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Permalink Reply by Liz on July 2, 2012 at 6:04am

they no longer sell the bike registry chains.  

you can order lengths of hardened chain from website like this though. 

http://lockitt.com/Lockitt/product/SPCH12/CHAB12MS.html

Allen Wrench said:

Another vote for BikeRegistry chains like Kevin's. I like the Viro Blocca Catena lock if you can find one because it's lightweight and it's enough to protect a Vespa in Italy. You can put a 1 meter chain (better would be 4 feet = $28 at BikeRegistry) around Chicago lampposts and still get a wheel and the frame usually. But the best of all is bring it in and stick it next to your desk at work if you can. And still lock it. 

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Permalink Reply by Josh.E on July 2, 2012 at 6:19am

Or with compressed dye that shoots out and paints the person kinda like the banks do.  Not only does it spray the person but also the bike might make it easier to spot a stolen one.

Duane Waller said:

I always thought that an interesting deterrent might be a u-lock with a hollowed-out 'u' that is filled with something "surprising"; say, for instance, acid. Or gunpowder. Or methylene chloride.

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Permalink Reply by April on July 2, 2012 at 6:19am

Well I was glad to see that the better u-locks stood up to hand tools at least.   At least we know that the average thief will be deterred by one or more of these babies.   Only the pros with the power tools to worry about.  Regardless of the lock(s) you use be sure to register your bike and keep the serial number handy.  The National Bike Registry gave me a wallet sized bike ID card that is very nice, for example.

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