[NMCycling] Bike theft questions

[Darrell Armstrong via Bike-racers]

Here's an example of chain that's through hardened and much more difficult
to cut than case-hardened chain, where the hardening depth is at most about
1.5 mm. This company also has a lock that's difficult to defeat. I own some
of this chain and the lock, but unfortunately it's very heavy and not
really practical to carry on the bike.

https://www.1st-chainsupply.com/chain/security_maxx/FAQ.htm

Watch the video review to get an idea of what a thief would need to defeat
this chain.

The thieves got my old Madone in front of Jubilation one year ago. I wish
something could be done about them.

Darrell



On Tue, Mar 6, 2018 at 8:36 PM, Rich Walters via Bike-racers <
bike-racers at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:

> 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 <(505)%20269-3053>
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>
> 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.
>
>
>
>
>
> Sent via my Samsung Galaxy, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone
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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-guid
> e-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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