What Would You Do? Bike Theft (White Guy, Black Guy, Pretty Girl)

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06-13-13, 06:12 PM

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Synthetic diamond bike locks? Although diamond can still be cut.

06-13-13, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by wolfchild

Technology is like a two edged sword...I guess it's time for lock manufacturers to come up with something different. I wonder if there is a material out there that would resist a cutting wheel ??

Carbon nano tubes?

I always wonder why car theft is so rare.... perhaps that is the answer.

06-15-13, 05:16 AM

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Carbon nano tubes?

I always wonder why car theft is so rare.... perhaps that is the answer.

I don't know if I would call it rare... a car is stolen in the US every 43 seconds, some 700,000 plus cars a year. What I found interesting is that only 11.8% of the thefts were "cleared".

Perhaps if better insurance for bicycles existed, along with electronic tracking AND people would lock them properly the rate might go down. Interesting article on it here.

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