Bike thefts at 38th Street Station
From:
Reid Priedhorsky
Date:
Jul 03 17:49 UTC
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A strategy I've heard is to use both a quality U-lock _and_ a cable,
since these require different tools to defeat and it's less likely that
a thief would be carrying both.
Also, there are chains and there are chains. This type of chain:
http://www.kryptonitelock.com/Products/ProductDetail.aspx?cid=1001&scid=1002&pid=1168
is very difficult to cut, much more so than cheap chain locks.
Speaking for myself, however, I wouldn't leave a bike of greater than
minimal value unattended in the city for any length of time, even if
locked with a good lock. Even the components are at risk, though I
wouldn't worry about that until the bike reached $500-$1000 or so in value.
> It's too bad the OPID program was removed by the state in 2005 - that
> was how I registered my bike and I'm pretty sure what helped lead to its
> recovery.
Mandatory registration was regularly used by police to arbitrarily
hassle bicyclists and/or confiscate their bikes, a major reason it was
dropped.