond!
Kath McNulty
I’d use it on the Ribble CGR I’ve just ordered through the cycle to work scheme. It looks a bit short so I would test it and maybe buy a bigger lock so that I can bolt my bike to a tree (I’m a forester 😀)
Thomas
I would love this for my Trek hybrid bike to make sure it still at the station when I come back from my commute into London.
Debra Cassar
I’d love this so I can nip to the loo without worrying if my bike will still be there!
David Gray
A compact lock makes it harder to get certain tools into the space in order to prise it apart. The downside is that it won’t go round larger objects.
fran peck
Would work great with my mobility scooter
Rebecca
I’d use it on my Cannondale Treadwell 3 Remixte
John V
Wow! brilliant bike lock. This would keep my beautiful classic 1998 Claud Butler safe and sound
Damian Connaughton
Would love one of these to keep my new bike secured when I lock it up in town!
Richard
From Hiplock with love, diamonds are a cyclists best friend, yes please
Andy B
Something to keep my Flux Noprobllama safe on my commute.
Leon Xavier Finch
I need this more than most as I live in Oxford, where the 2nd most profitable industry is bike thievery 🙁
Melissa K
Ah the joys of cycling in Cambridge. This would be fantastic!
Ema A
Who does not need a good lock? Even cheap bikes get stolen if they are an easy target. Thank you
Pamela
This would be great. Super secure and not too heavy. I would use it on my Specialized Hybrid which I use for local trips and errands, when I have to lock and leave the bike, as well as on longer rides.
Bryn Gwyndaf Jones
What a good catch!
Gordon Pells
I worry constantly about my Paul Hewitt bike when I have to leave it for only a few minutes. This wonderful lock would certainly put my mind at rest.
Alan Clarke
I’d give this to my son to use on whatever bike he gets to replace the one that was stolen last night 🙁
Andrew
On the front wheel of my ebike conversion. That is where the engine is. The rest of the bike is worthless.
Al Reed
I’d use it on my van moof.
Paul
Diamond secure AND lightweight? Yes please for my cycle commute hybrid workhorse
Greg Stoner
Yes please as I need to keep my Van Nicholas Amazon Rohloff safe
Sarah
This sounds just the job to keep my bike secure and my mind at ease.
Chris
One of my biggest fears is having my bike stolen. I have never had a bike stolen, but while I’m away from it, I’m always worrying that when when I return, I might find that my treasured steed has gone.
Ed
Mine’s something by Giant. Can’t remember what exactly but I’d love a new lock as some scrotes tried nicking it from the station on Saturday.
Nick Vernoum
I’d use it on my old (1997) GT Zaskar that I now use to get to Asda for my shift. Owned from new, it would break my heart to have my lovely old bike pinched.
Andy Elliott
Every day I manage to keep my bike is another 20 miles I am not doing in the car
Julian Fargher
Tifosi CK1
deadmanjones
I would use it on my ETA insured decade old Globe Vienna. It would be more likely thieves would saw through the bike to steal the lock.
Moragh Buchan
I would use it on my Surly Long Haul Trucker which I use for touring (usually in France). It’s a great bike & I’d hate to lose it.
harry carr
A really good lock is desperately needed for my ebike!
Rupert D
Looks to be a great bike lock. My road bike is a 1988 Clements metalic purple racing bicycle still in great order for short journeys often to the biodiversity conservation sessions that we do locally on common land removing Cherry Laurel and in the summer Himilayan Balsam.
ROB A
My cannondale bad boy would love one of these!
james
great for locking my 2 bikes together
J Craven
Well, they are forever.
JohnB
I’d love to win this bike lock, which I would normally use on my Dawes Mean Street bike.
But for Munro bagging trips up to Scotland it could be useful to secure my Trek mountain bike after cycling up some long land rover track to the bottom of a remote hill somewhere!
Alison Gibson
This would be perfect protection for our pegasus pro tandem, especially as its now its electrified so even more desirable
Keith Graham
Daily on my all purpose Thorn XTC. It’s elderly but not so old that no one would pinch it!
Jennie Parsons
I would use it in Cambridge, cycle theft capital of the UK, on my Specialized Sirrus bike.
Trevor Bloxham
I’d use the lock to secure my Trek top fuel mountain bike to my car for when it’s out of sight.
Graham Corfield
If its that versatile then I would use it on all my bikes, depending which one I am on at anytime, to keep it safe and secure.
Peter Soper
I’d use it on the bikes which I ride most often – a Roberts Audax Special which was my present to myself for a big birthday 20 years ago and a Hetchins which has carried me on most of my rides of 100 miles or more.
Dr John Heathcote
My Amazon Rohloff tourer, which has to be left out of sight if I take a cafe break. Sometimes it’s compromise between bike security and my need for cake.
Martin Baker
Yes please.
robert peel
i would use the lock on my new EZEGO E BIKE
Frank
Marin Presido with 8 speed Nexus hub commuter hybrid, it has an oil-free carbon fibre belt drive 😊
Brian
Put me down for one of those please!
Pauline Gibson
I would use this on my Brompton and would use the bike more if I had a really good lock.
Nigel Cole
Hi, I would use this lock on my Enigma Ecroix as well as on my Raleigh E_Bike commuter. Thanks for offering this up as a prize.
Chris Bromwich
I could use one of these, better than my old padlock and chain – that said something is better than nothing!
Gary Martin
On my 1992 21 speed, 25” framed Raleigh Pioneer, modified with numerous upgrades for practicality and ergonomics including (amongst others) a Spiderflex saddle, Olights front and rear and a Swytch Pro kit.
Vincent
Pick me at random.
Clive Probert
That’s a great step forward for bike locks. I’d be using it on my Cube road bike for cafe stops.
Olly
Would use it to secure my Radon Cragger, then wipe the mud off my face and pop into a cafe for a well deserved post ride coffee
Andrew R
I’d use it on either my lightweight Trek road bike or my Ridgeback Tourer
Huw Thomas
Our railway station bike park is the UK No 1 hotspot for bike theft. Would welcome this lock for increased peace of mind.
John Nichol
At nearly 73 years old my daily ride is an A2B electric bike, the bike helps me keep fit and this lock would protect my bike, keep up the good work.
PeteG
What a neat lock. That will definitely put off those with thieving intentions, and also satisfy my insurer. Ha !
Fred
Superb lock. Yes please
Les Gunbie
Diamond’s are forever …
John R
Oh yes please. I would so love one for my bike, so I can sleep at nights when on tour.
Diamonds are forever, and so is this Diamond Sold Secure lock. 😇🙏🙏
Paul
ok.
specialised vado ebike
Peter Lawson
A heavyweight solution to light fingered criminals
Helen
Would love this on my Trek FX2 – sometimes even 2 good locks aren’t enough (I learnt this the hard way with its predecessor!)
Gavin S
I’m up for some serious lock action… my current ones don’t really cut it. My titanium bike (16years old) never even leaves my sight when I’m using it for fear of theft.
Peter Clark
I’d use it on my Specialized hybrid I use to commute and run errands on. The good road bike never, ever gets left unattended!
Sam Russell
I’d use the lock on my Giant MTB.
Tim Earl
This would enable me to get my bike insured.
Steve
I would use it on my Giant Roam bike. I would lock it to my ladder so no one stole it. The ladder, that is…
Andy
Looks good and handy you can clip it to your belt. Beats having it clang around the handlebars sometimes. For an Orbea Carpe!
Clive Jones
Diamond and carbon belong together. Securing my bling with some bling.
Dave
What use it against a portable angle grinder as no thief would waste time picking the lock till you can stop that form of attack not worth it
Philip Benson
Having lost two bikes to thieves in recent years I would welcome this.
Peter Chisnall
Locks good!
James
Looks the business – would be nice toi keep my Giant safe
Stephen Wardrobe
Perfect to secure my self build hardtail mtb.
Mags
A diamond lock would be this girl’s best friend – for my precious Volt e-bike
Dave
I’d buy that for a dollar!
Guy
On my Brompton…
Phil
I would use it on my N+1 bike – the one I have yet to buy
Bill
I would use it if I had to leave my Condor Fratello unattended. (I try not to as I’ve had two bikes stolen in London in the past.)
Martin
Id use this on my trek FX3
David Anthony
Lock n load! My early 90s road bike with an increasing degree of newer components! Steel is real!
john
I would use it on my crossfire e-bike – really need the best lock available for e-bikes
Bazza
My trusty Paul Hewitt touring bike deserves the best lock after all the thousands of miles it has carried me
Christina
Would be great for my Scott Contessa Speedster – Cambridge and London daily.
Lock looks excellent……. I’m not a winner…. but worth a try!
TD
My Dawes Galaxy would love to feel safe and secure with this lock.
Jonathan Hunt
This locks great to me.
Jo Taylor
On my Giant hybrid. About 20 years old but a real workhorse that I would miss hugely if ever stolen
Mark Minion
Would love to use this on my new bike (late Christmas/early Birthday present). Please