How to keep your bike from being stolen

Step 6 Another do not do this: Not Locking at all

No lock, no matter how ugly your bike is there is someone with an uglier bike who wants yours. No excuse no matter how quick the errand will be or how cheap your bike is, there is still no reason to leave it unlocked.

Comments

[thehumble1]

that's actually a pretty nice setup. alum rims, single speed, nice canti brakes, good straight bars and probably a deceptively great frame under that paint camo. I'd kinda like to take it for a ride.

[kjones5]

Looks like a Nishiki. My wife has one very similar. A few minor changes to the frame and, of course, she still has the 21 speeds. The grips are the same as the ones we took off her bike.

She's getting into sprint triathalons. She needed a road bike as the mountain bike simply put her at a huge disadvantage. She found her Nishiki and was immediately a lot faster. She had the tires swapped out for true road tires and gained even more speed. It's pretty fast for what it is. She's still building skill and power, so it's plenty of bike for her right now. In fact, she's beating a lot of folks, in all age groups, with bikes priced in the multi-thousand dollar range. Next step is to add tri-bars.

[jimboburgess]

I don't know how many times walking back drunk at night i've longed for a bike to ride. If it's not locked up there is no problem if I borrow it, you just got to come pick it up outside of my place.

[fantastic.poison]

cheap bikes still get stolen. i once had a very cheap steel mtb covered in stickers while parked next to a carbon fiber tri bike. why? 1) cheap bikes are easy to turn around without asking questions (that carbon bike is probly registered w/ the cops) 2) cheap bikes are usually secured improperly. takes only a few seconds.