You should just follow Rivendell's own IRONCLAD security system. Just paint your name on a spot on the pavement. Park your bike unlocked on your claimed spot. Nobody will touch it. Nobody ever gets their bike stolen at Riv HQ. Why wouldn't that system work elsewhere?
On Nov 11, 6:23 pm, Corwin <[email protected]> wrote: > You may think I am paranoid, but I would never use a U lock or a cable > lock on a bike I am leaving outside. I see way too many broken u-locks > and cut cables. > > Whenever possible, I use attended bike parking - we are very fortunate > in the SF Bay Area to have several such facilities. If you frequent > downtown Berkeley, you can get a smart card, enabling you to use the > downtown Berkeley (or any other) Bikestation at the rate of one penny > per hour. This is especially convenient if I am coming home after a > concert, play movie, etc. and the attended parking area of the > Bikestation is closed. The Bikestation has restrooms, lots of racks > and several small lockers (for personal items other than bikes). > > When I take my bike to work, I park it in my office. > > When I there is no alternative but to park my bike outside, I use a > Quadrachain together with a Mul-t-lock. This is a rather heavy > solution, but is easily carried in my Burley Nomad. The Mul-t-lock is > virtually unbeatable. Boron hasp, unpickable keyway, keyed like the > rest of my Mul-t-locks. > > CZ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
