I’m testing out a style of lock this week that I’ve long been curious about. The Master lock “street-cuffs”‘ are slightly over sized handcuffs that have rubber trim to protect surfaces. Thick Steel bands and two ball joints are constructed together with each side locking separately. The advantage here is an increased ability to find bike parking because you can find a pole or sign post and have a Little more space between your bike and the anchor. Because you are not pinching the bike and anchor together either one can be a larger diameter. It has also worked well so far for securing a quick release wheel to the bike, much more secure than a cable and the reach allows locking one bike to another that is already locked (the party lock). One interesting feature is that the cuffs can be secured without the key inserted unlike my usual kryptonite u lock. This would allow you to accidentally or intentionally lock your bike if you had forgotten or lost your keys.  We’ll see how easy the are to carry, I like to have my u lock accessible while riding, but the Street Cuffs are not good so far for tucking in the average pocket or belt. I’ll be posting any major findings.