[NMCycling] Bike theft questions

[Rich Walters via Bike-racers]

This is what they look like.  The big chain is the one Damian mentioned,
bought at Harbor Freight.

One of the hooks is all the way through the wall with a nut welded on the
other side.

Yes, the good thieves cary a 18v grinder/cutter so this will only
discourage and slow them down another 30 seconds.


Rich Walters
Realty One NM
505-269-3053


On Mar 6, 2018 3:17 PM, "clarkj79 via Bike-racers" <
bike-racers at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:

I'm already paranoid, this is doing nothing to help.   My wife already
thinks I'm crazy enough.....arg.





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-------- Original message --------
From: Dave Iltis via Bike-racers <bike-racers at mailman.swcp.com>
Date: 3/6/18 2:00 PM (GMT-07:00)
To: Beth Olsen <ejodakini at gmail.com>
Cc: Bike-Racers <bike-racers at swcp.com>
Subject: Re: [NMCycling] Bike theft questions

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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