Thief caught.
08-19-10 | 04:44 PM
#51
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I have had 3 bikes stolen in one year, 2 were ****ty beach cruisers, locked with a thin cable, they were taken while I was surfing. About 5 years ago I made a fixie/single speed conversion, anyways that got stolen too, at 5pm in downtown Huntington Beach, it was locked with a thick cable
08-19-10 | 04:50 PM
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Kryptonite bike lock fans are too funny. Take your pick on how easy it is to pick your $ 65-100 lock, whether it's a key, a combination or the old style key that you can pick with a bic pen. To me you're just out $ 65-100 more on top of your expensive bike. The real thieves will have your kryptonite lock picked in 20 seconds or less. You're fooling yourself if you think locking it up unattended and outside your immediate view is safe. Search You Tube for tutorials if you don't believe me ? The other day I locked my bike over in front of a store, was in there a few minutes and the bike was out of sight, after watching a few videos and knowing what I do from those videos, it was a welcome relief to come out of the store and find it was still locked to the parking meter, and that was just a few minutes that it was locked, unattended and out of view.
A bike lock deters an otherwise honest citizen from becoming a bike thief. Habitual, repeat offender bike thieves won't care what type, brand, model or how much you spent on the lock, they'll have it picked about as fast, if not faster than some bike owners with the actual key for the lock.
A bike lock deters an otherwise honest citizen from becoming a bike thief. Habitual, repeat offender bike thieves won't care what type, brand, model or how much you spent on the lock, they'll have it picked about as fast, if not faster than some bike owners with the actual key for the lock.
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08-19-10 | 04:58 PM
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Ya, I know a U lock would be better, it happened in the middle of the day with people everywhere, anyways found this site because now I'm looking for a new bike, that bike was made in Italy conversion I did 5 years ago, now it's hard to find a bike to convert, for $600 or less do you have any suggestions? I've looked at a few, from a Fuji Track Comp to a Specialized Langster (made in Taiwan), Tommasso (no thanks, made in China and seemed cheap) also IRO, Kilo stripper, etc, what's good?
08-19-10 | 05:26 PM
#54
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Ya, I know a U lock would be better, it happened in the middle of the day with people everywhere, anyways found this site because now I'm looking for a new bike, that bike was made in Italy conversion I did 5 years ago, now it's hard to find a bike to convert, for $600 or less do you have any suggestions? I've looked at a few, from a Fuji Track Comp to a Specialized Langster (made in Taiwan), Tommasso (no thanks, made in China and seemed cheap) also IRO, Kilo stripper, etc, what's good?
08-19-10 | 07:01 PM
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Ya, I know a U lock would be better, it happened in the middle of the day with people everywhere, anyways found this site because now I'm looking for a new bike, that bike was made in Italy conversion I did 5 years ago, now it's hard to find a bike to convert, for $600 or less do you have any suggestions? I've looked at a few, from a Fuji Track Comp to a Specialized Langster (made in Taiwan), Tommasso (no thanks, made in China and seemed cheap) also IRO, Kilo stripper, etc, what's good?
i bought my stripper recently as a replacement for a bike theft and i have to say it's a really solid bike out of the box, i put on my favorite handlebars and some pedals from spare parts bin and it really rides well, very good deal in a bike, and impressively light for the price
08-19-10 | 11:12 PM
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08-19-10 | 11:34 PM
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oh easy banana's for jesus, it did mean good for you, as a sarcastic response to your "You're asking for a multi-page response in a thread that doesn't even have to do with this. Spend some time using the search bar or Google. Please. " What's your investment in keeping a thread so pure and on topic! haha!! I did a post/thread asking for advice on a bike and via my reply to this post soyboy helped by giving his advice while you are actually part of the problem going so off topic to correct me, give it a rest, I don't really care, just looking for a little help and I got some, as for the original topic I think we all agree bike thieves suck! now don't go getting all crazy on me please, I'm new, I'll try and keep it together as best I can.
08-20-10 | 11:24 AM
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oh easy banana's for jesus, it did mean good for you, as a sarcastic response to your "You're asking for a multi-page response in a thread that doesn't even have to do with this. Spend some time using the search bar or Google. Please. " What's your investment in keeping a thread so pure and on topic! haha!! I did a post/thread asking for advice on a bike and via my reply to this post soyboy helped by giving his advice while you are actually part of the problem going so off topic to correct me, give it a rest, I don't really care, just looking for a little help and I got some, as for the original topic I think we all agree bike thieves suck! now don't go getting all crazy on me please, I'm new, I'll try and keep it together as best I can.
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08-20-10 | 11:32 AM
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And now we're talking about geometry, which is even more unrelated to the topic.
Thanks a lot SS66.
Thanks a lot SS66.
08-20-10 | 05:41 PM
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08-20-10 | 07:47 PM
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I don't think the difference between the two is enough to warrant buying a new lock though. Mini u-locks tend to be preferable in general because there's less room for leverage based attacks.
08-20-10 | 10:08 PM
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I just had a bike stolen...**** sucks, but your story really brightened my night. Kryptonites are awesome, I wish I had the money to drop on one. I think a pretty foolproof way is a U-Lock through the frame and front wheel, then a cable lock through the back wheel, frame and U-Lock. Probably overkill but I'd rather look like a dweeb than have another bike stolen.
08-21-10 | 12:54 PM
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I just had a bike stolen...**** sucks, but your story really brightened my night. Kryptonites are awesome, I wish I had the money to drop on one. I think a pretty foolproof way is a U-Lock through the frame and front wheel, then a cable lock through the back wheel, frame and U-Lock. Probably overkill but I'd rather look like a dweeb than have another bike stolen.
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