I am really enjoying building my first e-bike and can't wait to get it on the road. My one fear is leaving it parked up in town.
Obviously I will have it well chained up but it even looks expensive (and was, when you think about it its crazy leaving £1500 of gear lying in the street) so it is bound to attract mindless vandals and opportunists making off with any bits they can prise off.
I was wondering what every bodies methods of securing their pride and joy is, as well as has anybody ever had their bike stolen/vandalised/come back to bits missing? I especially want to know if anybody has had any problems leaving Cycle Analysts. I naturally expected this would be removable but now its arrived I'm nervous. It looks so big expensive and vulnerable there all alone on the handlebars.
I personally am going to have:
- chain through the spokes of both wheels, frame and seat (yes believe me people from where I live will steal your seat if it isn't tied down)
- Alarmed U clamp
- Key switch ignition
- A cover like the ones you get for motor bikes. Hopefully if people can't see it they're going to go for something else. I might even see if there's a way of padlocking this tight at the bottom so people can't even lift it up.
Call me paranoid but, well, yes I'm paranoid.
Obviously I will have it well chained up but it even looks expensive (and was, when you think about it its crazy leaving £1500 of gear lying in the street) so it is bound to attract mindless vandals and opportunists making off with any bits they can prise off.
I was wondering what every bodies methods of securing their pride and joy is, as well as has anybody ever had their bike stolen/vandalised/come back to bits missing? I especially want to know if anybody has had any problems leaving Cycle Analysts. I naturally expected this would be removable but now its arrived I'm nervous. It looks so big expensive and vulnerable there all alone on the handlebars.
I personally am going to have:
- chain through the spokes of both wheels, frame and seat (yes believe me people from where I live will steal your seat if it isn't tied down)
- Alarmed U clamp
- Key switch ignition
- A cover like the ones you get for motor bikes. Hopefully if people can't see it they're going to go for something else. I might even see if there's a way of padlocking this tight at the bottom so people can't even lift it up.
Call me paranoid but, well, yes I'm paranoid.