Yesterday my bike alarm and motion sensor on the tracker were triggered by some shitheal with ill intent. It takes a lot more movement to trigger the tracker and was surprised when I got the SMS from the tracker almost instantly. Maybe a fluke.
It was never going to be easy. The bike was secured with three Kryptonite u-locks plus a chain lock and I take the things that come off easily with me.
I was close enough to hear the alarm and was there in seconds as he was abandoning his ideas... Hello.
He ran. I'd have liked to have given him the lesson he's not receiving at home, a good old fashioned kicking (he was old enough) but that only makes him the victim and me the criminal and we know which one of us the law will go after in this screwed up world.
Tracker is a TKStar TK905B, about $100. Alarms are WSDcam that work surprisingly well considering their price point - $30 for two. Kryptonite locks are the most expensive (and the heaviest). They secure the bike plus a trailer. New York standard was about $150, two Mini 7s were $100 each and the chain lock about $100. I cant replace the bike for under $12k so they are paid for already.
There are other deterrents to the casual thief. Seats are a popular target. I made an expanding plug to go inside my seat post which is attached to a 3mm cable that goes around the bottom bracket. The seat can only be lifted a couple of centimetres. To remove it I have to remove the cranks. Some people use (gear) chain or buy locks for this purpose.
I don't normally need to remove the batteries and they are too heavy to carry around. At the moment I have a couple of pieces of bike chain around my battery. I need a chain tool to remove the chain and trailer frame geometry prevents the battery from sliding out. It'll stop most people. Harder still having to deal with alarms screaming their heads off.
Luggage is also secured with 3mm cable. It is easily cut with pliers and will only stop people from lifting them off and walking away. Luggage camouflages the hub motor to draw less attention.
Screws securing the CA are filled with epoxy. It will be a PITA for me to remove (drill or cut the bolt head), but not just for me. Security is another reason I'd like to go headless.
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It was never going to be easy. The bike was secured with three Kryptonite u-locks plus a chain lock and I take the things that come off easily with me.
I was close enough to hear the alarm and was there in seconds as he was abandoning his ideas... Hello.
He ran. I'd have liked to have given him the lesson he's not receiving at home, a good old fashioned kicking (he was old enough) but that only makes him the victim and me the criminal and we know which one of us the law will go after in this screwed up world.Tracker is a TKStar TK905B, about $100. Alarms are WSDcam that work surprisingly well considering their price point - $30 for two. Kryptonite locks are the most expensive (and the heaviest). They secure the bike plus a trailer. New York standard was about $150, two Mini 7s were $100 each and the chain lock about $100. I cant replace the bike for under $12k so they are paid for already.
There are other deterrents to the casual thief. Seats are a popular target. I made an expanding plug to go inside my seat post which is attached to a 3mm cable that goes around the bottom bracket. The seat can only be lifted a couple of centimetres. To remove it I have to remove the cranks. Some people use (gear) chain or buy locks for this purpose.
I don't normally need to remove the batteries and they are too heavy to carry around. At the moment I have a couple of pieces of bike chain around my battery. I need a chain tool to remove the chain and trailer frame geometry prevents the battery from sliding out. It'll stop most people. Harder still having to deal with alarms screaming their heads off.
Luggage is also secured with 3mm cable. It is easily cut with pliers and will only stop people from lifting them off and walking away. Luggage camouflages the hub motor to draw less attention.
Screws securing the CA are filled with epoxy. It will be a PITA for me to remove (drill or cut the bolt head), but not just for me. Security is another reason I'd like to go headless.
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