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      … or in other words, a snowball’s chance in hell. If we’d held out for a politically acceptable, affordable solution to problems in the past, we’d have probably decided that appeasement of the Third Reich was the way to win votes at home. Actually, it probably was the way to win votes at home, but we’d [...]
    • Electric Assist Bikes December 15, 2009
      In general, I’m not such a fan of these. A bike with an electric motor? Really, you’ve got to be kidding me! That is SO missing the point. BUT . . . just sometimes, when the wind is in my face for the whole of the journey home . . . or I’ve left late for [...]
    • Missing Item? December 15, 2009
      Flicking through my photos from Croatia, I came across this one of a bike parked up in Osijek: This bike was parked in the same location for several days, and I was left puzzling . . . Did the owner always park up int he same place, but having no saddle lock, take it with them [...]
    • Why Mountain Bikes Are Popular In UK Cities December 15, 2009
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    • Photo - Alan Booth Clearances December 12, 2009
      Remember the driver who managed to squeeze through an impossibly tight gap to get past me earlier in the week? The one to whom I should be grateful for not actually hitting me ? At the time, due to the feeble flash on my Blackberry, I couldn’t get a decent photo to record the details of [...]
    • Think Happy Thoughts And You Can Fly December 11, 2009
      If you saw the early 90’s Peter Pan film, Hook, you’ll probably remember the scene where the Lost Boys are trying to teach Peter to fly again. The basic premise is that you can only fly if you’re thinking happy thoughts. The happiness gives you wings and ta-da! you can fly! The thing is, you [...]

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Carrera Bikes – Are They Honey Traps, @carltonreid ?

Posted on March 23, 2009 by Karl McCracken

One of my Twitter buddies (actually that doesn’t sound too good – can we say correspondant instead?), @carltonreid sent me a couple of photos of Carrera bikes in various states of being badly locked.
First up, there was this one, ’secured’ by the back wheel, using one of those cable locks that your granny’s nail scissors [...]

Filed under: Bike Security, Cable Lock, How to lock your bike, Partially Locked Bike, Photographs | Leave a Comment »

Start ‘Em Young

Posted on March 23, 2009 by Karl McCracken

I love this image – taken with my phone’s camera this weekend at Cullercoats beach:

OK, so that’s not much of a lock. But I’m not sure that this is the kind of bike that generally attracts thieving toerags who steal bikes. It’s the principal that’s on display here – you’re never too young to lock [...]

Filed under: Bike security tips, Cable Lock | Leave a Comment »

Sheldon Brown Locking Method: Potential Flaw?

Posted on March 6, 2009 by Karl McCracken

Remember the Sheldon Brown Locking Method? This one:

Well, I thought this article on Commute By Bike showed a potential flaw in Sheldon’s system:

Basically, what the thief’s done is cut every single one of the spokes so they can take the rest of the bike away. Yeah, I know.
However, I’m fairly sure that this is actually [...]

Filed under: Bike Security, Bike locking strategy, Bike security tips, Bike theft, How to lock your bike, Stolen Bike | 1 Comment »