• Showroom7561@lemmy.ca
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    1 month ago

    even with a regular bike its hard to secure both tires with one lock.

    Yeah, unless the wheels are bolted on, I’ll use one u-lock to secure the rear wheel, and another to secure the front wheel and frame.

    As long as I have at least one u-lock on it, I feel less uneasy about having my bike locked outside.

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      1 month ago

      Even bolted on. I use the less secure cable on the rear wheel which is more of a pain to remove and the cable I use is that coil spring type so if they cut it they will likely still have to fuss to remove it. Nothing is 100% but you can make it as annoying as possible. I always said spend more on your lock than your bike (at least the one you lock up away from home).

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        1 month ago

        but you can make it as annoying as possible.

        This is the way! It’s a shame that we have to also inconvenience ourselves because of some degenerate thieves, but prevention is way better than dealing with the aftermath of theft.

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          1 month ago

          Im so disapointed in the cardboard bike not becoming a thing. I was hoping for a bike so cheap I could lock it up with a luggage lock and that cable they secure projectors with. You know the stuff that is super thin but like you still need like a two handed bolt cutter thing to cut it.