[Noisebridge-discuss] my bike was stolen

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> this is what it looks like: (batteries not included)
>> http://spaz.org/~jake/IMG_0832.JPG

I will watch for it

> This doesn't fit your situation but it's worth pointing out for those who
do (or will) use U-locks: the instructions on proper U-lock use on the SF
Bike Coalition website is probbbbably bullshit: http://www.sfbike.org/?theft
>

NOT bullshit: "Make sure you've got the right gear, and don't bother with
half-measures. A cable lock is not enough! Cable locks are just too easy to
cut"

> While it's nice to surround as much of your bike inside the "U" (they
suggest surrounding the front wheel as well if the "U" is large enough),
their layout leaves both the front and rear wheel (the most expensive part)
vulnerable, secured only by a pithy cable lock.

Their point as I read it is you gotta lock frame to bike rack and that does
*NOT* keep you accessories from getting stolen. Actually no lock will but
the u-bold prevents theft of your bike from being convenient.

> If equipped only with a U-lock, the best configuration is secured around
the rear wheel, through the rear triangle of the frame. Getting the U to
surround the frame itself is a nice-to-have, but not required. If the
U-lock is placed through the rear triangle and around the rear wheel, the
only way to get both the back wheel and the frame (without removing the
U-lock itself) is to cut through the rear wheel, which renders the whole
exercise pretty much useless.

Well around the frame is better-  a rear rim is easy to cut and cheaply
replaceable and a broken rear rim won't prevent it from being thrown into
the back of a panel van.  I go around the frame and through the crank
sprocket myself.
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