Ways not to lock your bike

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Regardless of their questionable locking technique, those 'bike racks' are utter shite. This is in my neck of the woods, I'll be sure to keep an eye out.

Agree. I end up putting it parallel with the wall and covering 2 or 3 of the spaces so I can lock straight to the frame.

I know him!

In the bike racks at Wimbledon station,can't imagine that Charge being there for long!

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I thought there was something wrong with this but it's now survived 24 hours on the mean streets of London Town despite hanging off the cyclehoop literally* screaming 'steal me'. Guess those flimsy looking mudguards must be stronger than they appear.

*in the contemporary sense

Are they pitlock skewers?

I forgot to lock my bike yesterday - just rested it against the sheffield stand. FML.

Still there when I got back. Feel vaguely insulted.

Saw a Garmin Edge left on a bike in central London today, one of those big tabletty ones.

Photo by a friend. In Lewisham.

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Someone's had a go at nicking but given up?

Yes, it's possible they were baffled by semi-transparency.

good thing he has that secondary 3m lock on there...looks like someone already cut through the Fahg mini tape

At work today. Yes that's really just draped over the rack.

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At least it's only ridable if you can wheelie like you never went to school much...

Oh.

Ways not to lock your Kettlebell (Clapham Common)

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Adelaide, oh Adelaide. The things you can get away with here.

Free trek anyone

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Aggressive parking, albeit not locking, here.

brand new bike....quick release seat post

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If that was my bike, I would lock it up in the exact same way.

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Would explain a lot of badly locked bikes...
http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/bike-thief-reveals-tricks-trade-stunningly-candid-interview-225130

10 bikes a weekend, £200 per bike, gives c. £100,000 a year...

yeah...times were tough...