Lock Your Bike? NYC Casualty
06-16-21, 08:48 AM
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No guarantees these days with cordless chop saws . I don't leave my bike without eyes on it.If my wife and I are riding together , one goes in the store , the other watches the bikes.When I'm alone I don't go in. Sad , but the only prevention I know of.Even cheap bikes get stripped around here , sometimes down to the frame. Plenty of times I have seen bare frames chained to a post by a bus stop. I would think someone saw something, but ya never know.Most of my bike collection is at my shop , I only keep about four bikes in my garage and I hate opening the door when anyone is around, paranoid? YEA!!
06-16-21, 09:36 AM
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It might be fun to take a $100 or $150 "vintage" bike and lock it up outside of a Brooklyn or NYC apartment with a super heavy duty lock (worth more than the bike). Put a day/night camera on it, and observe the bike as it slowly disappears.
Perhaps get permission for the "science project" from the building owner or public works.
Pitlocks or glued in ball bearings would make it more interesting.
Time lapse replay.
Perhaps get permission for the "science project" from the building owner or public works.
Pitlocks or glued in ball bearings would make it more interesting.
Time lapse replay.
06-16-21, 09:38 AM
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Plot twist: This is the result of an NYC C&V'er who ran out of space in their apartment and is using signposts to store parts bikes. This one is being stored for the seatpost and sealed cup-and-cone bottom bracket.
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06-16-21, 10:04 AM
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along those lines, I had an in-law who worked at Honda USA. They would test anti theft systems by leaving a car and then watching to see how long it took to get stolen. They would watch and time the theft so see if new systems took longer to overcome. Local police did not like the process. It made their stats look bad.
With modern electronics, I'm surprised they couldn't install a couple of redundant trackers. Not necessarily for the market trackers, but some kind of motion sensor traps.
It should make the local police stats look good.
Well, that is, unless Honda didn't actually want to catch the thieves (can't test their systems if they lock up all the perps).
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06-16-21, 11:19 AM
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06-16-21, 03:22 PM
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06-16-21, 07:22 PM
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Bikes get stolen everywhere, it's not peculiar to NYC, where I live and ride. That said, I never leave my bike locked up outside, unless it's a very short time and I can see it the whole time I'm inside (like stopping at a coffee bar for pickup). If I am riding to an appointment, I know beforehand that I can store the bike inside somewhere, or I forgo the bike ride. Yes, there are lots of chained up bike wrecks here; very seldom would one of them be worth salvaging parts from, though (I do look).
