Bike locks
Reading posts on a professional press forum I subscribe to, discussion has been raging (well slowly chugging) about bike locks - which is slightly off topic for the forum, but obviously a subject close to some people's hearts - including mine now that I'm up and almost running.
Someone (Ben Tudor, as it happens) posted the following on Kryptonite locks:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kryptonite_locks
The crux of this is that these superlocks can be undone with a Bic pen.
Apparently, according to one posting, a certain railway company's maintenance staff also have a habit of removing bike locks. I'd love to know why. Trying to get in and clean? Silent protest at privatisation?
And bike thieves pouring superglue into bike locks, so owners have to leave their bikes for longer, giving the thief time to strip the bike.
I guess you can't spend your life worrying about these things, and I don't think my bike comes into the 'splinky, must have, ultimate stealable object' category, but it does make you conscious that dumping bike outside of pub while you pop in for sustenance may not be the smartest move.
Someone (Ben Tudor, as it happens) posted the following on Kryptonite locks:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kryptonite_locks
The crux of this is that these superlocks can be undone with a Bic pen.
Apparently, according to one posting, a certain railway company's maintenance staff also have a habit of removing bike locks. I'd love to know why. Trying to get in and clean? Silent protest at privatisation?
And bike thieves pouring superglue into bike locks, so owners have to leave their bikes for longer, giving the thief time to strip the bike.
I guess you can't spend your life worrying about these things, and I don't think my bike comes into the 'splinky, must have, ultimate stealable object' category, but it does make you conscious that dumping bike outside of pub while you pop in for sustenance may not be the smartest move.
posted by Waving hello! @ 11:08 pm
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