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How to NOT get your bike stolen!

Lets pool all of our knowledge together for one singular goal...WORLD DOMINATION! Oops! Wrong thread. Please post all of you tips and tricks/do and don'ts of locking your bike and theft prevention. Please be as specific as possible. Around the middle of January I will compile all of the information, research said information (to the best of my ability), and create an official how to for all cyclist. If for some reason you have volumes of information you can email me at 2poler@gmail.com, if you feel the urge to help with this task also feel free to contact me.

Thanks,

Joe

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Permalink Reply by Kevin C Dormant on December 27, 2011 at 7:36pm

You should still lock your bike to a secure bike rack or in your house. Here is the relevant portion  of my original post:

Martin also mentioned a chain and lock combo sold by Bike Registry. It’s a tremendous value for under $40, and seriously, it will scare most bike thieves away.

[snip]

 

The downside of the Bike Registry lock is that it weighs about six lbs. The people who I know who use one of these regularly, tend to leave it locked to a rack where they normally lock their commuter, and ride with a single U-lock. Carrying it around on a daily basis is more of a commitment than I’m willing to make.



Tim S said:

How much does that bad boy weigh?

With that i may actually think about locking the bike up somewhere aside from a secure bike rack or my house.


Permalink Reply by Joe Willis on December 28, 2011 at 1:37pm
Permalink Reply by Kevin C Dormant on December 28, 2011 at 1:54pm

I have to consult with the other judges, but this set-up looks like it will also warrant a CSBR seal of approval.

Joe Willis said:

Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on December 28, 2011 at 3:06pm

That's a nice lock Joe Willis. I have a similar lock on my motorcycle connected to a Kryptonite ground anchor (inside my locked garage.) 

I leave my bikes unlocked inside my locked house.  If thieves get into my house I've got serious tools for cutting right there that they could use to steal the bikes -or just steal all my tools.  The bikes would be the least of my worries. 

Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on December 28, 2011 at 4:31pm

I don't get the appeal. The U-lock portion can be chopped just like any other U-lock.

We just had a report to the registry of someone using a similar chain finding nothing but a piece of one of the links.

You'd be better off with two of the basic Kryptonites.

Kevin C said:

I have to consult with the other judges, but this set-up looks like it will also warrant a CSBR seal of approval.

Joe Willis said:

Permalink Reply by Kevin C Dormant on December 28, 2011 at 8:18pm

It's a double dead bolt lock. The shackle is exposed, but it's a 2-cut lock, securing a 2-cut chain. Paired with a 2-cut U-lock to complement it, that's a 4-cut security system. Be still my racing heart...

h' said:

I don't get the appeal. The U-lock portion can be chopped just like any other U-lock.

We just had a report to the registry of someone using a similar chain finding nothing but a piece of one of the links.

You'd be better off with two of the basic Kryptonites.

Kevin C said:

I have to consult with the other judges, but this set-up looks like it will also warrant a CSBR seal of approval.

Joe Willis said:

Permalink Reply by El Dorado on December 29, 2011 at 1:51pm

Higher end Abus and Kryptonite u-locks offer the best protection. Of course, locking up the proper way is a must. Fill the shackle with everything you can.

Permalink Reply by Gene Tenner on December 30, 2011 at 10:41am

Well, this string of posts made me rethink my locking at home. I cannot use u-locks, because they are too short for my recumbent trike. I plan to buy this: http://lockitt.com/Lockitt/product/SPCH/CHON5019LP.html. I can loop it at one end around multiple window cage bars and the other tightly around the tubing. 'Tis not as good as u-locks, but works for a trike.

Thanks everyone; this discussion helped me a lot.

Permalink Reply by Nick Butterfield on January 5, 2012 at 3:43am

i typically use this:

http://www.kryptonitelock.com/

and, when locking somewhere other than the locked bike room at work, i also use this:

http://www.kryptonitelock.com/

acceptable? should i pick up one of those other chains? this crap is heavy as all get out. worth it, but still.

Kevin C said:

It's a double dead bolt lock. The shackle is exposed, but it's a 2-cut lock, securing a 2-cut chain. Paired with a 2-cut U-lock to complement it, that's a 4-cut security system. Be still my racing heart...

Permalink Reply by Kevin C Dormant on January 5, 2012 at 8:17am

Not only acceptable, you're way ahead of 95% 99% of the other bikes locked up out there. Both are excellent locks. Both have double dead bolts. I wouldn't worry about picking up a new or different lock or change what you're doing. 

Nick Butterfield said:

i typically use this:

http://www.kryptonitelock.com/

and, when locking somewhere other than the locked bike room at work, i also use this:

http://www.kryptonitelock.com/

acceptable? should i pick up one of those other chains? this crap is heavy as all get out. worth it, but still.

Permalink Reply by Tony Adams on January 5, 2012 at 10:01am

I'm guessing that it was a user decision? As a test I'll just paste in one of those Kryptonite links:

http://www.kryptonitelock.com/Products/ProductDetail.aspx?cid=1001&...

I guess that is truncated also, but not as drastically as it appeared in Nick's post.


h' said:

When did URLs start getting truncated by the NING software?

Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on January 5, 2012 at 10:26am

Howard,

Currently I've got all 3 bugs recognized by Ghostery blocked on The Chainlink:

Facebook Connect

Google +1 (I really should unblock this one because it is handy for G-plussers)

Google Analytics

I'm not getting any truncation of any of the links other than the linkable text created by the Ning tool in the posting box when used by chainlinkers who know how (or care) to use it when posting. 

So I'm not thinking it is Ning's site software that is doing it unless Chrome is ignoring something else that your browser is seeing.

I'm running a Chromebook on the Stable Channel:

Google Chrome 16.0.912.66
Platform 1193.117.0 (Official Build) stable-channel x86-zgb_he
Firmware ZGB.03.61.0740.0062G7.010

YMMV

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