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How to lock a bike, 2 extreme cases (f2.tchncs.de)
submitted 11 months ago by to c/bicycling@lemmy.world
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Pictured above: a bike locked badly to a good quality rack. Just a wrench, and a thief takes the wheel and bike away.

In the photo below: my solution to properly lock a bike to bad, low rack made wrong (to “dish rack”, outside Decathlon 🤦). Instead of inserting the wheel, I put the bike across the structure, so I can easily lock wheel and frame.

cross-posted from: https://social.tchncs.de/users/lgsp/statuses/115587191253235659

2 overlapping photos. at the top: a mountain bike is leaning against a rack of those with a high structure. A U-lock ties an arm of the fork to the rack. Dismantling the wheel a thief takes everything. In the photo below: how I tie my bike to the uncomfortable racks, with low structure. The bike is straddling the structure, so I can easily tie the frame instead of just the wheel

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[–] 36 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Even better...

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  • [–] 13 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    I dont understand either of the photos from the post. This i understand.

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  • [–] 8 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    In the first photo, the lock is attached to the rack and to the bike's fork only. If you remove the front wheel, then neither the bike nor the wheel is attached to the lock anymore.

    The second one has the bike placed "wrong" on a bike rack so that they are able to lock the wheel and the frame to the rack.

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    • [–] 13 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    The top picture is clear but the bottom picture is too busy and flat to highlight what is being shown.

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    • [–] 6 points 11 months ago

    I once had a neighbor who somehow always found a way to avoid using a U-lock correctly for their bike. Each day was a fresh example of how to get it wrong in new and creative way. I wish I had taken pictures.

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    [–] 4 points 11 months ago (4 children)

    To be fair, nobody's stealing that first bike

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago* (3 children)

    Exactly my thought. The bike itself is the protection.

    With a bike like that you can lock it in the most outrageous ways just to spite other people.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    In this vein I inadvertently discovered the best theft protection for my saddle: just wait for it to get a bit of wear and tear (specifically: tear). Now I no longer worry about finding it gone.

    I'm seriously considering inflicting a bit of cosmetic damage to front wheel. At that point I can ditch the cable lock.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago* (1 child)

    Definitely!

    While I was living in Brazil, and exclusively using bicycle for my transportation, I adopted that attitude.

    I bought a second hand worker's bicycle, and stealthily upgraded the components. For that I uglified the whole thing. At first glance, a shitty bicycle. But when using it, you knew this was no ordinary bike.

    When I left Brazil after 10 years later, the bicycle was still with me, unharmed. 2 days before my departure, I proudly gave it to a friend.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago

    Great story. I believe this is also an example of the difference between "intrinsic" and "extrinsic" worth. If one is content to value things for what they are to oneself, rather that what they may be to others, life becomes very much simpler.

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