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brokebike
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 Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 6:11 pm Post subject: simple ways to keep your bike from getting jacked |
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brokebike
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| Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 6:29 pm Post subject: |
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thin cable locks are easily cut with even the smallest set of bolt cutters.
Simply stashing your bike on a porch, or locking it to a railing where it can be seen challenges thieves to try to steal them.
Storing bikes in an unlocked garage, or a carport with no front door is the worst kind of bike security.
Locking to stairs, or in the way of exits/entries will get your bike lock cut on campus, and you bike will be impounded. Only lock to designated bike racks.
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elzie5000
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| Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 7:16 pm Post subject: |
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And how about right now you go put your bike's serial number (usually found under the bottom bracket) in your phone? Just in case.
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| Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 8:37 am Post subject: |
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| Great post guys!!!!! Thanks! I keep a private Flickr Set of Bike Mug shots for all #$@ of my bikes. |
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brokebike
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| Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 8:56 am Post subject: |
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I honestly don't mean to sound preachy, but there's really no need for this rash of bike theft we've been experiencing lately. A little bit of extra effort and some common sense on the part of bike owners would discourage a lot of the threads in this forum.
If your bike's not valuable enough to put forth some effort to keep it secure, think about how valuable it may look to someone who's desperate enough to steal it for cheap transportation, or as we've come to find out, an easy way to make some quick cash for drugs, alcohol, etc.
Besides, a decent U-lock costs less than what most average drivers spend in a month's worth of gas.
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elzie5000
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| Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 9:03 am Post subject: |
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| We need another bikeaoke night so you can sing the song that was in your sig. |
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brokebike
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| Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 9:11 am Post subject: |
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| elzie5000 wrote: | | We need another bikeaoke night so you can sing the song that was in your sig. |
"All the singleators, all the singleators..."
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| Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2009 9:55 am Post subject: |
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I remember hearing a couple years ago how easy it was to break a u-lock and so I switched to a different type of lock.
brokebike, I saw that you're advocating the use of u-locks in this post. So, was there any truth to them being super easy to break? Or did they improve the locks themselves?
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brokebike
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| Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2009 11:32 am Post subject: |
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| sfh wrote: | I remember hearing a couple years ago how easy it was to break a u-lock and so I switched to a different type of lock.
brokebike, I saw that you're advocating the use of u-locks in this post. So, was there any truth to them being super easy to break? Or did they improve the locks themselves?
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Of course I'm advocating U-locks! Yes!!!
No lock is completely impenetrable, but the issue you're referring to was with a particular type of lock mechanism, not just U-locks in general. It centered around the type of lock that took those little stubby, cylindrical keys. If you fashioned a Bic pen a certain way, you could jam it into the keyway and pick it open. That style has long since been discontinued for bike locks as a result.
That said, I still think U-locks are the best common bike lock to have, and even better if you pair them with a HEAVY cable or HEAVY chain... not those tiny cables that can be snipped with hand-held bolt cutters.
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Gotcha.
Thanks for the clarification! |
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elzie5000
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| Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 2:11 pm Post subject: |
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Don't lock just your frame. This was on Short St, Friday afternoon.
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brokebike
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| Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 2:23 pm Post subject: |
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Oh snap! Someone's Draft got violated.
sad thing is, it would nearly cost more to replace that front wheel, saddle and seatpost (if all were purchased new) than the total value of that complete bike.
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And yet its still standing.
I'm sure whomever it belongs to was bummed. |
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brokebike
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| Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 2:47 pm Post subject: |
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you mean it's still there locked up like that?
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| Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 3:45 pm Post subject: |
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| I meant that it was still upright after having the front wheel removed. Didn't check if it was still there today. Could be. |
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