Across the road from where I work there are four bike parking spaces. Bikes tend to stay there all day while people are at work. The lock to lock idea would work well in a place like that, and there are probably many such around the country.
I get the impression from reading BIKE that the UK has numbers of full time professional bike thieves. The problem appears to be worse than here. On the odd occasion the thieves do get caught, the Justice system releases them to resume business with only minimal delay and inconvenience.
There is a grey blur, and a green blur. I try to stay on the grey one. - Joey Dunlop
Disc lock is all I've used for some years when parked away from work (behind security fencing) or at home (in garage). It helps that I've got a rice burner that is past its prime...![]()
Yep, I do see merit in this. Clearly a "professional bike thief" is hard to stop. But the "opportunist bike thief" could easily be discouraged by this daisy chain approach. And to the nay-sayers, if you park your bike somewhere and there is nobody elses bike there, you are no worse of if you are part of this. But once a second bike turns up you are on to a winner.
best way to keep your bike safe at home? get a bull mastiff.
but away from home, i think the government needs to install lock down points in car parks, and you'd just need the fuckn biggest chain you can get and a big butty padlock. still may not work but its better then nothing.
You are all forgetting one important point, The main disadvantage of this locking bikes together!!
Coming back to your bike and finding a Honda PACIFIC chained to your beast. Especially, if its your home town and people you know are watching.![]()
" Rule books are for the Guidance of the Wise, and the Obedience of Fools"
who would bother to chain a Honda Pacific ???
what a ride so far!!!!
" Rule books are for the Guidance of the Wise, and the Obedience of Fools"
I completely understand this and think its a great idea..... In the U.K., where the company is from, and its intended use. There are a lot more bikes back home compared to NZ, and like here, they tend to all park together, only theres a hell of a lot more of them. However this system would only work if 99% of people were members, otherwise you pull up to park your bike in the last in a row of 40 in the city centre somewhere and only the one in the middle is a member. Bugger carrying a chain that long around. But still with the bikes linked, a disc lock, immobiliser and gps tracker, thats gotta be a hell of a deterrent.
Last edited by Geordie_Biker6; 12th January 2012 at 07:05. Reason: sp
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