I take look at some recent blog post of Turin critical mass to do some reflection on the theft of bicycles in the city that despite occasional arrest of thieves do not tend to decrease significantly. start by saying that if I follow the philosophy of "your death vita mea" I do not own any convenience to externalize what I'm about to write, but sometimes a good deed should do it. So my advice to Sucat urban rider with nearly a decade of experience and 2 thefts of bikes behind.
Come straight down to business. A steel rod with a diameter less than or equal to 8 or 9 mm can be cut without too much difficulty by any thief armed with a medium-sized cutters fits easily into a backpack to go unnoticed. So if you use a chain or a lock of that size in an area frequented by thieves know that your bike is likely a lot. Do not even speak to the anti-theft steel cable coated with rubber that serve to tie the right bike to avoid being exposed and that someone could climb on and ride away. To open them just a tool capable of cutting a single strand of steel that make up the braid, then something very small like a normal shear pocket.
As already told me to have stolen two bikes and both were tied with chains easily vulnerable. Then, tired of giving to change a few bikes a year-toxic, hoping that resells to get the latest dose of his life, I bought a u-lock with a diameter of 12 mm (what you see in the picture) and while tying the bike at night and in places not just pretty sure I did not have even stolen. Once I remember I put a criminal on the run, it is impossible to cut the u-lock, was trying to eradicate the road sign that I had tied my horse. Now I think I will buy the kr yptonite New York 3000 which, with its 16 mm thick is a good adversary against burglars.
However, despite these obvious considerations, I still see around a bike pretty well tied with chains so outrageous or ridiculous even worse anti-theft steel braid. I agree that it can not because my bike tied alongside in a serious way that is easier to take away the choice is obvious that the thief will fall in my favor. But since I care about the possibility of returning home potersene independently of my teammates I would like to pedal that people would stop being screwed the bike path stretching out the red carpet on the thief.
Epilogue - Regardless dall'antifurto more or less avoided heavy wire around a bike too expensive or to which you are particularly affenzionati because often, if the thief can not take it away and decides to vent his frustration with vandalism on the same bike breaking rays, bending wheels and scratching the frame.
- With the right experience, the right tools and a little 'time to any alarm can be opened, there is nothing definitive.
- Do not buy used bikes of dubious provnienza maybe scarred with the chassis number. It seems futile and I understand that "since the time they steal a bike" is willing to spend just half to be left in the street, but in doing so it fuels the market for theft and was complicit in the BCI who steals in person.
