Magnum Plus 110cm Armoured Cable Review - BikeRadar

User review of Magnum Locks Plus 110cm Armoured Cable

I bought this lock along with my bike a few months ago, and recently had my bicycle stolen. The salesperson commented on the lock at the time of purchase, by telling me it was more likely that the bike would be stolen by someone cutting through the object it is chained to (eg, railings) than through the lock itself.

Then I woke up one morning to find that my bike had been stolen and the Magnum lock had been dropped on the floor nearby. It had been cleanly sliced through, with a grazing/deformation of the edge of one of the armour components (in order to get through the armour.)

To top this off, Moore Large (the manufacturer) have refused to provide warranty service as I did not submit a registration form within 15 days of purchase. Their terms indicate that they would like the form submitted within 15 days (using the wording "please send" as opposed to "you must send") but later state that a registration form, if not previously submitted, must be sent in with any claims made.

There is also a list of other conditions that must be met before they will pay out (such as, if an electrical/gas tool is used to cut the lock, they won't pay.)

I realise that no lock is going to guarantee 100% security, but this all seems exceptionally poor. Next time I'm considering getting an alarmed bike chain. I expect if there is a Magnum lock of this nature that it would probably let off a very quiet beeping noise if the quality I have seen so far is anything to go by...