ABUS Bordo 6200K and Yarnit 4004K Video Review: Two Locks, Two Jobs

ABUS sent us two locks that sit at opposite ends of the same problem: the Bordo Granit 6200K, a big folding lock, and the Yarnit 4004K, a knitted textile chain. Both are on camera in the video on this page. Here is what each one is for, and what ABUS publishes about it.

The Bordo 6200K is the one you leave on the bike

The folding design is the point. It collapses into a compact bundle that rides in the frame-mounted holder ABUS includes, so the lock travels with the bike instead of in your bag. That is the real advantage over a U-lock you have to carry, and it is why folding locks have become standard equipment on e-bikes.

ABUS publishes a 360-degree rotatable lock body, which matters more than it sounds. On a step-through frame or a fat down tube, a fixed-angle lock body leaves you hunting for an angle that reaches the rack. The 6200K's body turns to meet the post.

The locking circumference is 94 cm. Be careful with that number: it is the arc the folded lock encloses, not the length of the lock, and not the same measurement as the sizes ABUS sells. The 6200K comes in 90 cm and 120 cm, and both were in stock when we checked on October 29, 2026.

ABUS rates it security level 13 of 15 on its own scale, published as a badge on the product page rather than as text. The lock body uses the ABUS XPlus cylinder, and ABUS lists hardened steel bars with extra profiling and reinforced rivets. Those are ABUS's published construction details; we did not test any of them.

The mount is the argument. If the bike lives outside, or you commute to the same rack every day, a lock that stays on the frame is the one that actually gets used. A lock in a drawer at home protects nothing.

The Yarnit 4004K is the one you carry

The Yarnit is a different tool. It is a knitted textile sleeve over a steel cable and a hardened steel chain, and ABUS says the textile surface is there to protect paintwork from scratches. That is not decoration on an e-bike, where a chain swinging against a painted frame or a rim does real damage.

ABUS rates it security level 7 of 15 on the same 15-point scale, with an overall diameter of 24 mm, and describes that level as good protection where the theft risk is medium. That is a materially lower rating than the folding lock's, and it should be read that way: this is the lock for a coffee stop or a short errand, and the Bordo is the one you leave on the bike.

ABUS lists it in 85 cm, 110 cm and 140 cm. When we checked on October 29, 2026, the 110 cm in black was out of stock while the other 110 cm colors were available, so do not assume every size and color is in on any given day.

Which one

Two locks is not a marketing line. The two locks are built for different jobs, and the practical reason to own both is that the folding lock lives on the bike while the chain lives in your bag, so the lock you need is more likely to be with you. We are not making any claim about how either one performs against an attack.

If you are buying one: the 6200K if the bike is parked in the same place every day and can carry the mount; the Yarnit if you want something that disappears into a bag and protects the frame while it does it.

What this video does not show

It is worth being straight about what the video is. Both locks are handled, folded, turned and shown. Neither is locked to a bike, and neither is attacked. We did not cut, saw, grind or attempt to defeat either lock, and we are not publishing any claim about how long either one would survive an attack. Nothing here should be read as a resistance rating. The security levels quoted are ABUS's own published figures, not ours.

We also did not measure either lock on camera. Every length and diameter in this post is ABUS's published figure, not a measurement we made.

ABUS did not pay us for this review and did not see it before publication.

Where to buy

Both locks are on our buying guides, with the trackers we use: ABUS folding locks, including the Bordo 6200K and textile and chain locks, including the Yarnit 4004K.

Specs: ABUS, as listed October 29, 2026. Availability and pricing change, and the two guides above carry the current figures.