If you’re tired of carrying a lock around with you every where you ride, the Freelock is a self-locking bicycle whose seat also functions as a built in lock, which is apparently as secure as an old bicycle with a typical chain lock.
The handlebars and body of the bike can rotate around to accommodate different angles of the poles and racks the lock latches onto. Sounds like it would be a quite handy concept, but I’m sure the idea of lugging around a chain lock won’t be so bad once you realise your tires have gone missing… again. [Yanko]
Bike Locks
Friday, June 5, 2009 at 3:04 AMThis is a great innovation. Coming up with new and improved ways to keep bicycles secure will help bike manufacturers create better bikes for the future. I like that the lock is actually built into the construction. My only question is that the bike looks really heavy. What is the type of material this is made out of? What prevents a thief from disabling the locking mechanism or undo the hinge system?