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How to keep your bike from getting nicked
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Due to my work and school schedule, I can only bicycle commute in my dreams. However, when I do have the opportunity to leave my car in the driveway and turn my trusty old 1988 Trek 1000 into a true road warrior, I often find myself worrying about coming back outside to find my bike missing. Poof! As if some mysterious being came along and magically transported my bike to another dimension…or more likely, to some punk’s garage.
How do you keep your prized possession from ending up at the swap meet? Hell if I know.
But Carlton Reid, editor of BikeBiz.com and Quickrelease.tv., put together the best article I’ve seen on the subject of bike theft. They purchased a handful of locks, put them on a bike, and let loose two professional thieves. The result is an enlightening piece on bicycle security, with video demos, on what works and what doesn’t to reduce the likelihood of your pony being kidnapped.
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Thanks for linking to the article. I wrote the piece for the CTC magazine, but I’m not part of the CTC staff. I’m the editor of BikeBiz.com and Quickrelease.tv.
Thanks to web feedback, the online lock piece is now quite different to the magazine version. I hope it doesn’t put people off locking their bikes, but gets them to lock them in such a way that makes it a lot harder for bike thieves.
Carlton,
Thanks for the clarification. I’ll fix that in the article.
Well done!
hak