Combi Zip Tie Lock

We all know that there are times when you want to have a wander around a bike show or nip into a pleasant hostelry for a refreshing beverage, but you don’t want to carry your helmet or your bag around with you. Yes, you can carry a heavy chain with you, but that’s cumbersome, or you can trust your fellow man. While that will turn out well most of the time, you sadly can’t rely on everyone being as decent as we all are.

Zip ties are always a good basic solution, but then you have to have something sharp with which to cut said zip tie when you want to leave and, of course, nefarious characters might also be carrying something sharp and pointy that could snip through a standard tie wrap before you’ve taken a single sip of your shandy.

The Combi Zip Tie Lock is a lightweight solution from Oxford Products which, quite reasonably describes it as a ‘zip tie on steroids’! It has a stainless steel core for strength and to prevent cutting, while – as on a zip tie – there’s a ratchet mechanism to allow you to adjust it to the length you want (and a button slider so you can release it, too). At just over 18 inches long, you can thread it around whatever you want to keep secure, while the vinyl covering means it won’t scratch your paintwork. Instead of a key, it has a resettable three-digit combination lock and it’s light enough to pop in any pocket. The Combi Zip Tie Lock is available in black, blue or yellow for £12.99 from www.oxfordproducts.com or from your local Oxford Products dealer.