More Bike Security Tips From The Ministry

Friday Caption Contest: Made From Lego May 24, 2013

Well done to our last competition’s winner, Mikey2Gorgeous, who despite his / her clearly delusional name, was the only entrant. My guess is that no-one wanted to risk winning the second prize. That doesn’t matter though, because the caption, Danny’s attempt at building a recumbent was doomed from the outset was clearly a winner. Your crate of [...]

Is It Me? May 23, 2013

I’m starting to wonder if I’m the bloody problem. It seems that every time I go out on the bloody road, at some point in the journey, some bloody driver is going to bloody well try to kill me. In the last few weeks I’ve had innumerable vehicles pass so close that I can tell what [...]

Cycling Without Roads May 22, 2013

One of the guys I work with, Richard, is one of those people who like to ride their bike in places where there is no road. I know - crazy, but there you go. Apparently it’s even quite popular these days. I’m firmly of the belief that one should try every new experience in life (with [...]

Place Your Bets Please May 21, 2013

This is all over the Twitters and the Internets: The cyclist involved, Toby Hockley, wasn’t seriously hurt… but it was a close thing. He’s lucky to be alive, and it’s only due to the cushioning effects of nettles & restorative nature of post-ride ice cream that he’s alive to tell the tale. We’re not going to talk [...]

The War On The Drinks Industry May 17, 2013

So the fine for using a handheld mobile hone while driving will be increasing from £60 to £90. Apparently the Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin is getting tough and cracking down on drivers, saying, “We want to send a clear message to dangerous drivers: If you continue to show complete disregard for the safety of other road [...]

Bike Share - Osijek, Croatia May 13, 2013

I go to Osijek in Croatia once a year to teach on a postgraduate programme. It’s a good gig that’s made even better by the hospitality and the places - generally travelling out and back via Zagreb, and Osijek itself has the feeling of a small university city with some great weather. Normally when I’m there [...]

Tyne Pedestrian & Cycle Tunnel CLOSURE May 10, 2013

I met the HR Manager for TT2 Ltd at an event I was presenting earlier this week - TT2 are the operators of the Tyne Tunnels. In discussion, he brought up something that’d quite passed me by - even though I’m a reasonably regular user of the Tyne Pedestrian and Cycle Tunnels. The refurbishment of these, which [...]

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More Bike Security Tips From The Ministry

Posted on September 23, 2008 by Karl McCracken

Yes, they’ve been at it again . . .well sort of.

I did a little noodling around on YouTube, and came up with two public information videos about locking your bike. The first is from the ’70s, and is worth watching if only for the Quentin Crisp-alike’s insistence that he doesn’t want to talk about what was in his saddle bag (is it actually QC?). Try to ignore the subliminal message printed across the middle of the film – it just might turn you into Max Headroom:

Then there’s this one, featuring Geoff Capes (former World’s Strongest Man). When I saw the description in the YouTube listing, I was hoping we were going to see him break a selection of bike locks to show that it’s worth spending the extra on a decent one. No – not this time. Instead, it looks like a clip from the Tyne Tees children’s TV programme, SuperGran that’s been re-dubbed by someone with a sense of humour: