I have a locking fork on my Raleigh Superbe, and I trust it anywhere I would trust a light lock. With the fork locked in a turned position, the only way to steal the bike would be to lift it and either run down the street with it or toss it into a vehicle, either of which would attract a lot of attention. It's also super-convenient--nothing to carry but a small key.
If someone is bound and determined to steal your bike, they'll steal it. I wouldn't park in New York City with just the fork lock, but then I don't think I would park *any* bike outside or unwatched there. P.S. When I found my Raleigh at a local yard sale, the keys were of course long gone. I tracked down a local locksmith who came out, looked at the lock, tried a few spare keys he had in his mobile locksmith shop, and then filed a replacement by hand. I don't know how he knew the correct combination of hills and valleys on the key, but it still works perfectly. Eric N www.CampyOnly.com CampyOnlyGuy.blogspot.com Twitter: @CampyOnlyGuy > On Jan 19, 2014, at 4:35 PM, Patrick Moore <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > The big question: do they prevent theft? > > >> On Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 3:50 PM, Jason Cloutier <vel...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> Brian Chapman of Chapman Cycles in Providence, RI, has built a very nice >> touring bike with a fork lock. Photos of the lock don't show up on his >> website http://www.chapmancycles.com but if you look closely at the bike >> with the trailer here >> http://www.chapmancycles.com/2013/09/le-cirque-du-cyclisme/ you can see the >> fork lock on the back of the head tube. >> >> Jason Cloutier >> Pawtucket, RI >> >>> On Sunday, January 19, 2014 10:40:59 AM UTC-5, Bruce Baker wrote: >>> Now here is something I wouldn't mind retrofitting on my Sam!! >>> >>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Raleigh-Locking-Fork-with-2-Keys-60s-70s-Bike-Excellent-Condition-Rare-/141167346581?pt=US_Forks&hash=item20de3ac395 >>> >>> I have never seen this before but is certainly a nice concept. >>> Bruce >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > -- > Burque (NM) > > Resumes that get interviews: > http://www.resumespecialties.com/ > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
