Customer Reviews

Master Lock 4605D 3-Foot Retractable Cable Lock (colors may vary)

5 star:		(21)
4 star:		(15)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(12)

 

 

pros: very useful for travel. Sometimes you want to leave all of your valuables in a hotel room, but do not want to lock up each suitcase individually, or repack each bag. I find that with this lock, I can easily put my clothes and valuables in the closet, and then lock the closet door shut with this lock. The cable is quite long and thin, so it can wrap around handles and inside holes. You can also lock your suitcases to a bar in a train or to a chair if you are traveling but would like to go to sleep.
cons: only con is that the lock is not very small.

Works great, nice and small. Great price. Do not buy anything shorter - even 3 ft gets eaten up quickly. I would recommend this to anybody wanting to lock their skis on the slopes.

I bought this to lock my helmet to my motorcycle. I just needed something light and easy to store and not super heavy duty. This fit the bill exactly.

I bought this for a trip to Europe, just to lock up my bags while on trains and in cheap hotels. The lock broke before I even used it. The code worked perfectly, but all you have to do is lightly tug the cable and it detaches. Completely worthless. Do not buy this product.

Perfect for skis and snowboards when on the slopes. Also the length is great, more the better in my opinion. This comes with 3ft while others are 2ft, and belive me your going to happy with the extra foot for more flexibility on where you can lock your gear. Also, easily small enough to put in your pocket when not in use. It seems solid and secure enough for my needs. Of course "where there's a will, there's a way" so to speak, it seems that potential theives would go after the many unlocked skis I see at all over the place at the slopes rather than mess with a locked set... it just makes sense! ;)

Got this as a ski lock, but it will serve as a nice, easy to carry bike lock too. Great price!

This lock is excellent for locking your helmet to your bike or locking your bike seat to the frame.

This Master Lock is a winner!

I have multiple bicycles as I raced many years ago. Although through the decades I have had almost every bicycle locking method imaginable (i.e. heavy chains, bar locks, pad-eye keys, etc.), I have found this Master Lock to be the most effective and convenient bicycle lock available today! Experience has taught me that the more massive and cumbersome the locking system, the less likely someone is willing to consistently use it. By being incrediably convenient and compact, I have found myself and others using this Master Lock very regularly for multiple items. I do have a few suggestions for Master Lock in particular to significantly increase this product's presense if they are interested, but the quickest way to improve the 4605D would be to increase the cable length to 4-Feet.

Again, in my humble opinion, I believe the 4605D Master Lock is a winner because of its compact nature, convenience, self-setting combination option as well as its flexibility at effectively securing a wide variety of items!

As a bicycle commuter, I've been using one of these locks to lock my bike for three years now. It is light and highly portable, fitting beautifully in my seat bag or courier bag pocket. It's made of a thick plastic outer shell, resistant to more-than-average banging, but someone with a hammer or heavy bolt cutters could subdue this lock fairly easily. It's been a perfect deterrent (I also use the smaller variation when I travel and when at the gym to lock up my luggage/gym bags/bike helmet). It's not designed for heavy security; you wouldn't use it on your rented storage locker or to chain up your $8000 Italian road bike. It's designed to provide a flexible, lightweight, compact option for locking just about anything to just about anything else. It's particularly good for preventing the "target of opportunity" problem--patient thieves waiting for the right moment to snag whatever is lying around and valuable. Most thefts happen this way, and this lock would eliminate just about all of those.

Contrary to other posts, you cannot "just yank" the cable out of the lock--IF you close the lock correctly. It's a little finicky when locking up, so if you're not paying attention, it's possible to "close" the lock without locking it properly. I still check mine with a strong tug every time I lock it (something I do with EVERY lock I ever use).

It looks and feels somewhat cheap and the mechanism is not as precise as I would like, but this thing has worked for me for several years now and I have two more on the shelf waiting for when this one wears out. It's tougher that it looks, and there simply is NOTHING else on the market that I can find that does what this lock does--takes up very little room while allowing the the awesome flexibility that comes with a cable lock (including a settable combo!).

I give this product the highest rating. I ride motorcycle. I use the lock for three specific purposes. It excels in all.

When I am away from my bike, I like to keep my saddlebags secure. Since there is no official locking device, I simply put the cable through the loops and my bags are secure.

My helmet lock is under my saddlebags and therefore useless. With this lock, loop through the helmet and my sissy bar, and instant helmet lock.

When I get off my bike, I hang my riding jacket on the windshield. Any opportunity thief (scum) could come along and swipe it. I use my cable lock through the sleeve, and around the handlebar. Problem solved.

Since the product is made by Master lock, I have full confidence that when I return to my motorcycle, my belongings will still be there. I am sure that it is a visual deterrent as well as actual.

I love this product, have ordered it in the past, and will order it in the future. I talk about this lock so highly, that I have sold at least 10 to other people just from my endorsement.

Get it. You won't be disappointed.