Angelfishsolo
A Velocipedian
- Location
- Cwmbach, South Wales
Just do what I do. Ride a early 1990's bright orange Mountain bike. No one would have the pride to steel it 
Tea Shop - Bike Security
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CopperBrompton
Bicycle: a means of transport between cake-stops
- Location
- London
I carry a decent lock all the time. Yes, it's insured, but it would be a major hassle to spec-up and order again.
I can understand the visual deterrent argument of the made-from-cheese cable-locks linked to in this thread, but I do wonder whether they are actually riskier than nothing at all? They might give you a false sense of security, thinking that you can take your eye off it for at least a few mins, whereas in reality any of those cables could be snipped in literally one second.
Ben
I can understand the visual deterrent argument of the made-from-cheese cable-locks linked to in this thread, but I do wonder whether they are actually riskier than nothing at all? They might give you a false sense of security, thinking that you can take your eye off it for at least a few mins, whereas in reality any of those cables could be snipped in literally one second.
Ben
piedwagtail91
Guest
a lot of the cafes used around here(lancs) allow cyclists to leave locks and some have provided them, no good if it's a one off stop but if it'sa regular stop then it's worth asking if locks can be left at the cafe
Randochap
Senior hunter
- Location
- British Columbia, Canada
A little lock goes a long way
Living in the cycling capital of Canada also means living in the bike theft capital. One needs a junker to park downtown. If your bike isn't stolen, it will be stripped of anything worth a hit of crack.
In the downtown core, a decent lock and constant surveilance are a must. A good trick is to lock up outside a bistro/restaurant with a big front window. Low-lifes may assme you are within sight of the bike.
Elsewhere, I use a tiny cable lock, as above. These will stop tooless tools and opportunists, while you pay for your cappucino.
I also have a rider on the house insurance for all my good bikes.
Living in the cycling capital of Canada also means living in the bike theft capital. One needs a junker to park downtown. If your bike isn't stolen, it will be stripped of anything worth a hit of crack.
In the downtown core, a decent lock and constant surveilance are a must. A good trick is to lock up outside a bistro/restaurant with a big front window. Low-lifes may assme you are within sight of the bike.
Elsewhere, I use a tiny cable lock, as above. These will stop tooless tools and opportunists, while you pay for your cappucino.
I also have a rider on the house insurance for all my good bikes.
- Location
- the post-brexit wasteland
none of us seems to bother locking the bikes on our club runs, usually the bikes are left where we can see them, or the café is the sort of place that's unlikely to attract passing thieves.
i'm not sure that hanging out near the posh bikes is always a good idea. my carrera badged bike will probably appeal more to the thief who will assume that as it's a halfords brand that it will be very difficult for the owner to positively i.d. (and hence be proven stolen) the bike, should it end up recovered by plod. unfortunately for the thief, i could pick my "carrera virtuoso" from a thousand others, as only the frame and bars remain from the original bike.
i'm not sure that hanging out near the posh bikes is always a good idea. my carrera badged bike will probably appeal more to the thief who will assume that as it's a halfords brand that it will be very difficult for the owner to positively i.d. (and hence be proven stolen) the bike, should it end up recovered by plod. unfortunately for the thief, i could pick my "carrera virtuoso" from a thousand others, as only the frame and bars remain from the original bike.
thomas
the tank engine
- Location
- Woking/Norwich
What they don't know won't hurt them (actually it will as they'll pay out)
As my bike has a back compartment I carry a cable lock in that to use. At my club we usually lock up a few bikes together and can always use a few locks on a few bikes. Don't think there have ever been any problems but we're usually in quite small villages.
