Pragmasis Protector chain + Master Lock padlock review
Head and shoulders above its competitors
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This is one of the lighter options from the Protector chain range. Weighing in at a shade more than 3kg it isn’t exactly what you’d call portable, but transport certainly isn’t out of the question.
It managed to resist a 4ft pair of bolt croppers with ease and although it showed a little more bruising after a hammer, chisel and axe attack, we’re really just flattering ourselves – this damage was, for the most part, superficial.
In our second round of tests, using a high power output portable angle grinder, the 3min 3sec cutting time was mightily impressive and worthy of rival brands that sell at a much higher price. At less than £100 this stands head and shoulders above its competitors; at under £50 it’s simply astonishingly good value.
Pragmasis may be a small independent British outfit with no remit for expensive packaging or designed logos and marketing, but producing security of this type, they’re very difficult to rival. Many different Protector options are available in terms of both length and padlock. The version tested here is rated Sold Secure gold.
Authors
Warren Rossiter is BikeRadar and Cycling Plus magazine’s senior technical editor for road and gravel. Having been testing bikes for more than 20 years, Warren has an encyclopedic knowledge of road cycling and has been the mastermind behind our Road Bike of the Year test for more than a decade. He’s also a regular presenter on the BikeRadar Podcast and on BikeRadar’s YouTube channel. In his time as a cycling journalist, Warren has written for Mountain Biking UK, What Mountain Bike, Urban Cyclist, Procycling, Cyclingnews, Total Bike, Total Mountain Bike and T3. Over the years, Warren has written about thousands of bikes and tested more than 2,500 – from budget road bikes to five-figure superbikes. He has covered all the major innovations in cycling this century, and reported from launches, trade shows and industry events in Europe, Asia, Australia, North American and Africa. While Warren loves fast road bikes and the latest gravel bikes, he also believes electric bikes are the future of transport. You’ll regularly find him commuting on an ebike and he longs for the day when everyone else follows suit. You will find snaps of Warren’s daily rides on the Instagram account of our sister publication, Cycling Plus (@cyclingplus).
