How To Prevent Bike Theft
- September 10, 2009
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Robert Emery
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- Actor - Bike Owner Luis Martinez
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Director & Bike Thief
Robert Emery
- Writer Jason Nemeth
Don’t play Russian roulette when it comes to your wheels. Keep your bike secure with these precautions.
You Will Need
- A bike
- A fixed object, such as a bike rack
- A U-shaped bike lock
- A cable or chain lock
- A personal identifier
Step 1
Leave your bike in an open area with lots of pedestrian traffic.
Step 2
Secure your bike to a fixed object, such as a bike rack that is bolted to the ground.
Step 3
Lock your bike using the U-shaped lock to secure the frame of your bike to the rack.
Place the lock mechanism face-down so it is not easily accessible.
Step 4
Run a cable or chain lock through both tires and the frame of your bike, securing it to the rack.
Step 5
Engrave your name, or paint a swatch of color, onto the frame of your bike to make it easily identifiable as your property.
Step 6
Register your bike with your local police department and with the National Bike Registry.
Step 7
Remember to secure your bike at home as well, since many bikes thefts occur on personal property.
The first bicycle was made in France in the early 19th century out of wood and was driven by pushing one’s feet off the ground.
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Comments (3)
Two (2) thoughts on your film regarding some important points that you missed.
Re Step 3 - Just saw this post from a Chicago cyclist on another forum and I quote ";Also, the guy had my Masterlock u-lock with him and it looked intact, so he must have been able to pick it open somehow. By the way, it was broad daylight and there were literally hundreds of people around..."; Suggest a case-hardened security chain w/ monobloc padlock. About 35 bucks off the net.
Re: Step 5 Better to tag your bike w/ the name of the BikeRegistry of your choice, where your stolen bike listing will be posted if need be.
Re: Step 6 National Bike is right out of the 80's. Best to use a modern free, public access BikeRegistry service off the net .
Other than that, good job!
over 2 years ago by Bike_Registry
Congrats, on your video it looks good and we're looking forward to seeing more. I had my bike stolen, in downtown Chicago during the busy lunch hour. I chained it to a street sign and
it was gone with in minutes. Later found out they simply lifted the sign post out of it's base, stole the bike and replaced the sign.
over 2 years ago by CinemaSlam
What a cool bike rack! Nice location scouting! Great job!
over 2 years ago by HeatherM
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