I happened upon this bike and its horrible locking situation so I’m sharing with the world: HOW NOT TO LOCK YOUR BICYCLE!
Although for reasons that I explain in this video, I don’t think this person really cares about hardcore locking, seeing as the bike security cage is legit pretty secure and actively monitored.
So much so, that a guard came out and asked me what I was doing when I filmed this 😅
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Full disclaimer: Pinhead Locks sent out 3 sets of pinhead kits to me 6 months ago or so because I’d mentioned that I have been using them since 2018 and want to be able to show the world what we use.
They (Pinhead) don’t know this video is going live… and I honestly didn’t even know it was going to have a product placement in it when I started making this Short because I don’t often know where my script ideas are going until I start writing them. Seemed like a good spot for a product placement, though.
In this case, I filmed this back in September and found it on my hard drive a few days ago. There ya go! Full transparency.
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42 Comments
I do the same. The most expensive part is locked
People are brazen today. A 30 dollar angle grinder will cut thru any lock within 30 seconds and your bike is gone. Nobody is going to stop the thief for a bike. Lock it but make it not so pretty.
Or you can just get rid of minorities and have a high trust society… but you're gonna have to repeal the 19th and suspend female rights for that. 😄
And the wheel.. the frame AND the wheel. The answer isn't even right.. use chain as well.
Good tip for the brain dead. BUT… a Kryptonite U lock can EASILY be cut with the bike thief's favorite tool, an battery powered ANGLE GRINDER.
However, if you buy the British made LITELOCK you will have thwarted 95% of thieves IF you have it PROPERLY locked in a public place Where they don't have time to change broken grinder blade three times! Yep, it takes 3 or 4 blades to cut thru the LITELOCK. I have one on my $5,100. E-CELLS EMTB.
Fingers crossed!
My trick to not having my bike stolen:
Have a beat up looking bike and a sturdy looking lock and park next to a nicer bike, preferably with a worse lock. lol
I went for a pint after work on my first day of a new job to celebrate, came out ten minutes later to find just my back wheel locked to a fence ðŸ˜ðŸ˜
The easier way is to lock your frame to the rack, and use cable to lock both quick release wheels to the lock as well. Therefore no need for special quick release bolts.
If worried about seat post, release it and take it with you.
I ALLWAYS lock the rear wheel and the frame to the bike rack, so neither the wheel nor the bike can get stolen.
I had my rear wheel stolen once (not a quickrelease if I remember correctly), and I was really lucky, because I managed to lock the front wheel to the frame and not the rack, so my entire bike could've been stolen..
Or just unbolt the stanchion bases & take all the bikes (don't ask how I know).
Or how about people stop stealing? That’s a viable option. How about the police going on patrol on a daily basis in all major cities? And let bureaucratic clerks do the office work. See if that works first, then if not, try other methods.
Always lock the frame, ideally including the wheel. And don’t use quick releases!
Who is going around stealing bike seats? I've never seen someone do that. Can't imagine there being a market for them either. Anything to sell a product I guess.
BS. No one locks their bike like this.
Of course it is not the right way, shacle oughtta be securely stuck in between fork , not bypassing around !
Stealing a Giant? I feel sorry for the thief.
I just tie with two chains.. one to the frame and back wheel and the other to the frame and front wheel… And if possible both chain tied to whatever I can.. a post a fence or whatever..
As an Amsterdammer, I was taught to use my chain lock. Go through my front wheel, around a rack/ light post/ skinny tree and through the frame. And an AXA frame lock as a default lock.
Also check that the bars you're attaching your bike can't be removed from the ground by lifting them. A lot of these aren't properly installed and can be removed easily.
I don't lock my bike at all
Who TF does this? 😬
trough the front fork where the suspension would work just aswell
Wrong … you Lock the rear wheel since you are force to go through the frame and the wheel itself making it more difficult for thief to try to cut through it… especially if you have carbon wheels that are worth more than the frame …
Good tip. Quick release means quick theft. 😩 Use heavy duty cable ties if you can’t replace them, it’s better than having nothing else.
People leave their locks on the bike rack is a dirty thief tactic, cant be trusted because then they can lock their lock onto your bike on purpose. And only them has the key to your bike.
i don't care It's insured anyway. Whoever wants to steal my bike will steal it.
Lock it to a post through the frame and the back wheel .
Or just a shitty bike that nobody wants that you picked up from police auction for 15 bucks
I just use a long chain lock and secure the front wheel AND front part of the frame. Can't be stolen without destroying the chain or the entire bike.
I'm glad I live in a Town that I only occasionally lock it up. Weird thing is that if you put a large device broken in the back of your business for anyone to see, someone steals it. Stupid thing is it's cheaper than getting rid of it yourself. Not sure how they make money stealing broken crap that's not worth much.
I ride an old shitty bike if I have to leave it somewhere for long. Self respecting bike thieves would not touch it if it was unlocked. Zero resale value. Never had it stolen.
Wouldnt even bother locking that bike up..
All theifs do now is go after elec bikes…worth a lot more 😊
Hope you left a note for the guy who did this.
Wrong ! Lock it through the rear triangle
My best safety against theft is that my bikes are old and very unappealing. Still, I never just lock the wheel, always frame to a solid object if possible.
Should my bike(s) still get stolen, it would be way more of a sentimental loss than a financial loss since I have travelled half of Europe on those old bastards.
The camera won't stop the bike thief. It gives you the opportunity to watch them take your bike.
Just lock it properly to the frame
Sure, blame the victim
I once saw a bike locked up around the seat post. The seat post had a quick release. So you could have literally popped the seat off, popped it back ok. Then rode off
battery powered flyback transformer stop this. 🇬🇧😆
remove seat. insert sharp spike instead.
Lock high up