E-Scooter Security in Public

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Senecio

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#293646 4-Feb-2022 14:02

I haven't seen this answered yet. How do you secure an E-Scooter in a public place?

My wife has got a M365 Pro 2 that she uses for her short commute. She absolutely loves its and doesn't have to worry about security as she can take it into the studio with her at work. I never get a chance to ride it but I would like to use it for short trips to the dairy to grab bread & milk etc... But I can't just leave it outside on the footpath and unlike a bicycle it doesn't have a frame that easily lends itself to being chained to something.

Is there a way to secure an E-Scooter?

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#2861756 4-Feb-2022 14:41

You can use a Disc Brake lock.

Basically it's a cable lock (not that secure) that locks into/through the disc brake rotor (I have one but rarely use it), which I got with my scooter at PB Tech a couple of years ago.

Or you can get one of these: Disc Brake Lock/Alarm from The Market

Or one of these: Ninebot scooter lock from PB Tech

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#2861786 4-Feb-2022 15:26

I just put a bike chain through the back wheel spokes and chain it to a bike rack, combined with the lock in the app.

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#2861793 4-Feb-2022 15:38

My son's scooter doesn't have a disc brake that we can put on of those locks onto, so we got a folding lock like this one. It folds up and fits into a fairly small sleeve that is attached to the bike main steering stem for easy transport.

Through the wheel and onto a pole, rubbish bin stand, bike rack etc.

I'm probably going to get an AirTag and glue it somewhere onto the scooter too, so if it does go walkabout we have a chance of recovering it.

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#2861839 4-Feb-2022 17:37

Handsomedan:

You can use a Disc Brake lock.

Basically it's a cable lock (not that secure) that locks into/through the disc brake rotor (I have one but rarely use it), which I got with my scooter at PB Tech a couple of years ago.

Or you can get one of these: Disc Brake Lock/Alarm from The Market

Or one of these: Ninebot scooter lock from PB Tech

I do like the fact that the main lock is attached to the brake disc so even if they snip the cable (which looks very flimsy) they'll have to carry the scooter away - which may or may not be an obstacle depending on how determined the thief is.

I either have a lock that does through the back wheel or a thicker cable which I thread around the base of the front of the scooter a couple of times making sure that th ecable wraps around the external cable of the scooter so they can't slip the lock off the scooter without cutting the cable.

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#2861868 4-Feb-2022 20:07

This seems to be the best way;

MarkM536

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#2863136 7-Feb-2022 19:52

If they are determinated, they will take it.

I have a folding lock like what is mentioned above: Freedpev.co.nz/products/etook-folding-lock-et510l-large

As I remember seeing on The Lock Picking Lawyer (Youtube channel), he cracked one of these with a handheld tool called a nut splitter.

This recently this popped up on one of the local Facebook groups. I thought this country was better than this... 😐

I have one of those folding locks but also an alarm.

Cheap as chips alarms, https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32839774820.html

If you keep the scooter near where could hear the alarm it would be better.

There is also key locks you can get wired in, so your scooter literally has a key ignition.

Also, there's a version of these alarms that have an immobiliser when the alarm is on.

Ideally your lock would be so difficult to pick/cut without bumping the scooter, so an alarm would start going off.

Ultimately; even with all the alarms, locks and GPS devices in the world I still wouldn't want to leave my scooter outside. Someone will just take it, shove it in their car (with an alarm sounding) and drive off.