E-Scooter geklaut? Nicht mit uns! Der ultimative Guide für das richtige Schloss

Seriously, we see it in our E-Scooter Workshop almost every week: A frustrated customer walks in because their scooter was stolen – all because it was 'secured' with a thin spiral lock that feels like it could be cut with nail scissors. (Okay, maybe not quite, but a small bolt cutter is definitely enough.)

If you park your ride at the station or in downtown Stuttgart, you've got to make it as hard as possible for thieves. An e-scooter is a prime target because it's so easy to carry away. But don't worry, we'll tell you how to chain your scooter so thieves would rather move on. After all, you want to ride, not walk – or have no ride at all.

That's the master question. Many make the mistake of only wrapping the lock around the handlebars. But guess what? On many models, you can unscrew the grips or handlebars in seconds and just slide the lock off. Pretty stupid, right? In our experience, it's best to loop the lock through the frame or – if possible – through the rear swingarm. (But watch out for the brake lines! If they break, you'll have to come back for a brake service.)

And another tip from us mechanics: always lock your scooter to a fixed object. A locked scooter that can just be carried away is useless.