Comments on: Bike locks http://cubist.cs.washington.edu/Security/2008/01/13/bike-locks/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:22:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Mathias Klous http://cubist.cs.washington.edu/Security/2008/01/13/bike-locks/#comment-25 Mathias Klous Mon, 14 Jan 2008 03:20:05 +0000 http://cubist.cs.washington.edu/Security/2008/01/13/bike-locks/#comment-25 I had my bike stolen freshman year. I had purchased a bike-lock from the UW bike shop, and parked my bicycle outside Mercer Hall. It was stolen the same night! There are a couple other things to do that haven't been mentioned. You can register your bike with something like the National Bike Registry, to improve your chances of recovering a stolen bike. Another tip I learned is to always park a bike near other bikes. If your bike is by itself, it is more likely to be singled out and stolen... Finally, a friend of mine likes to use multiple bike locks. I figure he does it because a bike thief would have to spend more time cutting multiple locks, which would act as a deterrence. I had my bike stolen freshman year. I had purchased a bike-lock from the UW bike shop, and parked my bicycle outside Mercer Hall. It was stolen the same night!

There are a couple other things to do that haven’t been mentioned. You can register your bike with something like the National Bike Registry, to improve your chances of recovering a stolen bike.

Another tip I learned is to always park a bike near other bikes. If your bike is by itself, it is more likely to be singled out and stolen…

Finally, a friend of mine likes to use multiple bike locks. I figure he does it because a bike thief would have to spend more time cutting multiple locks, which would act as a deterrence.

]]> By: bcbell http://cubist.cs.washington.edu/Security/2008/01/13/bike-locks/#comment-22 bcbell Mon, 14 Jan 2008 01:24:27 +0000 http://cubist.cs.washington.edu/Security/2008/01/13/bike-locks/#comment-22 One problem with bike locks is that people don't take the time to use them properly. I think this applies to most locks in general as well. An improperly locked bike can have its front or rear wheel removed, and although this is not a bad a having the whole bike stolen, it is still inconvenient and costly. I know that the lock I use can be easily broken, but I count on there being a few unlocked bikes next to mine that are more appealing to steal. One problem with bike locks is that people don’t take the time to use them properly. I think this applies to most locks in general as well. An improperly locked bike can have its front or rear wheel removed, and although this is not a bad a having the whole bike stolen, it is still inconvenient and costly.
I know that the lock I use can be easily broken, but I count on there being a few unlocked bikes next to mine that are more appealing to steal.

]]> By: Chad Mackley http://cubist.cs.washington.edu/Security/2008/01/13/bike-locks/#comment-20 Chad Mackley Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:21:01 +0000 http://cubist.cs.washington.edu/Security/2008/01/13/bike-locks/#comment-20 Not only could the bike locks be cut easily, some of the locks seem to be easy to pick. One of the links at the end of Johnny Long's "No-Tech Hacking" is to <a href="http://bikeforums.net/video" rel="nofollow">a page with multiple videos</a>, showing that some of the U-locks can be picked using only a ball point pen. Not only could the bike locks be cut easily, some of the locks seem to be easy to pick. One of the links at the end of Johnny Long’s “No-Tech Hacking” is to a page with multiple videos, showing that some of the U-locks can be picked using only a ball point pen.

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