As Alan mentioned, stainless steel zip ties work great to secure bags and
when I was living in Oakland (if I left anything on the bike unsecured
there it would almost always get snagged), these came in very handy. I
started using hiplock's ties recently as they are easy to take on and off
but
Wow. Ricky, I'd love to see a picture of that setup if you have one.
On Monday, May 24, 2021 at 2:19:15 PM UTC-4 E. Ricky Creek wrote:
> When I lived in Chicago and used a Carradice I would pair it with a
> Pletscher rear rack with a mousetrap. When I parked the bike I would open
> the
I've never had anyone steal my bags or stuff out of my bike anywhere I've
ever parked it - except once. I was at Target on Black Friday and I think
some kids stole my stuff - helmet, multitool, tire levers. I've parked all
over but mostly for short amount of time while I'm in a store or
Another option is stainless steel zip ties, placed where they are obviously
noticeable. Very difficult to cut with diagonal pliers but easy to cut
with sharp surgical sissorsthat's the dirty little secret. But it
looks impressive. Available on line at Home Depot.
Alan NYC
On Monday,
In the big city, I usually ride with one Ortlieb bag on the left, then take
it with me wherever I go. They're light enough to carry only a few items
in, and it expands in case I go to a store and buy some snacks. The quick
release is always reliable for me.
The Sackville bags are nice, but I
When I lived in Chicago and used a Carradice I would pair it with a
Pletscher rear rack with a mousetrap. When I parked the bike I would open
the mousetrap over the bag and then use a little padlock to lock a loop on
the bag to the mousetrap. It was an easy lockup trick and nobody every
messed
On my Bart bike (which I leave at the station all day during non-covid
times), I loop a thin braided steel cable (like 2-3mm diameter, ~10" long)
through the bag and the seatpost binder bolt. These were typically used to
theft-deter quick release seat posts. On at least a couple of occasions,
