* Update, 04/07/22, 12:35pm: This competition is now closed and our winners have been randomly selected! The winners are:
st3v3n
ckdundee
Jazbaz1986
CyclingGardener
clairewoods137
All five will receive an email soon to arrange delivery of their prize. If you haven't won, thanks for entering and better luck next time! There's already another chance to win!*
It’s competition time! This one comes courtesy of Oxford and there will be not one, not two... but FIVE lucky winners. All UK-based* entrants will be in with the chance of winning a prize package with an RRP of up to £129.98, and entering couldn't be easier... simply leave a comment under this article!
What’s in the prize package, I hear you ask? Well that depends on what you’d prefer. Each winner will receive an Oxford Anchor 14 Flat Ground & Wall Anchor Kit (£49.99) and then a choice of either a Chain 12 & Padlock (£79.99) or Chain 10 & Mini Shackle (£49.99). Let’s take a closer look…
Oxford Anchor 14 Flat (£49.99)
This small but powerful hardened steel anchor can be used inside or outside, mounted onto a wall or into the ground. The 14 in the name refers to the size of the shackle which is 14mm in diameter, so is going to take some serious work to get through. The anchor has a Sold Secure Diamond rating to give you (and your insurance company) piece of mind, and it has anti-tamper fittings. When not in use, the shackle folds flat and fits chains with a link diameter of up to 16mm. Which brings us on nicely to the next part of the prize...
Option 1: Oxford Chain 12 & Padlock (£79.99)
The first option is this 1.5m heavy-duty chain with a double locking padlock. The chain features hardened 12mm square links and a flexible cloth sleeve to protect your bike's paintwork. The chain is once again Sold Secure Diamond rated, but a good chain might as well be pointless without a decent lock. Luckily this bundle comes with an Oxford padlock as well, with an 11mm hardened steel shackle which has been tested against sledgehammers, saws, bolt croppers and drills. It also comes with three keys so that you don’t get locked out, and a key dust cover to keep out the British weather.
Option 2: Oxford Chain 10 & Mini Shackle (£49.99)
Your other option is a slightly smaller chain paired with a mini shackle in lieu of the padlock. This chain is still Sold Secure Gold rated and 1.4m long with 10mm hardened square links. Once again, it’s sleeved within a flexible cloth to prevent unnecessary wear and tear to your trusty steed, and as it’s part of Oxford’s ‘Advanced Accessories’ collection it’s possible to get a new key cut if you lose yours. (As long as you’ve kept a record of the code on the original key)
How to enter
So that’s what you can win, but how do you go about putting your name in the hat? Well, luckily for you it’s very simple. You can comment basically anything at the end of the article; but please do keep it reasonably clean and at the very least friendly, anyone can read these comments! As an example you could tell us why this prize is ideal for you or what bike you ride, but no matter how creative you are we’re afraid it won’t make the slightest bit of difference as we’ll be picking the winners completely at random!
Oh, and if you don’t already have a road.cc account then it’s really simple to make one: verify your email address and a password, and then wait (normally not very long at all) to be approved.
The competition closes at midday on Monday, 4 July 2022, after which the five winners will be picked at random and put in touch with Oxford to arrange delivery of their excellent prizes. We wish all entrants the very best of luck, get commenting and check back here in a week’s time where we'll reveal the winner!
*This competition is open to residents of the United Kingdom only.
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Wished I had one of these in May when the bike was stolen from work too easily with a supposed good lock.
If locksmiths go on strike, do they refuse to picket?
ooo - thinking of getting a cargo bike that might need to be stored outside - this would be a great help. So count me in.
Just what I need. Old lock has rusted to the point it doesn't operate, and need something to secure mine and my kids bikes when we're stopping for ice creams
oh go on then.
New bike day (NBD)? ... New lock day (NLD)
yes please!
Lock me up, I'm a slasher of prices.
Yes Please.
Locks are always good to have. Good locks are even better.
Number of locks I need is always n+1...
Stick it to the perps
I could find a use for this
Lock it or loose it!
Would be very useful
They look great!
Yes please
With the proliferation of cordless angle grinders, I believe it simply isn't now worth spending much money on a cycle lock - if someone wants to cut through it and steal your bike they can do so. Instead, spend your money on a good insurance policy
Most good insurance policies will insist on a minimum standard of lock or they won't pay out, so you don't really have much choice whether you believe the lock is effective or not if you want to be able to claim, and in my experience (stolen motorcycle) companies will ask for proof, I had to send them the spare key and obtain a copy of the receipt for my disc lock and send them a photo of its remains.
(Count this as me saying yes please, RCC!)
Of course, but my point was to not spend any more than you need on the lock, so you buy the minimum that the insurance accepts, not the premium hypergreat lock at an outlandish price.
Fair enough so, probably still makes this particular lock a good buy under that criteria though as £80 is (as far as I know) pretty much at the bottom of the price range for a Sold Secure Diamond rating.
Yes please
Yes please.
Yes please!
Perfect for my garage to lock all three bikes securely.
Yes please
Yes please!
Name, meet hat 😉
Much better than Cambridge locks
Yes please. Just had a bike nicked, so in need of a new lock.
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