Who is excited for the Brompton Electric?
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cords to reach it. I no longer have any faith in any lock. Portable angle grinders are cheap at stores like Home Depot, etc. Take it with you or lose it.
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I use a Pewag chain and a Viro lock.https://www.westechrigging.com/pewag...RoC8cAQAvD_BwE
My theory is that it harder to cut with a grinder because it does not offer good purchase. You need a good support to cut it. The chain is very hard and nigh impossible to cut with even very large bolt cutters. I can also find more places to lock it because a chain is more flexible than a U-lock. It weighs about 2.3 pounds and is close to 3-feet.
My theory is that it harder to cut with a grinder because it does not offer good purchase. You need a good support to cut it. The chain is very hard and nigh impossible to cut with even very large bolt cutters. I can also find more places to lock it because a chain is more flexible than a U-lock. It weighs about 2.3 pounds and is close to 3-feet.
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I use a Pewag chain and a Viro lock.https://www.westechrigging.com/pewag...RoC8cAQAvD_BwE
My theory is that it harder to cut with a grinder because it does not offer good purchase. You need a good support to cut it. The chain is very hard and nigh impossible to cut with even very large bolt cutters. I can also find more places to lock it because a chain is more flexible than a U-lock. It weighs about 2.3 pounds and is close to 3-feet.
My theory is that it harder to cut with a grinder because it does not offer good purchase. You need a good support to cut it. The chain is very hard and nigh impossible to cut with even very large bolt cutters. I can also find more places to lock it because a chain is more flexible than a U-lock. It weighs about 2.3 pounds and is close to 3-feet.
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For the Brompton electric, or any other smaller valuable bicycle, are there any lockers in the US?
The only bike garage I know of is a computer-automated underground bike garage in Japan:
https://www.giken.com/en/video/how-to-use-eco-cycle
Does the US have any secure compact-bike storage locations, or lockers?
The only bike garage I know of is a computer-automated underground bike garage in Japan:
https://www.giken.com/en/video/how-to-use-eco-cycle
Does the US have any secure compact-bike storage locations, or lockers?
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I use a Pewag chain and a Viro lock.https://www.westechrigging.com/pewag...RoC8cAQAvD_BwE
My theory is that it harder to cut with a grinder because it does not offer good purchase. You need a good support to cut it. The chain is very hard and nigh impossible to cut with even very large bolt cutters. I can also find more places to lock it because a chain is more flexible than a U-lock. It weighs about 2.3 pounds and is close to 3-feet.
My theory is that it harder to cut with a grinder because it does not offer good purchase. You need a good support to cut it. The chain is very hard and nigh impossible to cut with even very large bolt cutters. I can also find more places to lock it because a chain is more flexible than a U-lock. It weighs about 2.3 pounds and is close to 3-feet.
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For the Brompton electric, or any other smaller valuable bicycle, are there any lockers in the US?
The only bike garage I know of is a computer-automated underground bike garage in Japan:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcZSU40RBrg
https://www.giken.com/en/video/how-to-use-eco-cycle
Does the US have any secure compact-bike storage locations, or lockers?
The only bike garage I know of is a computer-automated underground bike garage in Japan:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcZSU40RBrg
https://www.giken.com/en/video/how-to-use-eco-cycle
Does the US have any secure compact-bike storage locations, or lockers?
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When I cut the Pewag chain to size I clamped the link down and cut it with a plug in angle grinder. It was not fast. It was noisy and it smells and you need to make two cuts. I figure that a plug in grinder is faster than a battery. Yes it can be stolen with a grinder but so won't a U-lock. Anyway, I have been using this method for four years in New Orleans. If it gets stolen the bike gets replaced.
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When I cut the Pewag chain to size I clamped the link down and cut it with a plug in angle grinder. It was not fast. It was noisy and it smells and you need to make two cuts. I figure that a plug in grinder is faster than a battery. Yes it can be stolen with a grinder but so won't a U-lock. Anyway, I have been using this method for four years in New Orleans. If it gets stolen the bike gets replaced.
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I saw a brommie today locked to a pole on a side street around the corner from the farmer's market. Single u lock around the main tube. Obviously, a gambler.
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