pin head components- can thieves get them off? - The Chainlink2024-03-29T07:06:24Zhttps://thechainlink.org/forum/topics/pin-head-components-can-thieves-get-them-off?feed=yes&xn_auth=noFolding bikes can be a soluti…tag:thechainlink.org,2012-02-05:2211490:Comment:5099632012-02-05T13:53:58.607ZThunder Snowhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Thunder_Snow
<p>Folding bikes can be a solution. When I visit one of my clients, my Dahon gets stashed either under my desk or behind the racks in a server room, out of the way. I lock it in a supply closet at another employer's. If I go to Jewel or Dominick's, the bike rides in the shopping cart with me. I've carried it into restaurants, bars and clubs (sometimes leaving it with the coat check folks), and overnight it lives inside the apartment, locked to another bike.</p>
<p>Folding bikes can be a solution. When I visit one of my clients, my Dahon gets stashed either under my desk or behind the racks in a server room, out of the way. I lock it in a supply closet at another employer's. If I go to Jewel or Dominick's, the bike rides in the shopping cart with me. I've carried it into restaurants, bars and clubs (sometimes leaving it with the coat check folks), and overnight it lives inside the apartment, locked to another bike.</p> "Maybe consider getting an ol…tag:thechainlink.org,2012-02-05:2211490:Comment:5099582012-02-05T07:39:38.275ZJoe Willishttps://thechainlink.org/profile/JoeWillis
"Maybe consider getting an old beater bike that you don't have to worry much about- be less desirable to thieves and less of a loss if it is stolen?"<br />
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I have a bar/overnight/clark street/loop/street fair bike. It takes a lot of worry away!
"Maybe consider getting an old beater bike that you don't have to worry much about- be less desirable to thieves and less of a loss if it is stolen?"<br />
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I have a bar/overnight/clark street/loop/street fair bike. It takes a lot of worry away! Bummer. There's no storage cl…tag:thechainlink.org,2012-02-05:2211490:Comment:5101092012-02-05T06:58:33.654ZLanterne Rougehttps://thechainlink.org/profile/JimSchultz
<p>Bummer. There's no storage closet or anything else to keep it in? I used to keep mine by my desk, but management didn't like that. I moved it into the maintenance shop where the lead mechanic keeps it under his watch by his desk. </p>
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<p>Bummer. There's no storage closet or anything else to keep it in? I used to keep mine by my desk, but management didn't like that. I moved it into the maintenance shop where the lead mechanic keeps it under his watch by his desk. </p>
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<p><br/> <cite>Molly said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/pin-head-components-can-thieves-get-them-off?page=2&commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A510208&x=1#2211490Comment510208"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>my bike was stolen while it was parked outside of my work.</p>
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</blockquote> Even if you don't think listi…tag:thechainlink.org,2012-02-05:2211490:Comment:5100552012-02-05T06:58:21.421ZAnne B.https://thechainlink.org/profile/AnneBuffington
<div><p>Even if you don't think listing it on the stolen bike registry will help you I do think there's a value to participating in a process that collects stats/details about recent thefts. I sometimes check the registry to see if there's been any recent thefts in areas where I'd be likely to lock up. It takes <5 minutes to add your listing there. </p>
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<p>I have something like pin heads on my (replacement) wheels and thought they were less easily defeated than described on here.…</p>
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<div><p>Even if you don't think listing it on the stolen bike registry will help you I do think there's a value to participating in a process that collects stats/details about recent thefts. I sometimes check the registry to see if there's been any recent thefts in areas where I'd be likely to lock up. It takes <5 minutes to add your listing there. </p>
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<p>I have something like pin heads on my (replacement) wheels and thought they were less easily defeated than described on here. Still, seems like anything extra you can do to delay or deter a thief may be worthwhile (or will at least make them move onto easier prey). So you've got to balance the cost of security products against the non-certainty that they will work. Which is a pretty specific mental balancing everyone has to do on their own to decide what is worth it. </p>
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<p>Maybe consider getting an old beater bike that you don't have to worry much about- be less desirable to thieves and less of a loss if it is stolen? </p>
</div> my bike was stolen while it w…tag:thechainlink.org,2012-02-05:2211490:Comment:5102082012-02-05T02:53:15.224ZMollyhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Molly
<p>my bike was stolen while it was parked outside of my work.</p>
<p>my bike was stolen while it was parked outside of my work.</p> Do you not have room in your…tag:thechainlink.org,2012-02-05:2211490:Comment:5100252012-02-05T01:34:18.739ZLanterne Rougehttps://thechainlink.org/profile/JimSchultz
<p>Do you not have room in your home to keep the bike, Molly? In all of my apartments, I have always brought my bicycle inside with me. When it's nasty or wet outside, I would just throw down some newspaper. Honestly, in a big city like this, it's only a matter of time before your bike or parts get stolen piecemeal or whole if you leave your bike outside.</p>
<p>Do you not have room in your home to keep the bike, Molly? In all of my apartments, I have always brought my bicycle inside with me. When it's nasty or wet outside, I would just throw down some newspaper. Honestly, in a big city like this, it's only a matter of time before your bike or parts get stolen piecemeal or whole if you leave your bike outside.</p> As more people use the stolen…tag:thechainlink.org,2012-02-04:2211490:Comment:5101932012-02-04T22:47:58.362Zh' Zerocatshttps://thechainlink.org/profile/H3N3
<p>As more people use the stolen bike registry the percentage rises-- I think last time Kevin calculated it was somewhere around 3 percent of reported thefts. All the info is there if you would take 2 seconds and look at it including a link to all of the "recovered" bikes.</p>
<p>Molly, I know you're broken up about this but I just don't see the logic of starting three chainlink discussions while refusing to fill out a form on the website that not only will give you the best chance of getting…</p>
<p>As more people use the stolen bike registry the percentage rises-- I think last time Kevin calculated it was somewhere around 3 percent of reported thefts. All the info is there if you would take 2 seconds and look at it including a link to all of the "recovered" bikes.</p>
<p>Molly, I know you're broken up about this but I just don't see the logic of starting three chainlink discussions while refusing to fill out a form on the website that not only will give you the best chance of getting your bike back, but helps make life harder for the thieves, thus helping all of us.</p>
<p></p> what is the percent of bike t…tag:thechainlink.org,2012-02-04:2211490:Comment:5099442012-02-04T22:46:06.721ZMollyhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Molly
<p>what is the percent of bike that are found and returned after a theft? I cannot imagine is greater than 1%. just wondering what I can do to deter the theft again.</p>
<p>what is the percent of bike that are found and returned after a theft? I cannot imagine is greater than 1%. just wondering what I can do to deter the theft again.</p> If we knew any of the details…tag:thechainlink.org,2012-02-04:2211490:Comment:5099392012-02-04T22:44:16.233Zh' Zerocatshttps://thechainlink.org/profile/H3N3
<p>If we knew any of the details of how your bike got stolen I'm sure Dug, "James" and others could give you some very useful advice.</p>
<p>Why not give yourself some chance of getting it back?</p>
<p><a href="http://stolenbike.org" target="_blank">http://stolenbike.org</a><br></br> <br></br> <cite>notoriousDUG said:…</cite></p>
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<p>If we knew any of the details of how your bike got stolen I'm sure Dug, "James" and others could give you some very useful advice.</p>
<p>Why not give yourself some chance of getting it back?</p>
<p><a href="http://stolenbike.org" target="_blank">http://stolenbike.org</a><br/> <br/> <cite>notoriousDUG said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/pin-head-components-can-thieves-get-them-off#2211490Comment509937"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Nothing.<br/> <br/> <cite>Molly said:</cite></p>
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</blockquote> Nothing. Molly said:
then wh…tag:thechainlink.org,2012-02-04:2211490:Comment:5099372012-02-04T22:33:08.910ZDoug Hayneshttps://thechainlink.org/profile/DougHaynes
<p>Nothing.<br/> <br/> <cite>Molly said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/pin-head-components-can-thieves-get-them-off?page=1&commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A509934&x=1#2211490Comment509934"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>then what can I do to make sure it doesn't get stolen?</p>
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<p>Nothing.<br/> <br/> <cite>Molly said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/pin-head-components-can-thieves-get-them-off?page=1&commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A509934&x=1#2211490Comment509934"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>then what can I do to make sure it doesn't get stolen?</p>
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