Comments on: Avoid theft – buy an expensive bike! http://www.velorution.biz/2005/11/avoid-theft-buy-a-good-bike/ Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:22:28 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: venkat20 http://www.velorution.biz/2005/11/avoid-theft-buy-a-good-bike/#comment-396 venkat20 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 09:48:02 +0000 http://www.velorution.biz/?p=1016#comment-396 I found the Unlocking code For The Nokia Mobile In the site <a href="http://www.mobileunlocksolutions.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.mobileunlocksolutions.com/</a> I found the Unlocking code For The Nokia Mobile In the site http://www.mobileunlocksolutions.com/

]]> By: JabbaJaw http://www.velorution.biz/2005/11/avoid-theft-buy-a-good-bike/#comment-395 JabbaJaw Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:55:28 +0000 http://www.velorution.biz/?p=1016#comment-395 Expensive bikes could be the solution, but I would also vote for a more restrictive law. That way people caught stealing could face certain penalties. <br>__________________________________<br><a rel="follow" href="http://fubar.com/user/2486395" rel="nofollow">Residential Treatment Programs</a> Expensive bikes could be the solution, but I would also vote for a more restrictive law. That way people caught stealing could face certain penalties.
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]]> By: 9½ things Wolfram Alpha doesn’t know | PC Pro blog http://www.velorution.biz/2005/11/avoid-theft-buy-a-good-bike/#comment-394 9½ things Wolfram Alpha doesn’t know | PC Pro blog Mon, 18 May 2009 13:28:53 +0000 http://www.velorution.biz/?p=1016#comment-394 [...] first hit on Google was a blog post advising me that expensive bikes are less likely to be stolen than cheaper ones. Not much [...] [...] first hit on Google was a blog post advising me that expensive bikes are less likely to be stolen than cheaper ones. Not much [...]

]]> By: Matt http://www.velorution.biz/2005/11/avoid-theft-buy-a-good-bike/#comment-393 Matt Wed, 16 Aug 2006 10:12:38 +0000 http://www.velorution.biz/?p=1016#comment-393 Let's be honest, your bike is not a 'normal' bike, making it a lot easier to trace and requiring something of an an acquired taste. Riding a bike like yours and preaching to 'normal' bike users is hardly comparing on a like for like basis. For one, if I were a bike thief, I wouldn't wish to be seen dead on a Pedersen :) Let’s be honest, your bike is not a ‘normal’ bike, making it a lot easier to trace and requiring something of an an acquired taste. Riding a bike like yours and preaching to ‘normal’ bike users is hardly comparing on a like for like basis. For one, if I were a bike thief, I wouldn’t wish to be seen dead on a Pedersen :)

]]> By: Andrea http://www.velorution.biz/2005/11/avoid-theft-buy-a-good-bike/#comment-392 Andrea Tue, 15 Aug 2006 12:29:23 +0000 http://www.velorution.biz/?p=1016#comment-392 Matt, I ride in one of the largest cities in the world with very high cycle theft statistics. I ride a Pedersen, a £1200 bicycle and I feel comfortable locking it outside (with a good lock); much more comfortable than leaving a non-labeled bike with middle of the range lock. Matt,
I ride in one of the largest cities in the world with very high cycle theft statistics. I ride a Pedersen, a £1200 bicycle and I feel comfortable locking it outside (with a good lock); much more comfortable than leaving a non-labeled bike with middle of the range lock.

]]> By: Matt http://www.velorution.biz/2005/11/avoid-theft-buy-a-good-bike/#comment-391 Matt Mon, 14 Aug 2006 14:45:29 +0000 http://www.velorution.biz/?p=1016#comment-391 I lived for a year in Paris, taking my Dean Colonel with me. I completely debadged everything on my bike, and I never once had any trouble - even leaving it locked up on the rue de rivoli overnight on one occassion. Had I left my flashy Dean logos on my bike, I am sure it would have attracted a lot of unwanted attention. For touring and for cities, you want your bike to blend in as much as possible. To reccommend people make their bike as flashy as possible is completely foolish and, could only be made by someone who has little clue about city life. I lived for a year in Paris, taking my Dean Colonel with me. I completely debadged everything on my bike, and I never once had any trouble – even leaving it locked up on the rue de rivoli overnight on one occassion. Had I left my flashy Dean logos on my bike, I am sure it would have attracted a lot of unwanted attention. For touring and for cities, you want your bike to blend in as much as possible. To reccommend people make their bike as flashy as possible is completely foolish and, could only be made by someone who has little clue about city life.

]]> By: shoddy solutions http://www.velorution.biz/2005/11/avoid-theft-buy-a-good-bike/#comment-390 shoddy solutions Tue, 18 Jul 2006 14:15:11 +0000 http://www.velorution.biz/?p=1016#comment-390 I only ever bothered with house insurance once, the year that I invested £400 of my hard-earned in a brand new TREK 930 (I know, I know, but I was young and naive then and didn't realise they were an evil corporate giant). I lived in London ant the time and worked in Westminster. I left the bike locked up for 30 mins one time near Trafalgar Square and sure enough it was stolen. I replaced it with a battered, second-hand Claud Butler which lasted me a good few years before I finally scrapped it. I don't buy your theory, as what's to stop a thief selling ANY bike for £50, regardless of the quality? There are plenty of unscrupulous people out there who would buy a dodgy Cannondale for that amount. If there wasn't a market for stiolen bikes, there would be no thieves. What I will concede is that in our brand-obsessed culture thieves are attracted to logos. The more flashy logos on your bike the more attractive it will be to them. Top-end bikes generally sport fewer logos, as the quality of the components is assured by the price, I guess, therfore making them less attractive to thieves. My advice is to remove all decals, branding etc from your bike wherever possible. I only ever bothered with house insurance once, the year that I invested £400 of my hard-earned in a brand new TREK 930 (I know, I know, but I was young and naive then and didn’t realise they were an evil corporate giant). I lived in London ant the time and worked in Westminster. I left the bike locked up for 30 mins one time near Trafalgar Square and sure enough it was stolen. I replaced it with a battered, second-hand Claud Butler which lasted me a good few years before I finally scrapped it.

I don’t buy your theory, as what’s to stop a thief selling ANY bike for £50, regardless of the quality? There are plenty of unscrupulous people out there who would buy a dodgy Cannondale for that amount. If there wasn’t a market for stiolen bikes, there would be no thieves.

What I will concede is that in our brand-obsessed culture thieves are attracted to logos. The more flashy logos on your bike the more attractive it will be to them. Top-end bikes generally sport fewer logos, as the quality of the components is assured by the price, I guess, therfore making them less attractive to thieves. My advice is to remove all decals, branding etc from your bike wherever possible.

]]> By: Rob Hopcott http://www.velorution.biz/2005/11/avoid-theft-buy-a-good-bike/#comment-389 Rob Hopcott Wed, 07 Dec 2005 12:16:23 +0000 http://www.velorution.biz/?p=1016#comment-389 Hi, I visited your velorution.biz website and liked it very much. Great looking child seat - I wish I had had one like that. I wonder if you would consider exchanging reciprocal themed links with my Cycling directory? To help my visitors find similar sites, I organise my links under a number of themed pages. Your listing would be in the Child Seats and Cycle Shops theme on this page: http://cycle.hopcott.net/links/childseats.html http://cycle.hopcott.net/links/cycleshops.html . However, I would welcome alternative suggestions. Thanks for your time in reading this. I really do hope to hear from you. Bye for now. Rob Hopcott rob@hopcott.com http://hopcott.com http://www.hopcottebooks.com/ and others If you would like to to add my web site"s link to your web site: http://cycle.hopcott.net/mylinkinfo.html Hi,

I visited your velorution.biz website and liked it very much.

Great looking child seat – I wish I had had one like that.

I wonder if you would consider exchanging reciprocal themed links with my Cycling directory?

To help my visitors find similar sites, I organise my links under a number of themed pages. Your listing would be in the Child Seats and Cycle Shops theme on this page:

http://cycle.hopcott.net/links/childseats.html
http://cycle.hopcott.net/links/cycleshops.html
. However, I would welcome alternative suggestions.

Thanks for your time in reading this. I really do hope to hear from you.

Bye for now.

Rob Hopcott
rob@hopcott.com
http://hopcott.com
http://www.hopcottebooks.com/
and others

If you would like to to add my web site”s link to your web site:
http://cycle.hopcott.net/mylinkinfo.html

]]> By: Andrea http://www.velorution.biz/2005/11/avoid-theft-buy-a-good-bike/#comment-383 Andrea Fri, 18 Nov 2005 00:21:33 +0000 http://www.velorution.biz/?p=1016#comment-383 A fixie is a single speed bike where the sprocket is fixed to the hub; in other words the back wheel is not free to move unless the pedals move. A fixie is a single speed bike where the sprocket is fixed to the hub; in other words the back wheel is not free to move unless the pedals move.

]]> By: Grievous Angel http://www.velorution.biz/2005/11/avoid-theft-buy-a-good-bike/#comment-387 Grievous Angel Wed, 16 Nov 2005 19:12:06 +0000 http://www.velorution.biz/?p=1016#comment-387 Andrea What's a fixie exactly? Andrea
What’s a fixie exactly?

]]> By: Stephen http://www.velorution.biz/2005/11/avoid-theft-buy-a-good-bike/#comment-388 Stephen Sun, 13 Nov 2005 17:24:00 +0000 http://www.velorution.biz/?p=1016#comment-388 Here in a college town in the USA, I don't lock my Radius C4 recumbent when I go into shops, since, with its under-the-seat steering, it can't be ridden away by a thieves who haven't ever practiced (even my more experienced friends can't just get on and ride it without danger of falling over). It's also too heavy to be lifted or carried very far by one person. I almost always lock my upright bike, since, though not that fancy a bike, it's got a Schmidt dynamo in the front wheel. Here in a college town in the USA, I don’t lock my Radius C4 recumbent when I go into shops, since, with its under-the-seat steering, it can’t be ridden away by a thieves who haven’t ever practiced (even my more experienced friends can’t just get on and ride it without danger of falling over). It’s also too heavy to be lifted or carried very far by one person.

I almost always lock my upright bike, since, though not that fancy a bike, it’s got a Schmidt dynamo in the front wheel.

]]> By: David Escudero http://www.velorution.biz/2005/11/avoid-theft-buy-a-good-bike/#comment-384 David Escudero Sun, 13 Nov 2005 16:31:32 +0000 http://www.velorution.biz/?p=1016#comment-384 We have a service to borrow bicycles to Erasmus Students in Valladolid, Spain. We accept donations from people who give us their unused old bicycles. The mayority of bicycles we receive are those tour de France ones (very old ones) because they are not accepted even in second hand shops: nobody wants to buy one. If those bicycle are not accepted by resellers, it is easy to conclude that they are not to be stollen. In all the cases, interesting silogisme and nice logo Andrea. We have a service to borrow bicycles to Erasmus Students in Valladolid, Spain. We accept donations from people who give us their unused old bicycles. The mayority of bicycles we receive are those tour de France ones (very old ones) because they are not accepted even in second hand shops: nobody wants to buy one. If those bicycle are not accepted by resellers, it is easy to conclude that they are not to be stollen. In all the cases, interesting silogisme and nice logo Andrea.

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