The grip-lock is a is a cracking lock that clamps your throttle AND front break together thus locking up the front wheel and stopping and turds from moving your bike without the use of something a bit more serious like a metal bar or the like. When you take delivery all you have to do is pack out the lock with the supplied rubber inserts so that its just tight enough to stop the throttle twisting. You then need to adjust the black insert so that it clamps the brake lever in place. This is one of the nice things about this lock, it’ll fit on to almost any bike…

The lock is made of plastic with metal inserts running down the insides of it. The lock mechanism is made of a good quality barrel type lock. As with all locks of this type, it wont stop someone nicking your bike but it should be used in conjunction with something like a chain. If you have a steering lock on, the grip-lock and a chain holding the bike in place I reckon the turd of  thief will pick the bike next to yours… Job done… Its saved your bike from theft.

The lock comes in a few different colours. I went for the loud yellow colour so that all can see that its fitted to my bike. Another thing to note about this lock is that you cannot forget its still locked to the bike. I have done this twice with a disc lock Luckily both times nothing serious happened.

Now to the key. The size of the key is tiny. I am no locksmith so I cannot comment if this is a good or bad thing but having a short key is a massive bonus for me. It means that I can have it on the same keyring as the ignition key and it wont scratch the bike coz it cannot easily make contact with it whilst riding the bike. Its a small thing but for me it was a nice touch.

Grip-Lock.com are based in New Zealand and you can only buy direct from them. Do not let this put you off purchasing from them because delivery is super fast. They posted the lock out to my on the Tuesday and I had it on the Saturday. They are great communicators too and will respond quickly to any emails you may want to send to them.

Fatbiker are going to award this lock a very healthy 5 out of 5. We back this up because its a great looking lock, fits easily under your saddle when not in use, sticks out like a sore thumb when locked to the bike and saves you getting brake dust on your person when fitting or removing it.

Thanks go out to Tracey @ Grip Lock for her assistance in providing us with a lock for review.

www.grip-lock.com