Hi Daniel, I used the modified Sheldon method, but through the seat stays rather than the chain stays. The front wheel had a locking skewer. I'm not sure how they got it. The lock was missing too. Some people on the forums suggest that they could have used brute force. Maybe pull-up in cargo van and smash the lock/core and drive off. I really don't know. I do know that true security is a myth and anything can get stolen. In the future I plan to start using two good locks. Sort of a pain to carry around, but it will take twice as long to rip off. An extra couple seconds or minutes could be as good a deterrent as anything.
My best, Tim On Nov 22, 2:03 pm, Daniel M <[email protected]> wrote: > I am so sorry to hear about your stolen bike. I lock up my Hillborne > religiously in the "Sheldon" method (small U-lock around the rear > wheel, inside the rear triangle.) When I'm going to be away from the > bike for more than a minute or two, I thread a braided cable around my > front wheel, through my seat to my U-lock. > > My question is: how did they do it? Did they cut your U-lock? I want > to know if I'm being naive thinking that my bike is safe when I lock > it up this way. Would anybody be so destructive as to cut through a > rear wheel in order to get at a bike locked in the Sheldon method? > > Link to the Sheldon method:http://sheldonbrown.com/lock-strategy.html > > Rethinking the Sheldon > method:http://www.cyclelicio.us/2011/sheldon-lock-video/ > > Modified Sheldon > method:http://www.802bikeguy.com/2011/07/the-modified-sheldon-brown-bike-loc... > > All of this is moot if they sawed through your lock. Sorry if this is > off-topic. I REALLY hope you get your bike back and am hoping in the > meantime that I and others can learn from how the scumbags got yours. > > Daniel M > Berkeley, CA > > On Nov 21, 7:45 am, tthomashardie <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi, My Sam Hillborne was stolen yesterday. It's a long shot, but if > > anyone has info about this bike please contact me. It's a 48cm "new > > green" Hillborne with mustache bars and eclectic mix of parts. No > > questions asked about how you may know the whereabouts of this bike. > > I'm not looking to place blame. I'd just like to get it back. Attached > > is a link to a photo of the bike. Thanks. > > >https://picasaweb.google.com/107908663805379775123/November202011#567... -- 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.
