Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site hoxna.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!cbdkc1!desoto!cord!bentley!hoxna!kfl From: kfl@hoxna.UUCP (Kenton Lee) Newsgroups: net.bicycle Subject: Re: Stolen_bicycles Message-ID: <452@hoxna.UUCP> Date: Fri, 8-Feb-85 15:39:04 EST Article-I.D.: hoxna.452 Posted: Fri Feb 8 15:39:04 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 10-Feb-85 04:55:20 EST References: <158@pttesac.UUCP> Organization: Bell Labs, Holmdel NJ Lines: 23 xxx The two best suggestions are: (1) get a good U-lock, like Citadel or Kryptonite. Use these to lock your bike to a sturdy support, like a parking meter. (2) park your bike in an area with alot of pedestrian traffic (like a shopping mall, or outside a store or restaurant. This is only really useful in conjunction with (1) above. Some other ideas are: (3) remove some critical part of your bike when you leave it. Some suggestions are wheels, saddle, handlebars. (4) add a sloppy coat of paint. This won't fool a real pro bike thief, though. Many employers and schools are now installing high-security bike racks. Several manufacturers make them. The most popular type seems to be a locker that completely encloses the bike, thus protecting from people and weather. You might try getting you boss to buy one.