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.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.DarrellOn Tue, Mar 6, 2018 at 8:36 PM, Rich Walters via Bike-racers <bike-racers@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.On Mar 6, 2018 3:17 PM, "clarkj79 via Bike-racers" <bike-racers@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-------- Original message --------From: Dave Iltis via Bike-racers <bike-racers@mailman.swcp.com>Date: 3/6/18 2:00 PM (GMT-07:00)To: Beth Olsen <ejodakini@gmail.com>Cc: Bike-Racers <bike-racers@swcp.com>Subject: Re: [NMCycling] Bike theft questionsWe have posted a bunch of good resources here:Recover your bike:andTips:Report a stolen bike to us and Bike Index:Thanks,
Dave Iltis
Cycling WestOn Mar 6, 2018, at 1:17 PM, Beth Olsen via Bike-racers <bike-racers@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@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
_______________________________________________
Bike-racers mailing list
Bike-racers@mailman.swcp.com
https://mailman.swcp.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/bike-racer s
--Beth_______________________________________________
Bike-racers mailing list
Bike-racers@mailman.swcp.com
https://mailman.swcp.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/bike-racer s
_______________________________________________
Bike-racers mailing list
Bike-racers@mailman.swcp.com
https://mailman.swcp.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/bike-racer s
_______________________________________________
Bike-racers mailing list
Bike-racers@mailman.swcp.com
https://mailman.swcp.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/bike-racer s
_______________________________________________
Bike-racers mailing list
Bike-racers@mailman.swcp.com
https://mailman.swcp.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/bike- racers