Ganymede
Veteran
- Location
- Rural Kent
I once had a terrible old pump nicked. It was almost as if someone was saying "see.... this is what happens if you leave stuff on your bike, even cr@p stuff, I'll nick anyfink, me".
How do you secure your light from thieves?
- Thread starter KneesUp
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RoubaixCube
~Tribanese~
- Location
- London, UK
Ive left pound shop lights on - Never been stolen, Expensive lights come with me, though I leave the mounts on the bar. Most of the mountings are like £2-3 from evanscycles or cyclesurgery anyway.
My friend has had his mounts stolen though lol, Im sure that was well worth the re-sale value or if the thief just wanted it for his own use
My friend has had his mounts stolen though lol, Im sure that was well worth the re-sale value or if the thief just wanted it for his own use
Buy cheap lights and leave them on the bike. Try to keep a very basic backup in my bag in case one gets pinched (not happened yet). If someone takes them, well they are sad gits but they can't flog them for much anyway.
I don't understand why some cyclists spend so much on lights though, especially for mostly city riding. Fair enough if your commute takes you into the sticks and it is pitch black, but £100s of pounds for a glorified torch seems a bit bonkers.
Occasionally take them off if I know it is going to piss it down all day as cheap lights tend to not be entirely waterproof.
Same for cycle computers, no point having a fancy Garmin for the daily commute, I have a £10 jobby which tells me my speed and that's about it.
I don't understand why some cyclists spend so much on lights though, especially for mostly city riding. Fair enough if your commute takes you into the sticks and it is pitch black, but £100s of pounds for a glorified torch seems a bit bonkers.
Occasionally take them off if I know it is going to piss it down all day as cheap lights tend to not be entirely waterproof.
Same for cycle computers, no point having a fancy Garmin for the daily commute, I have a £10 jobby which tells me my speed and that's about it.
RoubaixCube
~Tribanese~
- Location
- London, UK
I half agree. Sometimes lights aren't just used for commuting though. A fair few cyclists participate in night events and parts of their trip may not have much light at all, if you're going to be cycling all through the night, you need a light thats not only just bright enough to light up the path in front of you, but with enough battery life too.
imo, its best to go out there with the right kit, Possibly the best gear you can afford rather than something substandard. £100+ for a light is a serious investment though and only the most hardcore cycling enthusiast will part with that kind of money because its for something they need. so its kinda like a 'one-size-fits-all' Why by different sets for different styles of cycling when you can just buy the one and use it on its lowest power setting for commutes?
as for cycle computers - you're either into your gadgets or you're not. for most people al £5 Aldi or Lidl jobby will work absolutely fine. if youre even slightly competitive or just a plain fitness freak Its nice to have all the extras that a more expensive cycle computer can give you.
I personally wouldnt go for a garmin though unless i was a serious offroad rider and needed GPS to constantly tell me where i am on the map. I have a Cateye Velo Wireless which i bought for £20 which is rather snazzy.
Gravity Aided
Legendary Member
- Location
- Land of Lincoln
I leave the free(from the transit system) lights on the bicycle, but carry the very valuable Aldi lightset in with me. I wouldn't want it getting iced on and freezing, as I have an unheated garage, and it may be a month or so before it unfreezes.
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
I strip the bike of the pump, the £30 Cateye computer, the front and back lights, and all the contents of the wedgie bag. I take off the front wheel and lock the whole shebang to something solid.
Will the shysters in the insurance company pay up if it does get nicked?
Probably not. They are professionals.
Will the shysters in the insurance company pay up if it does get nicked?
Probably not. They are professionals.
summerdays
Cycling in the sun
- Location
- Bristol
Even in cities you can easily cycle in unlit sections, near my old house was a lane that was privately owned but open to the public which didn't have any street lights and until 5 years ago it had craters to rival the moon. It was useful to me and cars as it allowed you to make a turn that was forbidden at the junction. Cycle paths aren't always lit either, though they did part of the Bristol and Bath path last year, and are in the process of doing the ring road path at the moment. Hence why I have lights I can see with.
As for leaving them on the bike.... I wouldn't, Mr Summerdays once had a bike stripped whilst he was at work for disk brakes etc, and I don't want to come back to my bike and find no lights, so I always put mine in a pannier or pocket.
Dayvo
just passin' through
- Location
- 59° 50′ 5.55″ N, 10° 47′ 41.89″ E
Easy!
jefmcg
Guru
Every time I lock my road bike, threading a cable throw both wheels and the Brooks saddle, then removing everything that isn't bolted on, I remember how easy it is with the folder: just take it with you. Lugging an awkward square of 12 kg of metal pipes is easy compared to securing a bike in London.
Richard A Thackeray
Legendary Member
My bike lives in the male changing rooms, I did offer to leave in the female, but was rejected (which is a pity, as it's a bigger room)
LIghts get taken off, & put in my locker, even if only to prevent someone turning them on, as a joke/prank
if it's been raining, for the commute, I'll put a couple of towels, or a bed-sheet, on the floor, so as to preclude any allegations of making floors slippery
LIghts get taken off, & put in my locker, even if only to prevent someone turning them on, as a joke/prank
if it's been raining, for the commute, I'll put a couple of towels, or a bed-sheet, on the floor, so as to preclude any allegations of making floors slippery
