I liked the "right angle" aspect of it. Larger u-locks can invite the "car
jack" exploit, where you fit a small, narrow, scissor-type jack into the
gap and crank it open until the hasp fails.
SF, San Jose and Oakland/Berkeley always tend to be in the top 20 cities
for bike theft.
- J
On Th
I also like this new Kryptonite lock idea in principle but have to wonder,
why not just use a slight larger u-lock that can fit both front wheel and
frame?
Like some of the other posters here I also use two locks--for context I
ride in Oakland/Berkeley/SF and often have to leave my bike outside
Nice!
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Check out these anti-theft skewers from Velo Orange.
http://store.velo-orange.com/index.php/accessories/locks-security/vo-anti-theft-skewers.html
On Tuesday, September 16, 2014 2:05:30 PM UTC-6, lungimsam wrote:
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> @ted:
> I am thinking of getting pitlocks for the wheels, and just using my mini
I carry 2 locks with me.
One can go through the rear triangle around the rim onto the rack.
The other will lock the front wheel to the frame.
That should keep it secure. Or I run the rear one around the rim, over a
seat or chain stay and then to the rack. More secure, but unneeded.
-J
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@ted:
I am thinking of getting pitlocks for the wheels, and just using my mini u
lock on the frame to lock onto sign posts.
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I had a coworker at the bike shop that renamed Campy 1010 dropouts. He
called them "7-11" dropouts.
The reason he called them 7-11 dropouts was that he'd open the rear QR when
he leaned the bike over for a quick trip into 7-11. Because of the
horizontal dropouts, if you grabbed the bike and
so, it is capped with a Street Cleaning schedule sign
that is much larger than the U-lock.
>
> From: Leslie
>To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
>Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2014 7:56 AM
>Subject: [RBW] Re: New Kryptonite Bike Lock Idea
>
>
I was living in Hyde Park (Chicago, IL) in the '80s. My front wheel walked
off over the course of 30 minutes--the rest of the bike locked with a flat
Kyrptonite to a fence in front of my girlfriend's apartment. I saw bikes
missing wheels in front of Regenstein library, and cut bike locks (most
On Tuesday, September 16, 2014 10:31:11 AM UTC-4, Sean Cleary wrote:
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> Wow, where do you live where there is such prominent bike theft, Andrew?
> The rare clues of bike theft that I've seen in our Minneapolis suburbs are
> orphan front wheels locked to a bike rack. Apparently the owners didn't
Wow, where do you live where there is such prominent bike theft, Andrew?
The rare clues of bike theft that I've seen in our Minneapolis suburbs are
orphan front wheels locked to a bike rack. Apparently the owners didn't
understand the meaning of quick release skewers!
On Tuesday, September 16,
If I have to choose (usually I don't) I'll protect the front first for two
reasons.
1. I usually run a dynohub, so that wheel is expensive to replace
2. I anticipate that the casual thief (my nemesis) will eschew getting
him- or herself greasy. Rear wheels are generally harder and messier to
I'm much more willing to replace my front wheel vs. the rear in the event
someone has cable cutters, so this is how I lock my Hilsen for longer stops:
http://www.802bikeguy.com/2011/07/the-modified-sheldon-brown-bike-locking-strategy/.
Read the Sheldon Brown link for an optimal minimalist approa
How about the rear wheel?
On Monday, September 15, 2014 7:31:44 PM UTC-7, lungimsam wrote:
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>
>>
>> I use a really long Kryptonite lock like this that goes around my
>> downtube, straddles the sign post, and around the rim to secure them all
>> with one lock
>>
>
>
> https://www.kryptonitel
>
> I use a really long Kryptonite lock like this that goes around my
> downtube, straddles the sign post, and around the rim to secure them all
> with one lock
>
https://www.kryptonitelock.com/Pages/ProductInformation.aspx?PNumber=001058
> .
>
Just back the DT up to the sign post whil tur
I've seen iterations of this idea before. They have either been in the R&D
phase, or produced in small numbers by local engineers or machinists here
in SF. It is a neat idea, but when I tested a similar design made locally I
found it to be too cumbersome and limiting to use in most situations. T
>
> Pitlocks weight less, but cost more.
>
But the above Kryptonite combo looks really good as a
leave-at-work-on-the-bike-rack lock.
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Interesting. Someone could make an add-on piece to allow any lock to work
that way--or (for those who don't like carrying an extra cable) a short
cable to be used in the same fashion on the (more) vulnerable front wheel.
On Saturday, September 13, 2014 12:52:43 PM UTC-4, Jim Edgar wrote:
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> I
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