Timeline for How should I lock my bike in a public front wheel bike stand
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| Jul 16, 2020 at 18:20 | comment | added | Michael come lately | @Lamar I've seen some bolted to a brick sidewalk. It turns out one can yank straight up on the hoop, and the bricks will come with it. | |
| Jul 4, 2020 at 22:29 | comment | added | Lamar Latrell | Have you pointed out the flaw to the people that installed this rack? A local council installed large semi-circular hoop style locking points outside the local pool, they were held down by studs in the concrete, but anyone with a spanner could undo the nuts in less than 20seconds, most were already loosened to finger tight by the time I had pointed it out... | |
| Jul 4, 2020 at 21:06 | answer | added | cmaster - reinstate monica | timeline score: 0 | |
| Jul 4, 2020 at 16:55 | answer | added | Matej Drobnič | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jul 4, 2020 at 13:21 | answer | added | Eugen | timeline score: 0 | |
| Jul 4, 2020 at 12:40 | comment | added | Chris H | @mattnz I reckon the most visible bike might have a back wheel lock, so at least it can't be wheeled away. Speculation but from the little we can see it seems likely | |
| Jul 4, 2020 at 11:57 | answer | added | leftaroundabout | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jul 4, 2020 at 3:40 | comment | added | mattnz | @abdnChap the bikes in the photo do not appear to be locked at all, meaning the thinnest cable lock will work just fine (Unless the locked bike is desirable enough to justify the extra risk.) | |
| Jul 4, 2020 at 2:55 | comment | added | Peter Duniho | I think the question is too broad to answer properly. That said, part of your solution should involve lobbying the property owner to upgrade the bike rack to something more suitable. That rack is terrible, for obvious reasons. Any property owner actually looking to support or even encourage cyclist patronage should do much better than that. | |
| Jul 4, 2020 at 1:29 | comment | added | Michael Hampton | If this bike rack is provided by the gym, I would complain, and probably find somewhere else to go. | |
| Jul 3, 2020 at 21:34 | history | became hot network question | |||
| Jul 3, 2020 at 21:33 | answer | added | Chris H | timeline score: 8 | |
| Jul 3, 2020 at 19:43 | answer | added | juhist | timeline score: 2 | |
| Jul 3, 2020 at 19:35 | answer | added | Willeke♦ | timeline score: 5 | |
| Jul 3, 2020 at 18:00 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackBicycles/status/1279112702263267328 | ||
| Jul 3, 2020 at 11:58 | comment | added | Daniel R Hicks | If you've already got a U lock, add a cable with loops on both ends. Either use the U around down tube and front wheel, with the cable looped through the stand and then hooked by the lock, or use the U lock to lock the wheel to the stand and then use the cable to lock the frame. | |
| Jul 3, 2020 at 11:43 | comment | added | Erik | In these cases I resolved to simply lock my bike (as in use the lock to lock the back wheel to the frame). Locking the front wheel to the bike stand could result in potential thieves demounting the front wheel and the bike being gone. Sure, my solution could lead to the bike being carried away, but those stands are awful anyway. On the other hand, since you got a viable solution around the corner, go for it. You can lock back wheel and frame to the sheffield bike stand and have the maximum of protection. In the end locks are only able to delay theft, not prevent it. | |
| Jul 3, 2020 at 10:43 | comment | added | abdnChap | Also, most thin cable locks as just a waste of money. In most cases, either the cable is thin and easy to cut or the lock mechanism is easy to break. They're fine for securing wheels AFTER the frame is secured with a proper lock, but not as a lock itself. | |
| Jul 3, 2020 at 10:42 | comment | added | abdnChap | I think this question has too many different angles for a simple answer. But the simplest would be, more security (longer, heavier, more locks) reduces practicality. Some people feel it would be worth it, others don't. Depends on the bike and level of theft. | |
| Jul 3, 2020 at 10:21 | comment | added | Criggie♦ | Can you push your bike "through" the stand a bit, so that only the rear of the front wheel is in the uprights? Ideally you need your locks to pass through the stand, the front wheel, the frame, and the rear wheel. | |
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| Jul 3, 2020 at 9:12 | history | asked | vaughan | CC BY-SA 4.0 |