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Originally Posted by yvanleterrible
My son, my brothers, collegues and friends had bikes stolen and it's given me ample thought to prevent it from happening to me.
In your case the most evident prevention you could do is to hide the appeals of those bicycles from direct view; make them less tempting. Take out brand names first, you don't want to sell them.
Paint and decorate them in garish hues that no one would ever buy. Remember that most bikes are stolen to be resold at 20 bucks for a quick fix. The less they have to do to get the bike, the best.
There should be tiny wall bolted lockers available that look like garbage can lockers. That would be my choice...
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Yeah, I have already tried to make my bike unappealing and erase its brand-new look. I covered it with silly stickers and have written all over it. (I liked it better before, but there you go) When it gets splashed with mud I don't rush to clean it. And three different chains in three different places should look like a lot of work to potential thieves. But except for locking it up in a closed area (like inside my flat), I could have done nothing to prevent them from taking these silly little things from my handlebar. I mean they were worth nearly nothing, but annoyed the hell out of me as I couldn't use the bike till I fixed it. I'm pretty sure they took them out of spite when they realized all the other parts were too securely locked.
