I have a nazar patch on my saddlebag! I’m encouraging folks who have me do work on their bike to give me a good luck charm to integrate into the build/work somewhere, I like the vibe.
mediumclay on
Praise be unto him 🙏
Glad-Audience9131 on
only evil eye can stop you from losing this… i bet your rear wheel is quick release right?
gertalives on
I’ve been locking this way for ~25 years now with no issues. I recently read some blog post about how this is no good and everyone needs a longer lock, because it will somehow anger thieves and they’ll cut the rim to prove a point. Absolutely bogus since any thief so invested could just take an angle grinder to the shackle even if it’s locked to the frame. I prefer a system that reduces access for leverage attacks that are far more likely, plus my lock is lighter and less bulky.
Boxofbikeparts on
How long until someone makes a bike lock with a loud alarm and a phone app alert?
Choice_Student4910 on
I had to really think about how this will deter theft since you’re not locking up any part of the frame but now it makes sense.
What’s the blue dangly thing off the handlebar though?
bykeithbrown on
Okay. I’ll admit I’m dim. Can someone explain, please?
(maybe we shouldn’t idolize that guy quite so much)
Xxmeow123 on
Evil eye will ward off all bad guys. No worries!
mondonk on
I worry about the Sheldon Method for a couple of reasons. One is that infamous hacksaw video. A disabled bike is still a thing that can be traded for drugs, and presumably someone is hoarding all of those stolen wheels somewhere. The next thing is if an opportunistic or inexperienced thief saw a bike locked only by the wheel they might damage stuff attempting to free it. It looks more secure when the frame and wheels are both locked. If I lived in a safer city I might feel less uncomfortable using it. As I do not, I lock the frame and wheels as well as I can and hope for the best.
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I have a nazar patch on my saddlebag! I’m encouraging folks who have me do work on their bike to give me a good luck charm to integrate into the build/work somewhere, I like the vibe.
Praise be unto him 🙏
only evil eye can stop you from losing this… i bet your rear wheel is quick release right?
I’ve been locking this way for ~25 years now with no issues. I recently read some blog post about how this is no good and everyone needs a longer lock, because it will somehow anger thieves and they’ll cut the rim to prove a point. Absolutely bogus since any thief so invested could just take an angle grinder to the shackle even if it’s locked to the frame. I prefer a system that reduces access for leverage attacks that are far more likely, plus my lock is lighter and less bulky.
How long until someone makes a bike lock with a loud alarm and a phone app alert?
I had to really think about how this will deter theft since you’re not locking up any part of the frame but now it makes sense.
What’s the blue dangly thing off the handlebar though?
Okay. I’ll admit I’m dim. Can someone explain, please?
[Uh huh.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9fLtdZyX-A)
(maybe we shouldn’t idolize that guy quite so much)
Evil eye will ward off all bad guys. No worries!
I worry about the Sheldon Method for a couple of reasons. One is that infamous hacksaw video. A disabled bike is still a thing that can be traded for drugs, and presumably someone is hoarding all of those stolen wheels somewhere. The next thing is if an opportunistic or inexperienced thief saw a bike locked only by the wheel they might damage stuff attempting to free it. It looks more secure when the frame and wheels are both locked. If I lived in a safer city I might feel less uncomfortable using it. As I do not, I lock the frame and wheels as well as I can and hope for the best.