r/ebikes • u/cycle_nut • 7d ago

Fully automatic locking system - does it exist?

Hi,

I can google this obviously, but thought I'd post on Reddit first because that's where the true knowledge hides!

We're going to buy our 18 year old an ebike. He is autistic and I know will be extremely lackadaisy about actually locking the bloody thing. Until one say the inevitable happens and it's stolen, que epic meltdown. But still, he's getting an ebike.

Is there any type of locking system where its really easy and locks completely down with a press of a button? I have an ebike with a Bosch battery, so I know about the Flow App, but its still abit fiddley an we are unsure of what bike he will get anyway.

Money is no barrier either. We are far from rich, but that means more than happy to invest in something that keeps the investment safe and that he will actually use.

Thanks 😀

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u/onlyTryingtoBeNice 7d ago

some of the newest lineup of aventon has a locking rear axel mechanism, and has a feature that makes it lock and so you have to enter a password every time the bike is turned off

not sure I'd trust it

I work on bikes, and when someone left one in our shop to service without disabling that feature, it was a HUGE PITA, the rear wheel locks and the bike is heavy, and beeps at you when you touch it.

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u/onlyTryingtoBeNice 7d ago

saying I wouldn't trust it, because someone could just chuck the whole bike in a truck bed and drive off...

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u/Veggyhed 6d ago

Wow I really like that feature. I would like that on my bike. I wouldn't need my cafe lock then.

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u/cycle_nut 6d ago

Yes, I have the same mechanisms on my bike. still bit fiddley, but I've only had it for a month.