Raleigh Flex 200 coil cable lock review
Lots of length, lack of strength
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What does the Flex 200 have to offer? Well, it’s long at 185cm, so you’ll be able to wrap plenty of your bike with it – but that’s of no use when you can cut through it in less than two seconds without even getting the power tools up and running.
It comes with a cheap mounting bracket which is awkward to fit. Cable locks may be lighter and more convenient than a chain or shackle lock – but they may not be quite so convenient when some light-fingered lowlife has nabbed your bike and you’ve got to walk home.
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).
