1HDC 08.01 - Theft Proof Bicycles Discussion

for what its worth…

Muffcuff - you can pretty much already get them, easy snippable wires

VBSS - very expencive, open to vandalism and the ratio of bikes locked to space required is uneconomic

Maxsters - very painful if malfunctions

Compo Net - Great idea, but would need a whole backpack to store a net that strong and big, could take you a while to lock and untangle

Bike Alarm - Smashable, mufflable (is that a word?), needs someone to care to stop a theif

JGB Bike Lock - you can already get them pretty much, but they are the best locks around, a simple but effective variation

Hexbolt - Steal it, drill out the bolts and replace

Steel Wheel - Unlikely to be feasible with current materials, would not fit all types of bikes, no good for wheelies

MagniLock - I’m not sure how you’d have the strength to even part magnets so powerfull, you’d be a danger to all things electrical and possibly the earths own magnetic field

The Judge - Take it off before you steal it, fun idea I’d buy one to booby trap friends bikes

1HDC - only room for 1 thick cable of decent length in seat shaft, maybe 2 thin cables which could be easly snipped

Belt Lock - Nice idea, would be quite bulky and potentially snipable but maybe not as much as a cable would be

Intergrated Bike Lock and Pump - Nice idea, only for race handlebars and spokeless wheels???

Kickstand - Pick it up and run or steal all the other parts

The Shock Lock - Spray with insulation foam, Snip

Brake Lock - Snip brake cables, ride away, stay away from steep hills

Theft Proof Bike (seat cable) - Neat solution, snipable

Tri Cuffs - Nice idea, not really sure how cuttin the cable and THEN the cuffs lock up helps, just dont cut it and carry the bike? :wink: The wheel cuffs are a good idea though, the environment lock is still a cable, snipable

K10 TD System - Awesome

Fleur de le Spike - Wear medieval armour then steal, joust your way past anyone in your way

Locbike - Definitely theft proof, maybe purchase proof too

Socialist Bike - I’ll take mine in red

To be honest if they want to steal it they will and if those same people see a fancy bike that will disable itself by cutting a wire then they would probably do that anyway and move on to a bike they can steal, best thing to do is to buy a cheap bike and standard lock… infact thinking about it designing the cheapest bike possible with intergrated cable lock and leaving your full suspension model at home when tootling to the shops would have been a reasonably good idea…

peace