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Thread started by thegodofthor at 11.23.09 - 3:36 pm
We see a whole lot of "my bike got stolen" posts here. But sadly a lot of these post seem to come to the conclusion that 1. The owner was intoxicated, 2. at some point the bike was left un-attended.
I would like to know, who has has their bike stolen when a lock was being used when it was stolen.
What lock (or locks) did you use ?
Could you tell how they were overcome by the thief (i.e. cut/broken/chewed off/ect)?
What brand and model of locks these were?
I am sad when I hear of a bike being stolen no matter how it was stolen, that's just fucked up. But getting this info together could go and show what real bike thieves' in Los Angeles are doing to steal our bikes.
U-locks ARE cut occasionally, but this is reasonably rare, since it takes time, a car jack, or a sawzall to get through them. U-locks are pretty much your best bet.
Most of the bike thefts I've heard about are the people who a) locked their bike up with a cable lock, or b) left their bike unlocked and unattended "just for a second" and then come back to find it missing.
Cable locks are worthless. All of them. It doesn't matter what brand they are or how thick they are, they are all total garbage. If you stop in on a slow shift at the Bikerowave, we'll be happy to let you use our bolt cutters and an old cable lock to see how fast you can get through it. Or you can just take my word for it that it takes between 5 and 30 seconds. (We tried the same bolt cutters on a u-lock and didn't come close to getting through it.)
Two weeks ago on Abbot Kinney they stole a bike with two Ulocks and a cable across the street from Intelligentsia where they guy worked and parked every day.
Also, someone gained access to the parking garage of my boss's apartment building in North Hollywood and stole 19 bicycles cutting cables and U-locks to do so.
Every lock can be defeated.
Ulocks are generally very non-discreet to defeat.
with so many easy targets out there it is rare that a u-locked bike is stolen.
some all teh bike theft threads i have read here about 1-5% (im guessing of course) have been secured with a u-lock.
I wouldn't trust anything but a disposable beater to be locked with a cable.
On the other hand I routinely lock my front wheel and saddle with a long think cable.
Yes if somebody has the right tool they could cut right through it.
But I only retain ownership over my current saddle because of a cable lock.
My front wheel was once spared from theft because of track nuts.
That right the bike right next to mine had a quick release and the wheel wast snatched.
Mine was spared because I had track nuts.
The more tools required to steal shit off of yoru bike the better!
But most of us here are well aware that it is fool-hardy to secure more than a $50 bike with a cable lock.
I vote we all pay Yetiman to stay in LA, and everytime you lock up your bike, he can just weld a rolled piece of steel through your frame and wheels around whateva you want!!!
Problem solved.
YETIMAN
You got that electric powered welding flatbed done yet?
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