Pacsafe WrapSafe
If you read my review on the Damaco Lock Alarm you may have got the impression that I'm a bit anal about the security of my bike and my gear!
Damn straight I am - on a bike not only are you vulnerable, but anything and everything that you attach to it is as well. There's nothing worse than coming back from the 'little generals room' or paying for your fuel and a feed only to come back to your bike to find that your backpack, helmet, jacket or what ever else you had sitting on it has been lashed, flogged, absconded and even stolen!
What's needed is a strong, lightweight and effective way of keeping your gear attached to your bike where you left it...and that's where the WrapSafe from Pacsafe comes in.
The Specs -
The slash-proof, high-tensile stainless steel wire is designed to thwart all but the best prepared or persistent of thieves. Unless they're carrying around a pair of bolt cutters with them, they'll take one look at what you're using, and just move on to 'easier pickings'. The great thing about the length is that it can easily passed in, through and/or under bars, seats, straps, frames, handles, loops and other secure parts of the bike without necessarily interfering with the performance or clearance of the parts utilised. Spaced along every few inches of the cable are polycarbonate beads which allow you to secure any section of the cable without having major amounts of slackness. The 2.5 meter (8 ft) length allows you to wrap and secure any item with circumference up to 170 cm (67 in) and the weight, being only 200g / 7oz including padlock allows for you to keep it handy in a tank bag, back pack or even your jacket pocket when it's not in use.
The Verdict -
My only beef with the WrapSafe is the combination padlock. When I was in primary school we would attain great pleasure in swapping over combination chains and padlocks that unsuspecting kids would use to secure their push bikes in the bike shed. If a group of mischievous ten year olds can work out combinations in less than 5 minutes it makes you wonder how long it would take someone who actually knew what they were doing?
The Wrapsafe also comes complete with the combination padlock and a carry pouch and costs around the $30 mark. A small price to pay to keep you $500 helmet where you left it hey?
So once again, the 'Wulfe Ryder' score out of ten will have to come in at a very credible 9.
Small enough to go through helmet loops
The 3-combination pad lock
The locking system
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