Anyone own a bike worth being protected from theft?
01-27-15, 03:50 PM
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Hmmmm. Protection from theft.
At home? Big black dog.
Elsewhere? Various and sundry locking devices.
The real question: Even with GPS slapped on your velocipede, are the police gonna roll out with you to collect it?
More likely they're just gonna note its reported location and "look into it" at some later date. Because, you know, bike.
At home? Big black dog.
Elsewhere? Various and sundry locking devices.
The real question: Even with GPS slapped on your velocipede, are the police gonna roll out with you to collect it?
More likely they're just gonna note its reported location and "look into it" at some later date. Because, you know, bike.
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01-27-15, 04:03 PM
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Those are quite reasonable prices, and if all those need replacement then yeah, the costs will be higher. However, quite often they don't. And at an average acquisition price for the bikes (I kept a spreadsheet for a while) of €45.53, there's some room for a new chain every now and then. 
And there is, of course, the other 5% of my bikes.
And there is, of course, the other 5% of my bikes.
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01-27-15, 04:56 PM
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I've had this same idea. I've been thinking, now that I have a hub dynamo, it would be fairly easy to wire in another capacitor.
01-27-15, 06:42 PM
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Any bike that I would lock up and walk away can't have more than $200 value to me.
I use my wireless alarm together with an armored cable lock for when I go into a department store or inside any kind of bar/grill.
At the coffee shops, I rely on the bait effect where even my better bikes are still quite overshadowed by the $5+k bikes that my riding partners are all riding.
The wireless alarm clamps onto the seat tube, uses a 9v battery and has an audible alarm. The wireless part is just to turn it on and off with a little remote.
These wireless alarms have been reliable over years of use, but draw 3mV even sitting idle. So I pull the battery when I get home, so as to get more than 2-3 weeks of 9v battery life.
If I park my alarmed bike in front of my friend's better bikes, a thief couldn't take them without setting it off, which did happen once though I can't be sure what their intentions were.
I use my wireless alarm together with an armored cable lock for when I go into a department store or inside any kind of bar/grill.
At the coffee shops, I rely on the bait effect where even my better bikes are still quite overshadowed by the $5+k bikes that my riding partners are all riding.
The wireless alarm clamps onto the seat tube, uses a 9v battery and has an audible alarm. The wireless part is just to turn it on and off with a little remote.
These wireless alarms have been reliable over years of use, but draw 3mV even sitting idle. So I pull the battery when I get home, so as to get more than 2-3 weeks of 9v battery life.
If I park my alarmed bike in front of my friend's better bikes, a thief couldn't take them without setting it off, which did happen once though I can't be sure what their intentions were.
01-27-15, 07:20 PM
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Yes, I have a couple. In my case I was able to just adjust my homeowners coverage up enough to cover it based on a conversation with my agent.
He was shocked for a bit when I gave him the total loss valuation though.
He was shocked for a bit when I gave him the total loss valuation though.
01-27-15, 07:48 PM
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If you can track the stolen bike on your smartphone, and bring four of your largest friends with you to increase the chances of a successful repo, the lo-jack device would be helpful. Seems like a proper U-lock or two would be a lot less trouble.
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01-27-15, 10:15 PM
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1) collect high end damaged bike parts. Cracked CF frame, wheels, bars etc.
2) assemble bike and fill frame and tires with concrete.
3) lock bike to post in big city with cheap lock and cable
4) set up video cameras and WIN
2) assemble bike and fill frame and tires with concrete.
3) lock bike to post in big city with cheap lock and cable
4) set up video cameras and WIN
01-27-15, 10:30 PM
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Uhmmm,.... well, since money doesn't grow on the trees in my backyard, yeah, I protect everything from theft. 
01-27-15, 10:31 PM
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01-27-15, 11:03 PM
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I got renters insurance for 30 bucks a month. I specifically inquired as to vintage collector bikes. My agent tells me that I am insured up to 75k in the event of a burglary/theft. Hope I never have to use it.
01-27-15, 11:40 PM
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If the bicycle could connect to the owner via some sort of Bluetooth paired device that locks up the bottom bracket when separated from owner... that might work. But some bikes (and other loose valuables) are just thrown into the back of the vans of service people.
I only use cheap flimsy cable locks because a pro can/will get past whatever lock is used... if he wants the bike. A bored or troubled 13 year however... might be deterred. I rarely leave the bike for more than a minute or so. If I stop at a park to use the restroom... I roll the bicycle in with me.
01-27-15, 11:55 PM
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You gonna eat that?
I'm using the same cable and Master combination lock I had in high school and no one's messed with my bikes yet. They might someday and then I'll get something better, but considering I graduated HS in 1980 I ain't skeered.
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01-28-15, 12:09 AM
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You gonna eat that?
01-28-15, 09:02 AM
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Great ideas but I would add just one thing......
You could repeat this sting operation many times in an area and show it regularly on the "Cops.....world's dumbest criminals" episodes.
01-28-15, 01:08 PM
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I'm sure that the cost of such security devices will go down as their capabilities go up.
Just as cell phones, sophisticated car alarms and high-tech security cameras are putting a serious dent in all kinds of crime, products that cause problems for bike thieves will surely come.
The device that tracks a stolen bike can of course track any sizeable stolen property as well, so better tracking devices will have myriad uses, even your lawn mower for instance.
Just as cell phones, sophisticated car alarms and high-tech security cameras are putting a serious dent in all kinds of crime, products that cause problems for bike thieves will surely come.
The device that tracks a stolen bike can of course track any sizeable stolen property as well, so better tracking devices will have myriad uses, even your lawn mower for instance.
01-28-15, 04:56 PM
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GPS is too high tech for my bikes.
Just stamp your name and ID number on to a piece of shim brass and slip it into the BB.
I made one for someone once, with a coded wording that only he could know.
Haven't done it for my bikes yet though.
If someone comes in here to steal my bikes I'll either just
A) blast 'em.
or
B) tell them to have a nice day as they load them up
...depending on my mood.
Just stamp your name and ID number on to a piece of shim brass and slip it into the BB.
I made one for someone once, with a coded wording that only he could know.
Haven't done it for my bikes yet though.
If someone comes in here to steal my bikes I'll either just
A) blast 'em.
or
B) tell them to have a nice day as they load them up
...depending on my mood.
01-28-15, 08:43 PM
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Wow. I mean, I've bought a bike now and again for $100-$200, but refurb costs me:
Tires: $40 at least
Tubes: $8 or so
Chain: $10 or so
Freewheel or cassette(if needed): $15 or so
Bar tape: $10 or so
Cables & housings: $20 or so
That's over $100 already, if I do it on the cheap.
Not to mention bearings and grease, which I have around anyway.
Tires: $40 at least
Tubes: $8 or so
Chain: $10 or so
Freewheel or cassette(if needed): $15 or so
Bar tape: $10 or so
Cables & housings: $20 or so
That's over $100 already, if I do it on the cheap.
Not to mention bearings and grease, which I have around anyway.
It's this vicious cycle that ensures I'm always broke :/
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