Ingenious bike security device

my first picci post :-)

not sure if it exists or not - heres the article

on second thoughts, such an idea might attract unwanted attention from the sort of people who go into stealing bikes as part of making a living, and so vandalism may be sure to incur...

• i dunno how well it would work with a Sheffield stand...
  

nice ! good to see people are designing things into bikes, as it's an inherent problem as well as everyone knows.

this is a good design but it's flawed by the fact your unable to change your handlebars if need be, be it a preference for another or whatever, and what would happen if say the handelbars were bent in some way, as can happen.

However the wheel locks are excellent and could be incorporated on any bike. They are the best part.

I don't own a lock, so everywhere I go, the bike has to go in with me, or locks to someone else's. But the other day I had to meet someone, and because I could see it all the time, I left my bike outside Starbucks, leaning against the wall. It was secure-ish, as I'd tied a toeclip cable (wrong word?) through the back wheel, and the frame. Someone could shoulder it and run, but not ride.

Clever, or stupid?

this is a good design but it's flawed by the fact your unable to change your handlebars if need be

attachments? bar end plugs? glued/welded in?

Clever, or stupid?

debatable - from an ideal point of view, its nice to do as it shows your love and attachment for your bike
but from a practicable point of view, there are plenty places in our glorious city that are bicycle un-friendly and so you could find yourself restricting your life to choices where your bike can remain by your side... which come to think of it, might not be that bad a choice :-S

and what would happen if say the handelbars were bent in some way, as can happen.

as with all perfect things, just keep developing every possible practise until you reach the pinicle!...
ohm :-S

by the above i mean, to avoid the bent bar problem, get yo'self hench muscles... although i'd probably rather develop mobile metal working skills than consume the amount of steroids this guys taken :-S

FrankMG tell me that's photoshopped, please.......:O

I've said it before and I will say it again, human shit on the saddle and handle bars will beat any lock.

FrankMG tell me that's photoshopped, please.......:O

google images does not share your opinions on beauty - google images will take all it can get

I've said it before and I will say it again, human shit on the saddle and handle bars will beat any lock.

this concept interests me alot - how do you make a **new **bike that your using as a beater look bad enough to not want to be stolen?
i've heard tell of innertubes, but not much more than that... specifically

sorry to be negetive, but if it is a bike with a front loading clamp, then just undo it, and the bike goes with you to be worked on somewhere else. at least i think it would work, tell me if i am wrong!

opps looked again i am wrong!! damn magic eye pictures! sorry!

I think the idea is goood, but this specific design has little merit.. generally what windy said above.
Making a new bike look nasty is not difficult, but one must switch off their aesthetic sensibilites and be sure to fit a rack / mudguards / stickers / ribbons / inner tubes / gaffer tape / reflectors everywhere / as many bottle cages as possible etc.. there are ideas out there if you google.
I think that using technology rather than mechanical devices is the future for bicycles. If cars, motorbikes can have electronic tagging, immobilisers, and GPS, then as it becomes affordable t will reach bicycles.
Look at the thread on GPS / stun-gun security for bicycles. I would choose that hi-tech stuff over the ideas here (in addition to normal locks.)
Imagine being able to remotely taser someone who you have tracked down and is riding your bike at that second. how friggin cool is that!? then just crush their head against the ground and urinate on them pick up the bike and walk away whilst they have a little twitch-attack on the ground...

im too lazy to read all the posts but heres my two pence,

obviously I commend any experiment of ideas for bikes, I spend most of my time doodling things.

That would not have made it to biro for me.

That locking system relies on using the seatpost as the main securing member.

IN the picture its actually longer than the seatube of the frame,

but lets just imagine its 20 inches.

Now most people tend to have an extremely thin walled lightweight alloy or even carbon fibre tube, which they then usually cut down to the required length to save a few grams - even on bmx's

Now for this system to have any effect you would need a 20inch+ thick walled steel tube weighing at least 2 KG the same amount as a decent bike lock.

Also it will only work with drop bars which are usually thin walled aluminium too,

plus by the picture it seems specific street furniture is required to secure the whole setup.

And last of all is doesnt protect your wheels.

(putting a key into your QR requires explanation - a silly idea)

Far more convenient,

lock it up with your normal gear to any old lamp post/railing.