What's your bike?

flwrgrl
Sat, 07 Aug 2010 02:12:48 +0000

I got a cheap bike that I really like. I know it’s not some fancy mountain bike but I don’t want it stolen. After seeing a picture on the daviswiki of a bike stripped of its tires and seat I became determined. I bought 4 Kryptonite U-Locks. I bought a U-bolt for each tire to lock to the frame (either tire would also attach to the fixture depending on which side would be more convenient). I bought a U-lock for the handle bars to lock to the frame (not an easy feat) and a mini lock to permanently lock my seat to the frame. Total time to do this @ 10 minutes (those locks can be a little cumbersome). Is this too extreme? My friend said that all those locks would just prompt a thief to steal it to prove a point when they would usually pass it up if it had one lock. I really dont want to have to buy spare parts if a tire or seat or handle bar got stolen. Or worse yet: buy my stolen parts off of craigslist or ebay.