Customer Reviews

Master Lock 8127TRI Bike Lock/Cable, Blue, Green and Red, 3-Pack

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The description says 10mm thick cord, but it's not so- maybe half of that. Right, I wasn't careful to see the 3/8 inch written before that. So it's probably not useful to protect against someone prepared to steal bikes, but good enough for me with my cheap bike in safe neighborhoods and short periods of time. The extra keys are helpful, since my last lock became useless after I lost the one key. The positions of the hole for the key and the hole for the cord end seem like they might be better reversed, but I can deal with it.

Good product and good price. These are very quick and easy to use. All 3 use the same key, which is very convenient.

I didn't want to invest in anything too expensive for mine and my children's bicycles so I figured I'd give this 3-pack a shot. With one universal key (you get multiples but they are interchangeable) for all three it's super convenient. They work great with no defects and the colors are vibrant. A great value.

I am sure the locks would't prevent a determined theif but really that's not what they are designed for. If you are looking for an inexpensive lock to serve as a deterent then this is the lock for you. 3 locks for the price is a good deal. The locks share a common key which is VERY useful if the bikes being locked up belong to your children as this way you don't have to carry around several keys or worry about losing one of them. I put one of these on my car keyring and could unlock or lock the bikes up whenever I needed.

I really love this item. Comes with three cable locks and plenty of keys. Great thing about the keys is that every key fits in every lock. You don't have to worry about trying to find the right key for the right lock. They all fit! The cables are thin enough to wrap around almost anything. I have put them through little slits in fences, little slits in trash cans in front of stores, etc. Thin yet thick enough to stop the casual thief. I feel very comfortable when I wrap one of the cables around my bike and go into a store or a supermarket. If you want to be extra careful, you can always wrap more than one cable around your bike when you leave it for awhile. The cables are pretty light. The cables also go easily back into the shape that you see in the picture. I take it off my bike after going into a store and the cable returns to the shape you see in the picture. It then easily fits in my small fanny pack that I keep at the back of my bike seat. I stop in front of a store, open my zipper on my fanny pack located on the back of my bike seat and take out the cable. I then wrap the cable around the bike and whatever I'm connecting the bike to. I come out of store, unlock cable and the cable returns to the shape you see in the picture and then I easily put it in my fanny pack. It doesn't get any easier or more convenient. Key always fits easily in the lock. Hope this helps.

I bought these locks for my kids to use at school. They are a nice looking and functional way to secure school bikes. I particularly like the interchangeable keys. The new rule in our house is "if you loose your key, don't call home, find your brother". They work fine, even my 6-year old can lock and unlock his bike.

I almost didn't buy these because of the comments about cable size here on Amazon. If you have some zillion dollar bike you probably want a thicker stronger cable, maybe with GPS tracking and some of those dye-packs that tellers throw in with the cash in bank robberies. These locks are extremely strong, no one is going to break them without serious bike-theft tools. They will certainly deter any but the most ambitious, professional and prepared thief.

I bought these cables knowing they were too thin for locking a bike in a dangerous area, but I thought my bikes would be safe on my front porch. WRONG! All three were cut by someone in the middle of the day, costing me a lot of money to replace the bikes, and forever giving my spouse ammunition to use against me. My family has lived in the house for 40 years. We have had bikes stolen off the front porch before, so I wasn't kidding myself about neighborhood safety. But I did hope the cables would have a deterrent effect. Now, I'm shopping for stronger cables. SIGH.

Bought this because i have a masterlock steering wheel lock for my daily driver classic car. Figured I know the name. Bike was stolen from a Target bike rack. Cable either was cut or like some of these reviews say, keys are pretty universal. Just glad my bike was only about $300 with accessories compared to what some people pay for bikes. Major inconvenience have to get a new bike and better lock. Avoid these cheap cable locks always use your quick release features on your wheels and seats.

My son wanted something to give him some peace of mind when he goes to his friends on his new bike. I saw this 3-pack set and thought it was a good deal.

To use this product, all you have to do is wrap the chain around the bike and a post. There are 3 chains and 3 keys; Any of the keys will work with the three chains so it doesn't matter if you accidentally mixed them up. The chains are wrapped in plastic hose tubes in 3 different colors. The hoses cover the bare chains to prevent scratching the paint of his new bike.

One thing to bear in mind. This is not a foolproof way of protecting your bike. Any determined thief who has the right tools will have no problem taking your bike. But if he has a choice and see your bike with a chain on it, he will probably pass on to the next bike for an easier ride. Also, most of the times, it just another kid who wants to swipe your bike for a joy ride in the neighborhood and leave it in middle of the park.

One bike expert online suggests using a lightweight lock for doing quick errands, and a big, heavy U-lock for long-term parking. If you're ducking in and out of stores on streets with a lot of pedestrian traffic, you don't need more than these inexpensive, lightweight locks. One of these will prevent a crime-of-opportunity that might occur to an unlocked bike, and takes up only a small space in your backpack or bike bag. Using one in addition to the big U-lock for long-term parking makes your bike just a little bit more difficult to steal than any others in the vicinity, and requires different tools than the U-locks, and this might improve your odds of keeping your bike.
- Just be sure to insert the tang firmly into the receptacle, until it clicks, when you lock it up.
- The keys have bulky plastic handles, so I put one in a vise and cut along the metal part to remove the plastic, and drilled a hole in the end of the metal part. Though shorter than a full-sized key, it fits on my key ring without adding much bulk in my pocket. The bulkiness of the keys are the only complaint I have with these locks.