[NMCycling] Bike theft questions

[Rich Walters via Bike-racers]

Beth has one of the best ideas, it's working so far. Ha..

But for the garage locking question..

I went to Lowe's and got some fat hooks, (just as fat as the u-bolt locks)
screw them into the stud.  If you do 2 real close they can't easily unscrew
them with a big lock going through, Then run 2 thick cables and 1 chain
lock..  It's a real pain in the arse, but has to be done.

Rich Walters
Realty One NM
505-269-3053


On Mar 6, 2018 2:02 PM, "Dave Iltis via Bike-racers" <
bike-racers at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:

> We have posted a bunch of good resources here:
> Recover your bike:
> http://www.cyclingutah.com/tech/uh-oh-whered-my-bike-go-
> guide-to-recovering-your-stolen-bike/
>
> and
>
> Tips:
> http://www.cyclingutah.com/bike-theft/bike-theft-prevention/
> http://www.cyclingutah.com/bike-theft/
>
> Report a stolen bike to us and Bike Index:
> http://www.cyclingutah.com/bike-theft/report-a-stolen-bike/
>
>
> Thanks,
> Dave Iltis
> Cycling West
>
> On Mar 6, 2018, at 1:17 PM, Beth Olsen via Bike-racers <
> bike-racers at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:
>
> Just keep the bike in your car, store it in your bedroom and pack a gun
> under your pillow.
>
> On Tue, Mar 6, 2018 at 9:12 AM mike via Bike-racers <
> bike-racers at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:
>
>> In the interest of conversation, I’ve been wondering about keeping my
>> bikes from getting stolen by learning from other’s tragedies.
>>
>> It seems like mostly the stolen bikes have had a cable cut.
>>
>> How many have lost a bike that’s had a chain or U-lock cut/broken?
>>
>> I’ve heard of lots of the bikes taken off of racks. I’m assuming these
>> are racks that hold bikes with both wheels attached. How many bikes have
>> been stolen where the bikes are attached with a fork mount (with the front
>> wheel removed)?
>>
>> My theory is that it’s easy to just ride a bike away, but the extra time
>> it takes to defeat the lock AND  remove the fork from a rack makes my bike
>> a less attractive target. Especially if there’s no front wheel to ride away
>> on. It is a couple extra steps to secure the bike, however, for me it’s
>> worth it. Yes, they can steal the bike with no front wheel, but it’s not as
>> attractive as an entire bike.
>> It depends on how much your bike or bling on your bike is worth.
>>
>> I wonder about bikes stolen from garages. Are both wheels on the bike in
>> the garage?
>> Even in the garage, I take the front wheel off. If I’m gone for any
>> length of time I lock my bikes with a chain. Although inside the garage a
>> thief has much more time to defeat my security.
>>
>> The bottom line is that anything can be stolen. The trick is to make my
>> stuff not worth the extra effort. Thieves are looking for an easy target.
>> My task is to balance the effort to secure my stuff with the effort to use
>> it.
>>
>> What systems have worked? Have you found evidence of someone attempting
>> to steal your bike, but were defeated? What was your system?
>>
>> Just wonderin’
>> mike lucero
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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