A bit of anecdotal data from the Chicago Stolen Bike Registry: Out of the thousands of reported stolen bikes, the vast majority of the bike that were actually locked at the time of theft were "secured" using a cable lock. After that comes typical U-locks, incidents in which the thief cut the fence (or whatever) the bike was locked too, and bikes locked with heavy duty chains. IIRC, There has never been a report of a bike being stolen while locked with two separate U-locks. It's seems like you're better off with two $40 locks than one $80 lock. The double lock method is becoming more common in Chicago.
Yesterday, I went down to the local precinct after the police discovered a huge stash of stolen bicycles. I was hoping to find my Gunnar after hearing that most of the bikes were hybrids and mtbs. Almost all of the bikes were low quality hybrids... Also, locking skewers won't keep your bike from being stolen. And, be sure to insure your bikes. Kevin Chicago, IL -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/8HrH0_w9adIJ. 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.
