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From: tli@uscvax.UUCP (Tony Li)
Newsgroups: net.bicycle
Subject: Re: Stolen_bicycles
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Date: Sat, 9-Feb-85 03:54:43 EST
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> Are there any anti theft devices/schemes?

Yes.  There is one that is guaranteed.  Don't own a bike. ;-)

> Will my bike be safe with just a chain and combination
> lock?  Should I deface my bike and make it look less
> atractive?

Don't bother defacing it.  They will take anything.  Get yourself a 
Kryptonite at the very least, and add to it a chain and PADLOCK if you like. 
I have yet to see a combo that can't be cut.  (Hard voice of experience
here folks).

From the bike-theft capital of the world, USC,

-- 
Tony Li ;-)		Usc Computer Science
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