Bicycle handlebar-stored cable lock

A lock assembly for a bicycle, comprising:

• a shackle having first and second end portions, the first end portion including a locking member;
• a combination lock connected to the second end portion of the shackle, the combination lock including a plurality of rotating tumblers serially disposed along an elongate axis of the combination lock, the combination lock including a hole for receiving the locking member when the plurality of rotating tumblers are in an open position, the combination lock being configured to prevent removal of the locking member from the hole when the plurality of rotating tumblers are in a locked position;
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• a first set of resilient fingers coupled to the combination lock, the first set of resilient fingers being configured to frictionally removably secure the combination lock to a bore of a handlebar of the bicycle;
• wherein the lock assembly is operable between a stowed position and a removed position, the stowed position corresponding to the shackle and a rear end portion of the combination lock being contained within the bore of the handlebar, the removed position corresponding to the lock assembly removed from the handlebar;
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• further comprising a second set of resilient fingers coupled to the combination lock, the second set of resilient fingers being configured to frictionally removably secure the combination lock to the bore, the plurality of rotating tumblers being disposed between the first and second sets of resilient fingers.

A lock assembly removably stowable in a handlebar of a vehicle, comprising:

• a shackle having a first end portion and a second end portion, the shackle extending between the first end portion and the second end portion, the first end portion including a locking member;
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• a combination lock having an elongate axis extending from a rear end portion of the combination lock to a front end portion of the combination lock, the second end portion of the shackle being connected to the rear end portion of the combination lock, the front end portion of the combination lock including a hole configured to receive the locking member when the combination lock is in an open position, the combination lock being configured to prevent removal of the locking member from the hole when the combination lock is in a locked position;
• wherein the lock assembly is operable between a stowed position and a removed position,
• the stowed position corresponding to the locking member of the shackle removably coupled to the rear end portion of the combination lock, the shackle and the rear end portion of the combination lock contained within a bore of the handlebar, and the front end portion of the combination lock disposed in an opening to the bore,
• the removed position corresponding to the lock assembly completely removed from the bore, the locking member removed from the rear end portion of the combination lock, and the locking member inserted into the hole of the front end portion of the combination lock to form a loop in the lock assembly.