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- Jun 1, 2010
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My name is Pete and this is my first post here. While I've had a decent hybrid bike for quite sometime, I just recently purchased my first proper road bike, a 2010 CAAD9 that's been built up with the new internal routing 105.
I was with the person that James posted about the day his bike was stolen as referenced in this thread: https://tokyocycle.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=1673
I am interested in hearing about the best locks & chains, and the best practices and procedures for securing your prized bike in and around the Tokyo area, especially when you are out and about during the day. What would you do if you wanted to break for lunch or needed to run in to store for 20-30 minutes to buy something? Of course one option is just not to do those things while you have your nice bike, but what if you needed to?
I understand that a determined thief given a little time will be able to defeat any locking mechanism, but what is the best that we can do without becoming prohibitively inconvenient? I'd also like to hear people's recommendations from a social engineering point of view, for example parking under a light or parking near other bikes that are nicer and and less secure than your own.
Thank you in advance for the feedback!
Cheers,
Pete
I was with the person that James posted about the day his bike was stolen as referenced in this thread: https://tokyocycle.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=1673
I am interested in hearing about the best locks & chains, and the best practices and procedures for securing your prized bike in and around the Tokyo area, especially when you are out and about during the day. What would you do if you wanted to break for lunch or needed to run in to store for 20-30 minutes to buy something? Of course one option is just not to do those things while you have your nice bike, but what if you needed to?
I understand that a determined thief given a little time will be able to defeat any locking mechanism, but what is the best that we can do without becoming prohibitively inconvenient? I'd also like to hear people's recommendations from a social engineering point of view, for example parking under a light or parking near other bikes that are nicer and and less secure than your own.
Thank you in advance for the feedback!
Cheers,
Pete