It’s estimated 80,000 bikes a year are stolen in London. Don’t become a statistic – lock smart with tips from ABUS and London Cycling Campaign.
From unsecured wheels to dodgy Sheffield stands, we show you the worst of locking in London.
Roger Seal, Product Manager at ABUS, shows how *not* to lock your bike in London – and also how to reduce the risk of theft, through Bike Register registration, additional bike security and more.
At minimum: use a Sold Secure silver-rated lock to secure your frame to a secure stand, *and* secure your wheels – for example with a cable, or ideally a second lock. The police recommend investing 10-20% of the value of your bike in security.
Read LCC and ABUS’s full locking tips on bike security and stopping your bike getting stolen: https://lcc.org.uk/advice/bike-security/
ABUS are a leading security technology brand from Germany. ABUS and LCC are working together in tackling bike theft in London and raising awareness of theft prevention measures. ABUS are also supporting ongoing LCC Europe-wide research on best practice to deter cycle theft. https://www.abus.com/uk
Join LCC and claim your free ABUS bike lock to keep your bike secure – included with every new Individual or Household membership by Direct Debit https://lcc.org.uk/membership/
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15 Comments
Great advice
But of the 80,000 bicycles stolen each year in London – only about 50 get returned through Bike Register – it's a form of security theatre
Thank you
Most D locks are completely useless to a reasonably well equipped thief. Between 36-42" loppers and battery angle grinders, most D locks will survive less than a minute. So always park your bike in a reasonable busy area so there are plenty of people who could see a thief.
A good example of well intentioned but utterly flawed security occurred in a new block of flats opposite me – builders put in a proper covered bike rack but no other security, of course round the back of the block of flats where there is virtually never any foot traffic, and just off a quiet street. The residents described the bike rack as an "all you can eat buffet" for bike thieves who would come in at night in a van and within 5 minutes steal 5+ bikes. Depending on the bike lock, the thieves would simply use an angle grinder to cut the bike rack or loppers to cut the D lock
*Either turn the music DOWN (why did this video even need music added?) or turn up the volume of the speaker/presenter.
the BEST bike lock is a bike nobody wants to steal, save £$£$ on expensive locks an get a charity shop beater. People must be F'in dumb to take thier pride an joy an leave it in any city
May I add….an alarm is very useful as well, I have one, £20
Never leave a good bike locked up outside , any lock will only delay a thief if they really want the bike , get an old cheap bike that people don't want
Remember a shitty car is so much cheaper than a £5K carbon fibre poseur mobile.
Plus you can freely pollute and don’t have to be a die hard planet saver 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
People spend thousands on sub-20lb bicycles, then have to weigh them down with 60lbs of locks that take but a minute to break with a hydraulic jack, bolt-croppers, or cordless angle-grinder with a cutting disc. The thieves on videos I’ve seen here on youtube seem pretty nonchalant about having their faces filmed…well, apart from threatening GBH. Where are the police in any of these situations?
Imagine telling potential rape victims how not to get raped. That’s what you’re doing, blaming the victim to help sell products.
I like how Skeletor here is just out there casually stealing parts off of peoples bikes without permission for the sake of a video…
I second the comment on the obtrusive badly chosen music.
80000 a year that's 220 a day or 9 an hour.
The police are the ones who should listen to advice and spend at least 20% of their annual budget on having police patrols on the streets , they’re supposed to prevent crime not tell you what to do when they have failed to prevent it.
Never use a bike in a town or city more expensive than the lock you have