Disguising good bikes as rubbish bikes to prevent theft....

[Agency_Scum]

BEST ANTI-THEFT DEVICES: drop handlebars, cable brakes, pannier racks

BEST DEVICES TO GET YOUR BIKE STOLEN: disc brakes, mtb wheels and tyres, regular routes home

Also be aware of " insurance bommerangs " where the buggers wait for you to get insurance replacements and then hit you again.

 

[tintin40]

Just put some Specialized stickers on the frame. No one will nick one of them!!

al.

 

[velomaniac]

Just put some Specialized stickers on the frame. No one will nick one of them!!

I put Falcon Stickers on a Specialized, belt and braces approach

 

[tintin40]

WHy buy a good bike and then make it look like a cheap bike :? If your worried about them getting stolen then buy a cheap bike and save your money.

I have nice bikes and i make sure they are safe as much as possible.

 

[velomaniac]

Because some folk have to commute everyday in the concrete jungle where the tea leafs live. Commuting can be fun on a good bike but utter drudgery on a BSO. You cant always park your bike in your office.

 

[samc]

RE: Why have a nice bike if it doesn't look like it:

.. because sometimes having a good bike isn't about what it looks like / bragging about the brand - it's about riding the thing.

I've owned a Falcon Stealth and a Cannondale F800 and I can tell you which I'd prefer to ride to work every day; what the frame sticker says is nothing to do with it!

 

[ibob]

Because some folk have to commute everyday in the concrete jungle where the tea leafs live. Commuting can be fun on a good bike but utter drudgery on a BSO. You cant always park your bike in your office.

if you get a brompton, you can always park in the office...

 

[graham1975]

Just put some Specialized stickers on the frame. No one will nick one of them!!

I put Falcon Stickers on a Specialized, belt and braces approach

I think you would be safer leaving the specialized stickers on

 

[graham1975]

Just put some Specialized stickers on the frame. No one will nick one of them!!

al.

Thats true and if thats what they wanted they wouldnt travel the 2 miles to your house as there would be another 20 between his house and yours!!

 

[Andy R]

I don't have this problem, as all my bikes always look like a pile of crap anyway.