"Magic" U-Lock
08-27-09, 07:44 AM
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"Magic" U-Lock
This is one of the dumbest things I've ever seen. If you are too lazy to lock and unlock your bike...
"Magic" U-Lock
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08-27-09, 09:24 AM
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08-27-09, 09:28 AM
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I've left a combo lock on the proper combo all day with no thefts sometimes. If people don't see that it's cut and re-magneted, then there may be no problem
08-27-09, 09:30 AM
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that is the dumbest thing I have ever seen and around here your bike would be gone in a matter of minutes
08-27-09, 09:51 AM
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You people in big metro areas gotta remember that there are a lot of places where this would be a totally acceptable theft deterrant and would likely keep your bike safe for years.
Just down the road from me is a fancy aluminum Trek road bike. Dude keeps his cable lock locked around a post all day and to "lock" it at night, just slides the lock into the top tube bracket that came with the lock (so that one may portage it around with them). Maybe coils the lock once around his seat post. I believe he only moved in a month or so ago, but still, the bike is just sitting outside in plain view of everyone except those inside the house. The perfect crime.
I leave my bike unlocked a lot if I'm just going to be a few minutes. More than that, I throw a cable lock through my frame, but I don't usually bother to lock my wheels. Only time I lock my wheels is when I'm at work for 6+ hours, and even then, only sometimes.
I might take more precaution if I were out riding a $1200 carbon fiber wondermobile, but who wouldn't? My bike's not nice, but it ain't crappy either.
Just down the road from me is a fancy aluminum Trek road bike. Dude keeps his cable lock locked around a post all day and to "lock" it at night, just slides the lock into the top tube bracket that came with the lock (so that one may portage it around with them). Maybe coils the lock once around his seat post. I believe he only moved in a month or so ago, but still, the bike is just sitting outside in plain view of everyone except those inside the house. The perfect crime.
I leave my bike unlocked a lot if I'm just going to be a few minutes. More than that, I throw a cable lock through my frame, but I don't usually bother to lock my wheels. Only time I lock my wheels is when I'm at work for 6+ hours, and even then, only sometimes.
I might take more precaution if I were out riding a $1200 carbon fiber wondermobile, but who wouldn't? My bike's not nice, but it ain't crappy either.
08-27-09, 10:09 AM
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Well, we're all jealous that you don't have to worry about leaving your bike out for more than 10 minutes.
08-27-09, 10:22 AM
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a guy i worked with would leave his bike "locked" with the combination on the right one and he never got his bike taken. he actually wanted to it get taken because it was so crappy, but he didn't just want to leave it unlocked so he didn't have to walk home from work.
08-27-09, 11:16 AM
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If you read the article, the guy got a bunch of locks that had been cut off of abandoned bikes. So he made something out of them. Better than throwing them away.
08-27-09, 11:59 AM
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Wow, is this really a discussion??? If you're too lazy to open and close your lock, maybe you should be riding a Segway and not a bike!
08-28-09, 03:53 AM
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so are people too lazy to actually lock their bike? too lazy to lock their car? too lazy for seat belts? jeez man what's this world coming to nowadays??
08-29-09, 01:17 PM
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..and seat belts are an issue of safety, not security. You don't put on your seat belt when you roll into a tough neighborhood.
