Ways not to lock your bike

or a nice small ball bearing hiding descreetly in the hole

deviant

its murtles version of a japanese love egg

at least his bag is safe.

that is UHMAYZIIING

Was in Barnes where there's like, no crime anyways.

or a nice small ball bearing hiding descreetly in the hole

i use the ball bearing method and find the time to resolve and clean the bold socket a pain in the place when the sun don't shine - using grease keeps them in, too but i lost the odd ball here and there so big improvement and a much quicker/saver way for removal (when on the road and all) is to use m2 nuts in my size 4 allen bolts and have a m2 bolt ready to break the nut out (use glue only to fix the nut a bit in the bolt)

bigger bolts and m3 nuts and so on for all the other bolts and the bike is temper prove. i've seen complete cockpits go walkies too often to feel ok when let 'unprotected'.

ffs, i flew over the stolen bikes thread and read that these locks are still being used to lock up decent bikes. when will they check the locks threads here and else where and go and get something that help keep the bike rather then offering it up for grabs?!

Chose the smallest wooden post, with just some fabric at the top making it secure.

I saw that exact configuration the other day, mindboggling. With so many options available it also allows the thief to be creative:
a) cut through the rubber with a pair of sturdy scissors
b) use a staple remover to remove the rubber from the post
c) saw through the post
d) pull the post out of the ground

at least his bag is safe.

The more I look at this the better/worse it gets.

Chose the smallest wooden post, with just some fabric at the top making it secure.

My sister had one of these bikes, I upgraded some of the parts and occasionally rode it. I took it to a gig locked up to the metal barriers of a fancy car sales lot/showroom. I left it overnight thinking it would be fine considering it was a pretty hefty lock (for birmingham standards at least), plus it was a girls bike ffs!

But the next day it was gone! Really annoying because it was actually a really lovely to ride cruiser bike.

Moral of the story, do not leave bikes in places overnight - ever! And also, never trust car salesmen. (always had the suspicion that they might've removed it.)

The more I look at this the better/worse it gets.

Maybe there's some sort of movement-triggered explosive in the bag?

Sadistic as it may be this thread is Comedy gold... The lock round the saddle trick is fucking genius, George Clooney's disgusted puss says it all really.

And as little sympathy as I have for any of the previous... we've all done it.

I've gone to the pub and left my lock sitting unattached to my bike for 4 hours-on a busy street with loads of bars-come back cunted and found it still there, which for Glasgow was nothing short of a miracle and actually better at teaching me a lesson because if it had gone I would never have know and just thought 'some pikey cunt's nicked my bike', then been raging for weeks, as opposed thinking 'you're a right royal fanny son, wise up'... the end.

More than half the bike here hardly had a chance of getting stolen in says, Amsterdam.

I've been all over Amsterdam this weekend, and it's wonderful to simply able to freelock the bike for hours and still be there when i come back.

More than half the bike here hardly had a chance of getting stolen in says, Amsterdam.

I've been all over Amsterdam this weekend, and it's wonderful to simply able to freelock the bike for hours and still be there when i come back.

True this.

Reading these threads make me appreciate where I live too.

I dont even carry a lock generaly. Unless I know in advance that I'm going to be leaving my bike outside for a longish period, and even then its just a wire jobbie. I took my 4 year old to the shopping center in the trailer on Saturday. One wire lock through frame and front wheel, just in case. I then left my pricey helmet and both our coats in the back of the trailer, with my mini pump, and saddle bag on the bike. No problem. TBH I've left the bike 'n' trailer unlocked for several hours on many occasions when I've forgotten my lock*.

(*would'nt do this sans kiddie trailer TBH)

You see a lot of people using these...which seem almost laughable to me.

Having to assume that any weakness in the parking/locking of your bike, will be explioted, sounds depressing.

Angel, N1

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Beggars belief, it really does.
Still, that's how I got a free front wheel from a girl at work.

Bike left outside a bakery with little or no chance of it getting stolen, perfectly fine;

This is Amsterdam my friends.

(spoken to an owner the day before I took that photo, nice bloke).

Angel, N1

I think this is a staple of every London high street, sad really.

inches from being almost perfectly locked.

nope as main is a cable lock.

Claiming "Theft proof" is a bit ambitious...

The "quick and easy solution" if you want your bike posted in this thread.

i take weeks of fidling with my seat post height to get it right. Even thinking of having to remove it every time gives me a headache

ffs, i flew over the stolen bikes thread and read that these locks are still being used to lock up decent bikes. when will they check the locks threads here and else where and go and get something that help keep the bike rather then offering it up for grabs?!

If people dont want to lock their bike properly then thats their choice. It just means my (probably nicer) bike is less likely to get nicked.

i take weeks of fiddling with my seat post height to get it right. Even thinking of having to remove it every time gives me a headache

use a small piece of tape or make a tiny scratch on the seat post at the insertion point, job done.

sorry if i missed something.

sumo, true that! yet i still feel for the victims of the feeling of false security one would get when looking at an average bike shop's locks shelf. i'd scrap half of the lot and replace it with the beefy ones usually found in motorcycle shops and we'd have less thefts instantly - well, not right away as it needs to trickle down onto the streets.

but numpty and aspiring commuters would buy something beefy right away, rather then the often found 'learned the hard way'.

i bought a few locks in my life, all but my actual setup in bike shops and never got an advice on how to actually lock it up right nor the question if i'd like any as a starting point.

but i have to add ^ i am a guuuy. *rolls eyes
i don't ask, i find out by myself and research, but most nomal people just don't.

the issue with locks seems the trust bit of the whole deal.

i don't trust lock manufacturers (mine, protector chain+krypto disc lock) too much either. not until i head a go at it. i couldn't crop my chain with bike_thief_sized croppers, though mr. croppers would probably get it trough with his jaws of power.