Timeline for Deterrents against partial (component) theft
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| Oct 6, 2012 at 7:41 | comment | added | Kaz | From this question is sounds like the bike is already a junker. It was perhaps targeted because someone wanted a replacement part for a very similar old junker. Someone like that knows what he is looking for and won't be fooled by these tactics. | |
| Oct 3, 2012 at 12:41 | comment | added | GordonM | Not sure how effective that will be. My understanding is that its' opportunity that's usually the deciding factor in a bike theft, the bikes or parts that are easiest to steal will be picked off even when next to more thoroughly secured gear of higher value. Of course if it's a fancy carbon frame it may draw unwanted attention but people without a lot of experience with bikes probably couldn't tell a good one from a cheap one. | |
| Jul 20, 2012 at 4:15 | comment | added | mattnz | Buddhas... nice touch.... | |
| Jul 20, 2012 at 2:08 | comment | added | WTHarper | I have a 1992 Bridgestone RBT. It isn't totally junky-I touch up scratches with clear and blue paint; I taped over the Nitto logos on my handlebars, stem and seatpost and over the White Ind logos on my hubs; I keep a painted nylon cover over my Brooks saddle; and I have a 2 plastic Buddhas zip-tied to my front rack. It wouldn't fool an expert, but will keep prying eyes on the lookout for a "nicer" bike. | |
| Jul 19, 2012 at 3:56 | comment | added | mattnz | I read a blog from a New York cycle courier - spending 9-10 hours a day on his bike he wanted it light weight, reliable and fast. He never locked it up, and never took it into buildings (too slow and not allowed). The bike was a fully kitted out with Ultegra components and weighted nothing. How - making it look ugly to the extreme. He embraced "rust" and stuck frayed "canvas" on his tires. | |
| Jul 19, 2012 at 3:51 | comment | added | mattnz | @Angelo: I suppose if you are in the "it's not $5000 carbon, it's a junker" camp, your comment is valid. An early 90's steel frame (Read the OP) can easily be made to look like a junker, even if it was the best money could buy back then, and to tell you the truth, probably makes a better all round bike than most of the plastic frames built today. | |
| Jul 18, 2012 at 17:34 | comment | added | Angelo | It you want your bike to LOOK like a junker, it practically has to BE a junker. A truly nice frame and wheels really stands out regardless of surface treatment-- if you can tell, the thief can tell. You can't "hide" stuff like phil wood hubs, nice mechs, brifters. Instead of going through the trauma of making a nice bike ugly, it is much better to tune up a beater. | |
| Jul 18, 2012 at 17:08 | history | answered | WTHarper | CC BY-SA 3.0 |