It's not the most elegant looking bicycle, but it should cause most thieves to skip it for easier pickings futher down the rack:
http://inhabitat.com/2010/07/09/this-bendable-bike-can-tie-itself-to-any-post/ Or else you could ride one of those basic Dutch or Chinese bikes that are so cheap and ugly and utilitarian that you would hardly even need to lock it up. regards, Anthony "Of what use is lens and light to those who lack in mind and sight" (Anon) On 16to overlook it for some easier pickings further down the rack July 2010 22:53, Bob W <[email protected]> wrote: > A couple of interesting stories for the PDML Bike SIG: > > Jon Snow, a well-known TV news anchorman who made his name reporting the > Vietnam war, is also the president of the CTC (Cyclists' Touring Club, > oldest cycling org in the world). He's had his bike stolen (again!) from > outside his office. So it can happen to anyone. He's offering a £1,000 > reward for its return. It's a hand-built titanium Condor. > <http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/uk/wheelie+bad+jon+snow8217s+bike+sto > len++again/3709197> > > What is perhaps more interesting and useful for us mortals is a site called > <http://bikeshd.co.uk/> which is an aggregator of Bike For Sale notices > posted on Gumtree and eBay - a useful place to look if your own bike is > nicked. > > Also, 13th July was the anniversary of the death, from an excess of special > go-faster cycling sherbet, of British rider Tom Simpson in 1967's Tour de > France. There's a World Service radio programme about it on iPlayer > <http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p008hffq/Witness_Tragedy_on_the_Tour_d > e_France/> > > Cheers, > Norman Tebbit's Dad. > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
