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Home > Planet Bike Wheel Tether Bicycle Security Cable (5mm x 31 Inches)
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Planet Bike Wheel Tether Bicycle Security Cable (5mm x 31 Inches)
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- Security cable designed for quick-release wheels
- Keeps wheels locked safely in risky areas
- Works well with U-locks or cable locks
- Measures 31 inches long and 5 mm thick
- Backed by limited lifetime warranty
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Product Description:
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Keep your quick-release wheels from wandering away when parking in a risky area with the Wheel Tether from Planet Bike. Designed to thread inside a U-lock or cable lock apparatus, the security cable measures 31 inches long by 5 mm thick and is backed by a limited lifetime warranty. About Planet Bike
In November of 1996, Planet Bike was founded in Madison, Wisconsin. In many ways, Planet Bike began as a social experiment that dedicated itself to doing business in a different way. Instead of being just another company that develops and sells products with profit as its end goal, Planet Bike wanted to help bring about positive change for people, their communities, and the environment. Despite being a simple machine, the people at Planet Bike have always believed that the bicycle has great potential to help improve the world and the lives of the people in it. From the start, they have embraced an alternative corporate purpose which seeks to help get more people on bicycles by making communities friendlier places for the self-propelled. By donating 25% of company profits to causes that promote and facilitate bicycle usage, Planet Bike hopes to make an impact. Social experiments aside, Planet Bike was born from the heart of a cyclist with a goal of making innovative, high quality, and practical bicycle accessories. Simply put, they strive to design and develop the best bicycle products in the world. In the company's short ten year history, they have made important product innovations within the bicycle industry. Advancements include the 4-line computer which is now a standard in the industry and the world's first self-contained HID light. Not bad for a company that ten years ago started as a one man operation. Today, while still a small company, Planet Bike continues to evolve and improve their product line with the goal of always striving to build accessories that make it easier for people to ride their bikes. Since 1996, Planet Bike's financial support of the grassroots bicycle movement has totaled $500,000. By 2010, they have made a goal to donate $1 million to organizations that are dedicated to making America a friendlier place for cyclists.
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 Animal Planet eel Tether, May 18, 2010
By A casual stroll through the lu.. (Prague)
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I use this to lasso wild chickens in the forest of Borneo. Also to tie up domesticated pigs and tether eels. Most animals won't mind but don't use this for long periods of time because it can cause skin rash, since it is a Cable (5mm x 31 Inches), also don't use this for tethering electric eels.
The electric eel (Electrophorus electricus), is an electric fish, and the only species of the genus Electrophorus. It is capable of generating powerful electric shocks, which it uses for both hunting and self-defense.
9 of 23 people found this review helpful
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 Inexpensive Protection but Works, June 27, 2009
By Picky (Michigan, USA)
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I installed this on my daughter's bike for use in college. When you install, you attach one end to the frame and wind the other around the seat post before attaching to the seat so that there is not enough slack to pull the seat completely out of the post. You have to dissassemble the seat to attach the cable, then reassemble. By the way, buy a regular nut to replace the quick-release for the seat. Why make it easier for a thief.
Thieves could reverse the assembly process to steal the seat or cut the cable if they are carrying a cable cutter but this hasn't happened. Instead, they go to another bike that doesn't have the cable. My daughter has come back to her bike to find the seat loosened but still there. I assume whoever tried to take the seat didn't notice the cable from the start.
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
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Good enough to me, June 21, 2010
By CellCell (CA USA)
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This is a nice, low cost additional security item. I am happy with the product because I'm using this to secure my seat. I'm not parking my bike in some "bad areas" so this is good enough for me, but I'm not sure if I will trust a 5mm cord alone to secure my bike wheels.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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bike lock, June 3, 2008
By Electronics lover (Seattle)
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A little wimpy for the cord strength, but I think it will do the job for seat security and the price was right.
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
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 thinner than I expected, June 12, 2009
By cheap pinoy (Somerville, MA USA)
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The cable was a lot thinner than I expected from just looking at the picture. I should have pulled out a ruler to see what 5 mm (~1/5 inch) looks like before ordering. In any case, I think it does well enough deterring casual thieves. I use it to tether my front wheel to a u-lock on through the rear wheel -- it's just long enough for that purpose. It was cheap, so I'm not really complaining
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
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 DO NOT BUY THIS!, November 10, 2011
By Cassidy (California)
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Twice now I have had my seat stolen and have bought this cable to tie down my new seat. Twice it has been cut, clearly with ease, by a local bike thief. If I can give you one warning other than DO NOT ever move to downtown San Jose, it would be do not buy this cable. Its barely protection - its basically invisible.
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Good alt purpose as a snowboard lock, November 2, 2011
By Evy J (Los Angeles, CA)
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After looking at a ton of options, I got this and threw a small master lock on it to use for securing my snowboard. It's small enough to be looped twice and put in a big snow pant pocket, yet a lot thicker than those joke wire combo locks which are like carrying around a plastic rock that can be snipped with mini scissors. Inevitably one or two people will ask me where I got "it", and I have to explain the whole short bike seat cable + master lock deal ha.
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Works for me, June 19, 2011
By Ed W. (New York, NY)
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This works for me.
Use it to wrap through my seat and around my rear bike rack and then to my OnGuard Brute U-Lock. I am able to leave it on with the end pinched down by my rear racks spring clip ( think thats what its called.)
This saves me time when I am locking it up at the bike rack when I ride down to the subway.
This is NOT my primary lock, this is only used for my seat and rear bike rack. I use a OnGuard Brute U Lock and a OnGuard 4 foot steel cable. This cable is thick ( not sure how thick but if I was to guess I'd say 12-15mm) I use that to lock the front wheel, and the U-Lock is hooked up with both cables and locked up using the Sheldon Brown method of U-Lock usage, which is through the rear tire between the triangle of frame.
I so far would recommend this for what I am using it for.
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works as expected, February 23, 2011
By Lovis
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I used this to tether my quick release seat to the frame of my bike. for that purpose it's a little long but it's pliable enough that the remaining slack could be coiled under the seat. I wouldn't recommend using anything this small as a supplemental wheel lock, as it wouldn't provide much extra security against a would be criminal (assuming your wheels are worth stealing).
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good for seat, December 24, 2011
By xg
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i buy this one for the seat of my bike. the size just fit, i meat, not too long, not to short. if some one want to cut it to steal my seat,might be not to hard,at least , the seat was not like 123, go. that's good enough.
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Works for me, June 19, 2011
By Ed W. (New York, NY)
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This works for me.
Use it to wrap through my seat and around my rear bike rack and then to my OnGuard Brute U-Lock. I am able to leave it on with the end pinched down by my rear racks spring clip ( think thats what its called.)
This saves me time when I am locking it up at the bike rack when I ride down to the subway.
This is NOT my primary lock, this is only used for my seat and rear bike rack. I use a OnGuard Brute U Lock and a OnGuard 4 foot steel cable. This cable is thick ( not sure how thick but if I was to guess I'd say 12-15mm) I use that to lock the front wheel, and the U-Lock is hooked up with both cables and locked up using the Sheldon Brown method of U-Lock usage, which is through the rear tire between the triangle of frame.
I so far would recommend this for what I am using it for.
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