Oh snap! That's genius right there. Like poison! Skull and bones! Who would steal that? A 'beware of dog' sign might even enhance it more. Or a "this bike has a posse" sticker.
On Nov 12, 1:59 pm, John Bennett <[email protected]> wrote: > William, How right you are. Works wonders. Vaughn added a crudely > painted skull and crossbones next to my name: Insurance. > > On Nov 12, 9:25 am, William <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 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.
