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Unstealable bike

4 pointsby ooriover 10 years ago

5 comments

27182818284over 10 years ago
In quick summary, it looks like a large, built-in U-lock with the frame itself forming part of the U. Not un-stealable exactly, but rather a deterrent in the sense that using traditional U-lock-breaking methods like a carjack could damage the frame making the bike worth less(or nothing).<p>You&#x27;d still need to secure the tires, though, too. I can&#x27;t tell if there is a built-in part of the U-lock that allows for threading a cable through or anything like that. Typically what I see is something like U-lock around the rack, front tire, and frame with a cable threaded through the U-lock and through the back tire. Not invincible either, of course, but much more work and therefore more of a deterrent.
subsection1hover 10 years ago
That bike seems more stealable than the folding bikes I used for commuting before I started working from home. Interestingly, during all the years that I used folding bikes, I was never prevented from carrying my bike into a building or onto a bus, etc. (Though, I did need to cover it with a bag before placing it in shopping carts at grocery stores.) It worked out amazingly well.
notjustanymikeover 10 years ago
&quot;We decided to take a key structural element and saw it in half!&quot;
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frabbitover 10 years ago
The premise is that thefts involving frame breakage would be lower: this is not necessarily true. If the components are nice enough then it is worth the thief&#x27;s time to break the frame.
corydominguezover 10 years ago
Completely ridiculous. What about the wheels?