Locking devices, systems, and methods of use

A locking device comprising:

• a lock body;
• a cable within the lock body and having a first end accessible from an exterior of the lock body;
• a spool configured to extend and retract the cable out of and into the lock body;
• a lock pin disposed at the first end of the cable;
• a cable lock incorporated into the lock body and configured to releasably secure the lock pin to the lock body;
• an electronic communication and control unit incorporated into the lock body and configured to communicate with a remote device, wherein the electronic communication and control unit controls the cable lock to secure and release the lock pin relative to the lock body to allow the remote device to wirelessly unlock the first end of the cable from the lock body;
• a flexible strap having a first end fixed to the lock body and a second end configured to wrap around and mount the lock body to a support structure, wherein the second end adjustably slides through a slot through the lock body;
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• a keyed lock in the lock body that selectively engages the second end of the flexible strap to lock the flexible strap in a selected position in the slot.

A method of locking a bicycle, the method comprising:

• securing a lock body of a locking device on a part of the bicycle;
• pulling on a first end of a cable accessible from an exterior of the lock body in a direction away from the lock body to uncoil a portion of the cable from a spool within the lock body and extend the portion of the cable from the lock body;
• locking the bicycle to a separate structure by wrapping the cable around the separate structure and locking a locking pin on the first end of the cable to the lock body, wherein locking the locking pin comprises:
• capturing the locking pin in a pin capture hole in the lock body with a pin capture member shifted into a capture position;
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• shifting a lock member in the lock body with a motorized drive mechanism to a locked position that maintains the pin capture member in the capture position;
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• wirelessly unlocking the locking pin to unlock the bicycle from the separate structure;
• wherein the locking device comprises a flexible strap having a first end fixedly attached to the lock body and a second end, and wherein the step of securing the lock body on the part of the bicycle comprises:
• wrapping a flexible strap around the part;
• inserting the second of the flexible strap through a slot in the lock body;
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• locking the flexible strap in the slot with a keyed lock in the lock body.