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10-27-16 | 12:42 PM

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ColonelSanders

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Originally Posted by TMassimo

Chainreactioncycles is selling the Fahgettaboudit for £54.94, and Evans has matched the price (so, no-brainer).

Thank you so much

You might want to get this for your new lock.

10-27-16 | 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by jefnvk

Another one I've heard is thieves cutting the rack itself in an inconspicuous place when it is an easier time of day, and then sticking some sort of camouflage over it (sticker, pipe, etc). Wait for people to come along and lock it up, wait for them to walk away, and then just undo the camo and slide the lock out through the cut, lock still attached to the bike for removal in a garage somewhere.

Haha, another good one that would be bad for commuters habitually locking in the same spot. Not to mention, a pipe cutter is also easy to conceal in a jacket, and is nice and silent -

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Yup... love my Brompton

10-27-16 | 01:16 PM

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This should deter most thieves

Looks more like hazing the new guy on his first day at work

10-27-16 | 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by ColonelSanders

You might want to get this for your new lock.

That looks nice, but the LBS advised me against mounting a lock (or even a pannier!) due to the pressure or twisting it might exert on the frame while riding (or something like that). I'm sure that sounds worse than it is, but I'll see what they say.

Thanks again Colonel.

10-27-16 | 05:03 PM

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It is a handlebar mount.

10-27-16 | 05:25 PM

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It may be cheaper to buy an old singlespeed ugly commuter bike than to purchase a couple of expe$ive locks . . .

10-27-16 | 06:43 PM

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It may be cheaper to buy and replace an old singlespeed ugly commuter bike than to purchase and replace a couple of expe$ive locks . . . and your Sirrus.

fixed that.