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Larsicus: /* Your Inconvenience is a Thief's' Convenience */

2008-07-02T04:47:19Z

Your Inconvenience is a Thief's' Convenience

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	* Don't park in the same place.		* Don't park in the same place.

	== Your Inconvenience is a Thief's' Convenience ==		== Your Inconvenience is a Thief's Convenience ==

	In all of these cases the owner could have done something to prevent their bike from getting stolen:		In all of these cases the owner could have done something to prevent their bike from getting stolen:

166.70.37.46: /* Don't Scare Thieves */

2008-06-25T17:50:27Z

Don't Scare Thieves

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	=== Don't Scare Thieves ===		=== Don't Scare Thieves ===

	If thieves know you are looking for a bike and you have mobilized the community to look for a specific bike -- you have effectively hindered a thief's ability to "move" the bike, so what will they do now? ~~Parted~~ out or dump it in the river.		If thieves know you are looking for a bike and you have mobilized the community to look for a specific bike -- you have effectively hindered a thief's ability to "move" the bike, so what will they do now? Part it out or dump it in the river.

	~~Monitor~~ craigslist.com and ebay.com ~~for~~ your bike.		More technologically savvy thieves will use craigslist.com and ebay.com to "move" your bike. So don't forget to monitor them.

	== See Also ==		== See Also ==

166.70.37.46: /* Stories */

2008-06-25T17:40:58Z

Stories

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	Car thieves steal cars by setting off the alarm the same time every night for a week or two leading up to the theft. What this does is make the car owner believe the alarm is defective/unreliable and eventually they stop checking on it, at which point the thieves have all the time in the world to steal the car -- even if the alarm is blaring.		Car thieves steal cars by setting off the alarm the same time every night for a week or two leading up to the theft. What this does is make the car owner believe the alarm is defective/unreliable and eventually they stop checking on it, at which point the thieves have all the time in the world to steal the car -- even if the alarm is blaring.

			== Recovery ==

			At least in Salt Lake City, you must know your serial number, and as an added measure laminate your bike and your info and put it down the seat tube.

			When bikes get stolen in Salt Lake City they usually end up at the closest pawn shop (like 90% of stuff in pawn shops). Legally pawn shops have to hold on to items (hidden in the back) for 10 days in Salt Lake, then they can put it on the floor and sell them.

			Sad but true, most pawn shops are corrupt. In addition police don't have the time to chase a stolen $5k car, let alone a $2k bike -- they assume your insurance will cover it so the most they will do is fill out a police report.

			So in order to recover your bike from a pawn shop '''it is up to you''' and your friends to hunt around the pawn shops.

			=== Don't Scare Thieves ===

			If thieves know you are looking for a bike and you have mobilized the community to look for a specific bike -- you have effectively hindered a thief's ability to "move" the bike, so what will they do now? Parted out or dump it in the river.

			Monitor craigslist.com and ebay.com for your bike.

	== See Also ==		== See Also ==

151.16.45.97: /* See Also */

2008-06-04T20:43:29Z

Jonathan: /* Locks */

2008-06-04T19:21:26Z

Locks

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	* Cable Locks can be cut with [[cable cutters]] or [[bolt cutters]].		* Cable Locks can be cut with [[cable cutters]] or [[bolt cutters]].
	* Locks that use cylindrical keys can be opened with the right sized plastic tubes ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9bN0zfMFW4 sometimes a bic pen works]).		* Locks that use cylindrical keys can be opened with the right sized plastic tubes ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9bN0zfMFW4 sometimes a bic pen works]).
	* ~~ULocks~~ can be opened with a car scissor jack.		* U Locks can be opened with a car scissor jack.

	== Stories ==		== Stories ==

Jonathan: /* Where to Park */

2008-06-04T19:21:07Z

Where to Park

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	* Try to park it in a highly visible location, not "around back" where nobody watches. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7zb8YXrmIA Bike Thief by the Neistat Brothers] shows that sometimes people don't care.		* Try to park it in a highly visible location, not "around back" where nobody watches. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7zb8YXrmIA Bike Thief by the Neistat Brothers] shows that sometimes people don't care.
	* If you lock it up to a chain link fence, make sure you lock it to a fence post, not the chain link itself -- no matter how good your lock is, it doesn't take much to cut chain link itself.		* If you lock it up to a chain link fence, make sure you lock it to a fence post, not the chain link itself -- no matter how good your lock is, it doesn't take much to cut chain link itself.
			* Avoid posts that are not securely fastened in the ground. Does it wiggle?
			* Avoid locking to posts that a tall person could lift the bike up and off of the pole.

	== [[Locks]] ==		== [[Locks]] ==

Jonathan: /* Where to Park */

2008-06-04T19:19:53Z

Where to Park

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	* Try to park it in a highly visible location, not "around back" where nobody watches. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7zb8YXrmIA Bike Thief by the Neistat Brothers] shows that sometimes people don't care.		* Try to park it in a highly visible location, not "around back" where nobody watches. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7zb8YXrmIA Bike Thief by the Neistat Brothers] shows that sometimes people don't care.
			* If you lock it up to a chain link fence, make sure you lock it to a fence post, not the chain link itself -- no matter how good your lock is, it doesn't take much to cut chain link itself.

	== [[Locks]] ==		== [[Locks]] ==

Jonathan: /* Locks */

2008-06-04T19:18:30Z

Locks

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	* Cable Locks can be cut with [[cable cutters]] or [[bolt cutters]].		* Cable Locks can be cut with [[cable cutters]] or [[bolt cutters]].
	* Locks that use cylindrical keys can be opened with the right sized plastic tubes ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9bN0zfMFW4 sometimes a bic pen works]).		* Locks that use cylindrical keys can be opened with the right sized plastic tubes ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9bN0zfMFW4 sometimes a bic pen works]).
			* ULocks can be opened with a car scissor jack.

	== Stories ==		== Stories ==

Jonathan: /* Locks */

2008-06-04T19:17:41Z

Locks

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	== [[Locks]] ==		== [[Locks]] ==

	Use '''two kinds of locks''' everytime you lock up your bike. While this may be a pain, most thieves only have the necessary tools to break/cut one type of lock/cable. So by using two types levels of locks, they are less likely to try.		Use '''two kinds of locks''' that aren't connected everytime you lock up your bike. While this may be a pain, most thieves only have the necessary tools to break/cut one type of lock/cable. So by using two types levels of locks, they are less likely to try.

	* Cable Locks can be cut with [[cable cutters]] or [[bolt cutters]].		* Cable Locks can be cut with [[cable cutters]] or [[bolt cutters]].

Jonathan: /* See Also */

2008-06-04T19:17:00Z

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	* [http://www.fietsersbond.nl/ Fietersbond] offers bike theft lessons in Amsterdam.		* [http://www.fietsersbond.nl/ Fietersbond] offers bike theft lessons in Amsterdam.
			* [http://bikehacks.com/bike-lock-grading-streetfilms/]; Hal Ruzal from Bicycle Habitat walks around New York City grading peoples locking techniques.

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	== See Also ==		== See Also ==

	* [http://www.fietsersbond.nl/ Fietersbond] ~~offering~~ bike theft lessons in Amsterdam.		* [http://www.fietsersbond.nl/ Fietersbond] offers bike theft lessons in Amsterdam.