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Undinist
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PostPosted: 17:50 - 14 May 2016    Post subject: Confessions of a former bike thief Reply with quote

Published today at https://www.brixtonblog.com/confessions-former-bike-thief/37643 Has some good security tips:

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At first it was with basic wire cutters and the average bolt cutters you could buy in somewhere like Homebase. As time went on the tools upgraded to a pair of bolt cutters a friend bought in America for us on his holidays. These were 42-inch high toughened foldable bolt cutters, which would fit into a rucksack and would cut through any D-bar, or any chain.

Don’t be fooled by Kryptonite locks, they’re not as tough as made out to be. Also D-bars with tubular locks, never use them, they’re the most easy to pick with a little tool. It’s small and discreet, no noise and it looks like you are just unlocking your bike.

Never use a chain, they’re too easy to snip. Use a small D-lock on front and back wheels. If your lock can be moved about that means the thief’s bolt cutters can get around them. At the right angle they won’t. Stiff D-locks are hard to snip because you need the right angle on the cutters to get the force to close them.

Tubular lock pick: ‘They work by pushing into the lock and the pins would slide to meet the pins in the lock, which when tightened and released would make the pins align and therefore open it.’

get your bike sprayed with a special SmartWater device which is invisible and is basically like a DNA code on your bike and can only be seen under UV lights.

Bikes were never kept at home. They were always locked back up on the street. Somewhere, even outside police stations, locked up. If the police ever raided your house then no goods would ever be found....Trackers – Yes, they were a worry. But that is why we kept them on the street. If they were found, the police would simply just take it back.


I googled "Tubular lock pick" - they seem easy to buy:
https://www.walkerlocksmiths.co.uk/cylinder-picks-tools/tubular-lock-picks


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bamt
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PostPosted: 19:29 - 14 May 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote

The tubular lock weakness has been known for years and doesn't need special tools.

Googling for kryptonite lock biro will find plenty of examples, e.g.
https://youtu.be/0hsM88Wx8QQ
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Undinist
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PostPosted: 19:35 - 14 May 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote

The biro problem was fixed years ago.
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PostPosted: 15:29 - 16 May 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote

Undinist wrote:
The biro problem was fixed years ago.


Ony if you count fixed as no longer using that type of lock.
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PostPosted: 22:07 - 16 May 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote

You have but a "." at the end of the link Opie
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PostPosted: 22:17 - 16 May 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hardest locks to get through are the poundshop ones, they have lots of individual metal strands which are a real pain Smile Chains and d-locks unless they're really thick can be got through easily & quickly with bolt cutters. Don't ask me how I know Whistle
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PostPosted: 11:53 - 17 May 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've always been of the opinion that the only bike thief you're going to stop is the opportunist, if some piece of shit is determined to take it. it'll go matter what steps you take. Bastards.
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PostPosted: 13:50 - 17 May 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote

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times were hard back then and unless you been there yourself, I don’t think that you would understand


At 16 years old... times were hard....

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I learned that my family is more important than having designer clothes on your back or expensive trainers, or loads of money.


How can this prick still justify himself. What a complete cunt.
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