The chain lock is short and already heavy. Weight would be a big problem if it was longer. The cable is 180cm so goes around trees well without being heavy.

My tips for choosing a lock, aside from the security, some locks should be avoided.

• Check the key shape. Some keys with edge shape can get narrow in the middle as a weak point and can break. If the lock is frozen you might need more force. I’ve had ABUS keys break. In a shop, look at the key shape. Or pick a type that is not keyed at the edge.
• Can you lock it without a key? For convenience leave the lock open while riding. Step off and push it closed to lock it. Some locks don’t let you take the key out unless it’s locked again.

This is my new setup. ABUS 95cm chain lock with long looped cable. It’s easier to find fixed things to lock to, with the long cable. Fat trees etc. I might upgrade the cable to a thicker one though. I carry the lock in my basket when riding. But the cable remains looped through the frame. So now I want to find a way to stop it flapping around, and faster to deploy when I hop-on hop-off. Maybe a plastic clip on the frame? Do I really need to buy a 3D printer just for this?

Inkscape and Gimp developers, although busy, have still implemenyed some of my feature requests. That’s less likely with Adobe. If there is something you need in the open source ones, it’s likely already on their list to do. If not, request it.

Thanks everyone. I ended up with a sturdy 95 cm chain lock, plus a long loop-ended cable to loop around a tree and on to the chain.

The chain is blimey heavy though.

Sure. Interesting. My aim was to highlight the what was possible so people in FPTP countries can grasp why they need electoral change. And try to help make it possible there too.

And a victory for proportional representation too. A small outsider party gets its full percentage representation. 2 party systems like the US and UK get bogged down with 2 bad main parties that just get worse. You can’t get past them no matter how bad they are. Real democracy is not like that. Don’t stand for half democracy.

I much prefer a client for usability reasons. My email provider has a poor web ui. I guess I’d need to change my email address to get round it. I tried the google web enail which was also bad. But google never care about UX. It also needed to refresh a web page on each click, where the client app is instant.

I can work offline.

I’ll not say low crime. That would jinx it. But certainly not high. I couldn’t find a worldwide city bike crime comparison statistic.

So far a cable lock has worked. Plenty of people here don’t lock to a fixed obstacle. So are more likely to be the target.

My ex splodged brown rusty paint all over her new white bike to deter thieves.

I want to get about on my bike as much as possible. So I want to reduce the number of reasons not to go. Good lock. Quick to lock up. Good lights. Cheapish bike. Insurance. I value the feeling of freedom to go everywhere in the city. Motion sensor I hadn’t thought about. I’ll take a look thanks.

Thanks. I have a basket to drop a lock in. I’ll not take a wheel off though. I’m after a quick way to secure it. It’s not worth that much and it’s not a high crime area. But I expect they will take an unlocked bike. So I don’t want an excuse not to bother to lock it.

Ok. U and folding locks on their own won’t go around fat objects such as a tree or lamppost. I’d need a second lock for that.

I also want to keep locking up time down to as few operations as possible. Transporting a lock that is unlocked, ready to go helps here.

Thanks. My city is not a high crime area. Nobody steals frames or cuts wheels. A mix of casual theft and organised truck load theft. As many people don’t lock or don’t lock to something fixed if there are just trees. Which is why a long lock is essential.

I’ve had spokes break on a regular basis. If you dont hear it, then another will break at some stage.

So long! And thanks for the memory.

Just for those who’ve not tried it, hub dynamo lights seem to have the best all round experience in city biking. A hub dynamo is something worth considering next time you buy a bike. Although I’ve retrofitted by replacing the front wheel once.

Why dynamo lights? It’s a huge convenience, and means no excuses for riding at night:

• Never forget to charge, or check charge level, or buy batteries.
• Never go out without lights hoping you’ll be home before dark.
• Never have lights lost or stolen. Dynamo lights are little more than an LED + lens.
• Never attach and detach lights each ride. Just walk away.
• Never even switch lights on and off ever again. Leave them on.
• Never have to carry your lights somehow with you all evening.

There are no cli commands that I can use in my drawing and 3D modelling applications. Or when working with complex schematics. Where things don’t often have names. It would be unproductive to leave the app to go to the terminal, type in ‘the blue thing in the top right, No the dark blue one…’ then come back to the app to see the result.

Also, not all user types are the same. Visual users need different things from text users. That’s basic usability.

We’re not all IT people with no interest in UX.

I never use the terminal. It’s not necessary for me. I’m not an IT user. I’m not missing out on anything. Many things I do don’t even have a terminal command. It’s important new users know this if they are not in to IT.

It’s a shame Dolphin gets it wrong. I hope that bug has been reported. And I’d love to find a way for non IT users to mount the share as a workaround to the missing functionality. But that’s missing too.

Nice. Kup actually lets me see the Network. But then complains if I select a samba share. There is a popular bug report about this. I prefer sync backup to access documents directly, instead of kups scrambled backup files.