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Pman, a couple things....
The only person that moves threads, is Velocio. This is his forum, that he has kindly (more than bloody kindly actually), provided for us. Yes it is our forum too, because we are participants, but the ownership and rights therein are his.
I do understand your concerns about making junior thieves more educated, but that has to be weighed up against providing forumengers with valuable locking advice. For example, we have pioneered a new method of securing a bicycle here in this thread, and that is via using a motorcycle alarm disc lock. It was my idea to fit this to bikes, and the chainring is where I proposed it would work best. Clefty then trialled it, and gave it a comprehensive test. So much so, that the manufacturer cottoned on to what we were doing, and published her test on their website.
I am against moving this to the Private section, because non-members couldn't see it. Its a balancing act isn't it, that we inform ALL cyclists on better methods of security (ie. 16mm and 18mm locks only*), and take the chance that thieves get one step ahead of the game.
As it is, thieves walk around tooled to nick bikes with LESS THAN 16mm/18mm locks. 16mm/18mm locks provide too much grief, IF LOCKED PROPERLY. Much quicker to attack bikes that are cable-locked, or locked with rather puny U-Locks, or armoured-cable locks.
If everyone on here spent £30.oo on an GOOD QUALITY disc alarm lock, then Lfgss forumengers' bikes would be far, far safer. Those of the great unwashed, would not be so lucky. There will always be those that buy £5-£10 rope locks, and they will lose their bikes. The bikes (PROPERLY) locked with 18mm locks, and twinned with a disc-lock alarm, will be the absolute last choice for thieves. Yes, they could still nick it, if given enough undisturbed time, but thats the point of joint methods of security. The alarm should drive them away, or better yet, get them caught in the act, by a group of us.
*Except for the (13mm) Abus GranitX 54