{"id":11860,"date":"2022-02-04T09:59:05","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T01:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atomic-temporary-41528274.wpcomstaging.com\/?p=11860"},"modified":"2023-11-22T00:58:20","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T00:58:20","slug":"yeelock-produce-a-fingerprint-key-cycling-disck-brake-lock-that-wont-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crankpunk.com\/ja\/2022\/02\/04\/yeelock-produce-a-fingerprint-key-cycling-disck-brake-lock-that-wont-work\/","title":{"rendered":"YEELOCK \/ FINGERPRINT KEY CYCLING DISC BRAKE LOCK"},"content":{"rendered":"

Looking for a solution to traditional hefty bike locks to protect your probably quite expensive (in the real world obviously, not our little CyclingWorld where $15K for a Specialized is considered reasonable) disc bike? And not just deter, but really protect?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, look further, because the new Yeelock fingerprint lock ain’t it! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But before I go into why this lock just isn’t going to do anything to protect your $5000 VANMOOF Hyperbike<\/a> from sticky fingers that a traditional lock won’t, let’s look at the lock, which has nice aesthetics, fingerprint and key lock functions, and has raised $31,000 on Kickstarter (the lock is $49US for Early Birds). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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NIFTY DESIGN<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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NICE LITTLE ICONS<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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WORKS ON BIKES, SCOOTERS AND MOTOS<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

At first glance it all looks good, until 5 seconds in and you realise that the lock is only attached to the disc, meaning that any speedy thief could have the wheel off in 5 seconds and hoist away your shining beauty leaving you with a nice looking lock and a wheel and nothing else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In response to comments pointing this fact out, Yeelock responded, saying:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It\u2019s true someone could remove the wheel, but then they\u2019d have a hard time actually getting the wheel off. And you can use the silicone coated steel cable to loop on the frame or lock multiple bicycles up to enhance the security.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s the cable shown on Yeelock’s Kickstarter page:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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That looks like it would be snapped in a second with half decent cutters, and the issue that the Yeelock, with it’s light weight and compact design looks to solve, namely being easy to carry, won’t be if you have to shove the cable too into your back pocket. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If I need to do that, why not just get a better cable lock and not have to carry the Yeelock at all?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It looks too like this lock might well be a second iteration of this, the Walsun fingerprint brake lock<\/a>, as featured also on Kickstarter before the Yeelock. I could be wrong, but some images are the same and it does look like the Yeelock is a more polished version of the Walsun. Their Kickstarter page <\/a>too does look like a version 2.0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And then there’s this Youtube video, which makes me think Yeelock should be producing AI cyborgs rather than locks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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