 Poster: A snowHead
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I've been reading on another thread about skis being nicked in France and can see there are devices for locking skis, does anyone know of a good device for boards that doesn't involve attaching something to the board itself? 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I use this: http://www.rcpower.com/compactor_lock.html
It's nice and small, I just stick it in my pocket and don't even notice it. I just loop the wire through my heelcup, and then through anything I can find, which is generally one of those massive snowboard/ski racks. I'm sure it could be broken in like 2 seconds, but there are sooo many nice, unlocked boards that the deterent of even a shitty lock should be more than enough. Remember, your board just has to be harder to steal than someone else's more expensive board.
These guys are a Canadian company; don't know if they sell products in the UK. But I'm sure you could find something similar.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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An instructor friend of mine in the USA, has a binding hole in the back centre of his board into which he's got some sort of metal cube inserted (it wouldn't come out when i tried!!) with a hole through the middle, he then leaves the lock down the bottom and chains it up when he needs to (obviously in a larger resort you'd need to carry your lock with you). I've seen it a couple of times when in the USA at small hills, but never in Europe. It didn't affect the board performance in anyway and looked a really good idea as a theif can very easily take your bindings off/disassemble and walk off with the board or cut through those thin wire locks that a few people use.
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They *CAN* steal it like that, but why would they bother when 90% of the boards are unlocked, and also most of them pricier than mine? The lock is a deterent.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I deffinately feel better about leaving my board whilst having lunch/beer now that I lock it. A couple of us tether the boards together/ to a pole etc. As Ponder says, no-one will mess around trying to bust the lock when they can walk off in a matter of seconds with another one. Deffinately worth investing in!
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perhaps it's just as good to get hold of a bike chain or some other device, i.e. anything that can loop round an immovable object and will deter monkeys with nothing better to do than steal my board! 
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the nice thing about the lock i bought (which is a wire thing with a combination) is that it is very compact, slightly larger than an oreo. I stick it in my pocket and don't even notice it, but thieves do notice it when it's on my board and decide to steal an unlocked board instead.
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After having a board stolen while I was at lunch a few years back I became paranoid about board theft. The replacement board I bought was a K2 Eldorado, I had long fancied one but I was particularly attracted by the eyelet in the tail which is intended for backcountry towing but doubles as an anchor point for locking. I always lock my board, sometimes with a heavy duty bike lock as the lightweight type locks mentioned above only take a decent yank to break.
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Excuse a skier joining your thread, but I bought one of those wire/combination locks on ebay - my bid of £0.01 was the only and hence the succesful bid (but £2.49 P&P). It seems Ok, small and compact to carry and if it does no more than fulfill my insurance obligations it is worth it. It is amazing what deals you can get.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Yeah, my friend got a hardly used board on e-bay for $30 CAD! It was a shitty lamar, but who cares, it was just a learners board and lasted him 2 seasons totally fine before he decided he wanted something stiffer.
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