Sorry to hear about your bike. I hope it turns up. I'm still waiting for the day, and I think it will be soon, when you can hide a GPS unit in the frame, bars, somewhere and track down your bike via your phone if it's missing.
On Nov 23, 9:28 pm, tthomashardie <tthomashar...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Jim, > > Thanks for the information. The lock I used had the newer "flat" key > not the cylinder type. More proof any lock can be defeated. I still > plan to used multiple locks on the future. > > My best, > > Tim > > On Nov 23, 1:44 pm, CycloFiend <cyclofi...@earthlink.net> wrote: > > > > > > > > > on 11/23/11 10:08 AM, tthomashardie at tthomashar...@gmail.com wrote: > > > > 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. > > > General locking instructions and theories have been covered well, and they > > all lead to the same conclusion - if you leave it locked, you may lose it. > > The longer it's left, the more likely the lift. The more you leave it in > > the same place each time, the more times a potential theif has to evaluate > > the coinditions. The best you can hope for is diverting a low-tech thief to > > another, less well defended bicycle. > > > However, something in your description caught my eye, and it was a topic I > > was related to another person over the weekend - if you have a Kryptonite > > lock from 8-10 years ago with an open-end lock that uses a cylinder type > > key, they are prone to attacks with - believe it or not - a Bic pen cylinder > > (or similar - this is not a case of French constructeur superiority...). > > > Basically, you can work the open end of the pen barrel into the lock and > > smoosh it around for a while until it pushes out the tumblers and then twist > > it around to open the lock. There was a well-travelled video of this, a > > subsequent recall from Kryptonite (pretty sure now discontinued) and much > > internet chatter. > > > But, as I was helping a friend work on his son's bike, there it was - that > > prototypical krypto with that exact lock type. And he asked me if it was a > > good lock... > > > This doesn't apply to the newer, middle of the hasp, slotted key types. > > > - Jim "All bikes weigh 40#'s. (Weight of bike) + (Weight of lock) = 40" > > > -- > > Jim Edgar > > cyclofi...@earthlink.net > > > Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries -http://www.cyclofiend.com > > Current Classics - Cross Bikes > > Singlespeed - Working Bikes > > > Gallery updates now appear here -http://cyclofiend.blogspot.com > > > "Nigel did some work for some of the other riders at Allied, onces who still > > rode metal. He hadn't liked it when Chevette had gone for a paper frame." > > -- William Gibson, "Virtual Light" -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
