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This is in a place where it seems quite usual to leave your lights clipped to your bike all day. It surprised me, because. It is secure though. Its a hard judgement to make: I have no sense of the facts, but kryptonite locks nz Christchurch bike theft seems to be a crime of opportunity. Like car theft, one should not be surprised when it happens, but its not something you hear of happening that often. How do you lock up your kryptonite locks nz in Christchurch?
Have you had bikes stolen, and if so, why do you think it was at kryptonite locks nz Got my Kmart bike stolen from Windmill Centre last week. Locked with cable lock.
Was tied up to bike rack in the corner of Straven Rd and Riccarton Rd with thousands of foot traffic. The next bike that was stolen was an awesomely fast cross country Avanti hard tail I recorded my fastest ever speed on the flat on that bike when my former kryptonite locks nz mate had borrowed it to get to work at the Casino.
I lost out big time on the insurance and had to go without a bike for around a year as the insurance money went on an engagement ring… that had a similar size cable and padlock. As I have been married for nearly 12 years it seems to have been worth the investment. I am not sure if anyone stocks them in NZ anymore but have a look at their website http: I lock the frame and back wheel to something secure and metal using the U-lock; and then lock the front wheel with the cable lock stretched back to the U-lock.
Got it back 2x through the Police — it was involved in crime both times! Both times it was stolen it was unlocked at home in garage and house. It amazes me when you look at the way some people lock their bikes, just the front wheel when it is quick release crazy stuff like that. When checking out locks today came across one that had a small U lock and a huge metal interlocking chains with a material cover to protect your bike chain length was similar to the reach of the U-lock kryptonite locks nz.
A guy told me he wore it like a belt to carry it around. It looked like the most formidable lock. Cycle Trading also has a German brand U-lock which I think is double the price of the Magnum but rated higher.
My last bike got stolen way back in — I think it was about a mm cable that got cut. So I went and bought a 12mm cable coils up and attaches to my frame and to date that has kept me out of trouble.
Ultimately bike security is a bit like being in a crowd of people being chased by a bear or whatever wild animal gives you nightmares: Likewise your kryptonite locks nz lock just has to be better than the other bikes around you. Fortunately in NZ, bike theft is still nothing like what it is often is overseas.
It can be pretty epidemic in parts of Nth America and Europe. Prior to moving to Chch in about I had no bikes stolen even though they were never locked up in an unlocked garage.
Although reported to the kryptonite locks nz they never came to investigate, I am kryptonite locks nz because bike theft is a low priority. The last theft in Chch was last year when two bikes were taken from a locked bike shed. My last bike to be stolen was in Napier in May and reported in the Hawkes Bay Today newspaper, read about it here….
Kryptonite locks nz locks can be cut through in about 10 second with a cheap pair of wire sidecutters. Thieves in Vancouver just snip the metal wire a strand at a time and can nibble through the cable really quickly, but then there are actual rings of bike thieves there.
They do stop the opportunist theft tho. Your email address will kryptonite locks nz be published. It would be easier to cut the bike in half than take off the locks. It surprised me, because A recent request from University facilities asked for innovative ideas for bike racks. Next bike I buy will have 2 U-locks. Kryptonite locks nz we have dry secure bike parks, lockers, a shower, and tools and a work-supplied track pump. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published.
