Bike locking 101: failure
03-27-09, 12:37 PM
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Bike locking 101: failure
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03-27-09, 01:24 PM
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It's still a good bluff. I imagine most folks inclined to steal it wouldn't give it a second glance. Not that I don't wonder WTF.
03-27-09, 07:50 PM
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03-27-09, 08:59 PM
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I'm looking at the writing on that sign and sticker on the lampost... Is this in Japan?
I can almost see this as being 'theft deterence' there; where bike theft is more about stealing a convenient ride home from the bar then ditching the bike (not resale).
I can almost see this as being 'theft deterence' there; where bike theft is more about stealing a convenient ride home from the bar then ditching the bike (not resale).
03-27-09, 09:09 PM
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I've gotten awfully close to doing something like that while wrestling with my locks.
03-27-09, 09:14 PM
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Car's parked on the right side of the road, so unless it's a one-way street or an illegal parking job, I doubt it. Sidewalk and curb don't look like what's typically found in Japan, either. Besides, look at that litter... Most people in Japan have an almost OCD-level aversion to leaving trash on the street.
03-28-09, 11:43 AM
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Yeah, me too, I didn't see it right away. Then I saw it, quick release on the seat post - man that seats a gonner. 
03-28-09, 03:20 PM
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03-28-09, 04:16 PM
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I'm going to be optimistic and say that it's staged.
03-28-09, 04:23 PM
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