Security Aid?
Whilst riding and cleaning and buffing and admiring (!) I've also been thinking about anti-theft measures. I, like most people first time round I expect, first bought a fairly hefty-looking thick combination cable lock, thinking it looked good and strong. I found out very quickly from various well-respected sources that the products are not worth the elements that they are made from.
I then learned of the existence of the Sold Secure tests and standards. This non profit-making body independently test products and rate them according to their strength. It's well worth checking any product you intend to purchase against their list, it reduces your insurance for one thing. Click on the logo to visit them.
I then learned of the existence of the Sold Secure tests and standards. This non profit-making body independently test products and rate them according to their strength. It's well worth checking any product you intend to purchase against their list, it reduces your insurance for one thing. Click on the logo to visit them.
So, I have a bit of a monster ABUS lock and a cable lock just for the front wheel, and I make sure that I position them correctly having heard horror stories about people putting hefty locks just through their quick-release wheels.....
Right. So, I have locks which I do actually carry about and use, and I lock the bike in a nice, visible, well-trafficked area to deter thieves. What else can I do? I was made aware of the BikeRegister service on a couple of the bike forums that I occasionally frequent. One of the services you can purchase from this company is a datatag that hides within your frame in a cunning plastic cone so that it cannot be shaken out. The scanners to detect this tag are commonly used by all police forces. This is good when the bike gets nicked and I see it being ridden around the village and I seize the opportuity to march the hapless thief to the local police station and it is proved as mine even if the frame number has been ground off and the colour changed.
Another nice idea is the very posh, large, polychromatic sticker and datatag number that you place prominently on the frame. I have an idea that should the little scrote who thinks of trying to steal my bike catch sight of this, (s)he might think of the tag that Daddy Dearest has worn since he has come home after a long "holiday" and mistakenly assume that that bike can be tracked through the datatag. Click on the logo below to visit their site and see what you think.
Another nice idea is the very posh, large, polychromatic sticker and datatag number that you place prominently on the frame. I have an idea that should the little scrote who thinks of trying to steal my bike catch sight of this, (s)he might think of the tag that Daddy Dearest has worn since he has come home after a long "holiday" and mistakenly assume that that bike can be tracked through the datatag. Click on the logo below to visit their site and see what you think.
No Log Book - No Sale
posted by Catherine at 12:03
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