OTTOLOCK Cinch Lock - Lightweight Anti Theft Compact Combination Bike Lock, Ideal for Quick Stops, Bicycle Accessories, OTTO Orange, 18 Inch

Smallest, lightest lock I could find. Fits in my underseat bag.

Fabulous lock. It is quite light and very strong. Certainly I would not lock up an out of eye sight $5,000 bicycle but it give one great confidence when you stop at the coffee shop or run in to mail a package. While it's venerability it to snips few petty thieves have those. I bought one for my son so he can lock his bike while at school and it is easy for him to operate. I would highly recommend it.

So, I’ve had this lock for two years now. It gets very minimal use. I usually take it with me on explore the city rides where I might need to hop into a restaurant for a quick bite or drink. My heavier duty locks I use commuting to work. Well the lock jammed up and I couldn’t get it open. Maybe if I had more time I could’ve gotten it free, but I didn’t want to continue wasting my day off trying to figure out why this lock wouldn’t open. I went to the px and bought a cheap $15 dollar pair of aviator snips. In 30 seconds and 5-6 snips I had cut through this lock with ease. Is this lock better than nothing? Sure, but at this price point it isn’t much better than a $10 combo lock. The locking mechanism also has a habit of premature failure and jamming up. I don’t know from an engineering standpoint what causes that or how to fix it, I just know for the average person that pretty much kills their lock. I knew it was minimal defense, but it was easily defeated with tin snips. I won’t be buying this lock again. I’ll be carrying a cheap combo lock for my road bike runs or wrapping a lighter chain on the frame. Dollar per security and durability for the product is poor. I salute them for thinking outside of the box, but from a bicycle commuter I would steer clear of this in the future. Can be defeated with cheap tools and locking mechanism is known to fail and not open.

I had one of the 1st generation Ottolocks which worked very well for coffee stops on club rides. I typically ride 3x per week and after a year & a half or so the lock starting jamming while in use and eventually would not unlock at all or only with great great difficulty. I tried silicone lube which seemed to help for awhile but then the problem recurred and I finally had to give up on the lock. Several members of my bike club had the same issue and were unable to unlock their bikes after a coffee stop. They had to find a maintenance person to cut the lock, which was a royal pain and obviously destroyed the Ottolock. My guess is that an internal part in the lock mechanism was under-designed and simply wore out prematurely. I will say that the locks did hold up pretty well to bolt cutters & tin snips, i.e., it took a minute or two to cut through them which is pretty good for such a lightweight lock and IMO definitely more secure than a typical cable lock - and also more compact. So despite my disappointing experience with the 1st generation Ottolock I still like the concept and decided to bite the bullet and try one of their new & allegedly improved Hexband models. So far I like it - it’s now thicker for improved cut resistance but not that much heavier than my first Ottolock. I sincerely hope the Hexband model lasts more than two years and doesn’t start jamming shut. If so I’ll be inclined to bump my rating up to five stars (however, if the problem recurs then I’ll likely change my rating to not recommended and start looking for another option for coffee stop lockups).

This is a locking solution for quick trips away from your bicycle. It functions more as a deterrent because it can be quite easily cut by a determined thief. I used it to secure my bicycle when I made quick trips into restaurants and grocery stores during my bicycle tour loop around the United States. It provided me just the right amount of mental comfort while I would be away from my bicycle.

I loved that the lock was light, compact, and easy to use. It gave me peace of mind when I would go into a grocery store, for instance, as I could quickly and easily lock the bike to a bike stand or sign post. As per the product literature, this lock is not the most secure as it could be cut using power tools or bolt cutters quite easily but for its weight and compactness it’s a great option for bicycle touring where you just need something to deter the temptation of rolling the bike away. Loved the product.

Light weight and easy to carry. I have several of these locks. I keep some attatched to my various bikes so I am never without. I took a 60 inch lock with me while traveling in Europe. Keeping lugage weight down is essential, so no one wants to sacrifice 5 pounds to a lock. But no one wants their precious bicycle stolen either. I could lock my bike nearly anywhere while visiting museums, shopping or sight seeing. Is this a cheap lock? No. But would you trust your bike's safety to a cheap lock? I don't think so. And I like that I can set my own combination code.

Perfect cafe lock! Gotta stay within viewing distance.

the combination mechanism is cheap and hard to work with. I would not recommend.

3 stars for the weight. Its much lighter compared to my previous abus lock which was almost 700-800 grams. So I followed the instructions to set a new pin. After using for a while, I found out that even if I was off plus minus one digit, the lock would still unlock.

Easy and useful

Good. Feels light strong and easy to use, once I had figured out that the catch was just a bit stiff to start with.

So far so good , but relying on the reviews that say these are very hard to cut through. Easy to pack , curled up on itself , very light. Ideal !