Posted on January 9, 2009 by Karl McCracken
So here’s how I generally lock my Sturdy Commuting Bike (click to enlarge):
Essentially, this is Sheldon Brown’s method, using a D-Lock (or, if you like, U-Lock) to secure the rear wheel of the bike to a good sturdy, immovable object. Said object needs to be some sort of hoop, or tall enough, so that the [...]
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Posted on January 9, 2009 by Karl McCracken
Have a look at this photo, and make up your own mind:
This was all that was left of someone’s bike that’d been stored in the factory yard at one of my clients’ offices.
They had a break in just before christmas, and as well as a bunch of scrap metal, the thieving scroats took a bike [...]
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