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Make your bike 57.5% less attractive to thieves. Get it tagged

Make your bike 57.5% less attractive to thieves. Get it tagged

by Andreas on 21. Jul, 2010 in Safe cycling in London

When the bike thief is sneaking around with a huge pair of bolt cutters under his arm he doesn’t want a bike that is security tagged. A little sticker on a visible part of the frame can identify the security marking and lately I’ve been seeing an ever greater number of people donning these stickers. [...]

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Abus Bordo Granit XPlus Lock

Abus Bordo Granit XPlus Lock

by Andreas on 06. Jul, 2010 in Cycling accessories

Everyone knows about strong D-locks such as the Kryptonite New York Standard, flexible chain and cable locks such as the Abus Granit Steel O Flex but folding locks? Until Abus emailed me about reviewing one, I’d never heard of them. My curiosity was firmly rattled so I happily said yes to send me one over. [...]

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Spending the day with the cycle task force of the Met Police

Spending the day with the cycle task force of the Met Police

by Andreas on 05. Jul, 2010 in News, Safe cycling in London

We’ve spotted two males cycling on the pavement. P.C. Johnston makes a quick turn and is off his bike questioning the one. Within seconds he has the bike turned over and is doing a frame check. Often a thief will scratch off the frame number. Luckily, this time it’s still there. The two males look [...]

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Why bike thieves should be very afraid

Why bike thieves should be very afraid

by Andreas on 07. Jun, 2010 in News

Until now bike thieves have had it fairly good. Not only do they have a big pool of potential targets, many of them badly secured, but they also have a big audience to sell to. Thanks to websites such as eBay and Gumtree they can reach out and make big profits from expensive bikes. While [...]

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Abus Granit Steel O Flex 1000 lock review

Abus Granit Steel O Flex 1000 lock review

by Andreas on 01. Jun, 2010 in Cycling accessories

As a regular reader of this blog you may already be aware I’m a big fan of my Kryptonite New York 3000. It has kept my bike safe for over a year. Though, it is not without its limitations. For a start due to the small diameter of the lock it’s tough to lock my [...]

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Kryptonite New York 3000 lock review

Kryptonite New York 3000 lock review

by Andreas on 10. Dec, 2009 in Cycling accessories

This lock is good for two things. Knocking people out and securing bikes. I’m very glad to say I’m only planning on using it for the latter. Review includes a comparison of the different locks and a final opinion as to whether I’m happy with the purchase.

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Unconventional ways of preventing your bike from being stolen

Unconventional ways of preventing your bike from being stolen

by Andreas on 16. Nov, 2009 in Safe cycling in London

My first time was outside my college when I was 16. I remember it well. Everyone remembers their first time. She was beautiful. The most gorgeous mountain bike you have ever seen. Sure it was just a £200 bike from JJB Sports but I was young and I was in love. I looked around at [...]

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