if you want to protect your bike at the station, so it is there when you need to get home to check what the La Grange bike lock experts say.
Variety of locks available for cyclists in the city
Only through the entrance of The Wheel Thing bike shop in downtown La Grange is a representation of the diversity of the bicycle locks available for purchase. Prices range from about $ 20 for a wire slot and up to $ 100 for a heavy chain and padlock.
According to George Egner, a sales associate at The Wheel Thing, the type of lock you should buy depends on what you generally use your bike.
"If you just walk into the store, a wire lock is usually good enough," said Egner. "But if you are going to leave out for a long time, is a U-lock worthwhile."
Many of the higher-end locks available from The Wheel Thing is also a wire lock for securing your chair or second band, Egner said. And some brands, such as Kryptonite locks, even a guarantee policy that the cost of your bike will replace up to $ 2000 if it is stolen.
"You're probably going to need a pipe cutter to a U-lock off," Egner said, adding that they occasionally do on The Wheel Thing for customers who have lost their keys. "There's a lot of sparks and takes a while. "
The point is that cutting a U-lock, more attention than it was worth, and there is probably easier to steal anyways.
Overview of the bikes locked both stations show many would be easy steals:
Wondering how many bikes at the stations in La Grange would be easy to cut and run, I went to the station to an informal investigation. At both stations, were poorly protected and many many bikes were simply closed with a cable lock.
Take a look at the photos that I locked bike broke at the stations.
At Stone Avenue station in particular, approximately half of the bikes poorly protected. Low foot and car traffic through the station, and the bicycle racks to sit right next to a crescent-shaped residential pickup ramp means cutting a wire lock and load into a truck or van would be relatively simple and quick.
La Grange resident Mary Kay Petrella had just returned from a meeting in the city, she said she does about once a month, when she saw me taking pictures of bikes on the Stone Avenue Station.
"I sometimes worry about [getting her bike stolen], but I think that in general are probably a lot of people around," Petrella said she pulled a thin wire around her bicycle lock.
Petrella said that when she finally bought her, she was looking for something cheap, simple and easy to carry. But after I told her about the recent thefts of bicycles and how easy it would be for someone to cut her lock, she said she was interested in maybe getting a little more heavy duty
Egner, according to The Wheel Thing, Patrella is not alone, it is something he often sees customer spending $ 500 on a bike, but only $ 20 at the slot.
The trapping:
So, what is the best way to lock up your bike? Well, the National Bike Registry has some tips to make sure you are as safe as can be.
Variety of locks available for cyclists in the city
Only through the entrance of The Wheel Thing bike shop in downtown La Grange is a representation of the diversity of the bicycle locks available for purchase. Prices range from about $ 20 for a wire slot and up to $ 100 for a heavy chain and padlock.
According to George Egner, a sales associate at The Wheel Thing, the type of lock you should buy depends on what you generally use your bike.
"If you just walk into the store, a wire lock is usually good enough," said Egner. "But if you are going to leave out for a long time, is a U-lock worthwhile."
Many of the higher-end locks available from The Wheel Thing is also a wire lock for securing your chair or second band, Egner said. And some brands, such as Kryptonite locks, even a guarantee policy that the cost of your bike will replace up to $ 2000 if it is stolen.
"You're probably going to need a pipe cutter to a U-lock off," Egner said, adding that they occasionally do on The Wheel Thing for customers who have lost their keys. "There's a lot of sparks and takes a while. "
The point is that cutting a U-lock, more attention than it was worth, and there is probably easier to steal anyways.
Overview of the bikes locked both stations show many would be easy steals:
Wondering how many bikes at the stations in La Grange would be easy to cut and run, I went to the station to an informal investigation. At both stations, were poorly protected and many many bikes were simply closed with a cable lock.
Take a look at the photos that I locked bike broke at the stations.
At Stone Avenue station in particular, approximately half of the bikes poorly protected. Low foot and car traffic through the station, and the bicycle racks to sit right next to a crescent-shaped residential pickup ramp means cutting a wire lock and load into a truck or van would be relatively simple and quick.
La Grange resident Mary Kay Petrella had just returned from a meeting in the city, she said she does about once a month, when she saw me taking pictures of bikes on the Stone Avenue Station.
"I sometimes worry about [getting her bike stolen], but I think that in general are probably a lot of people around," Petrella said she pulled a thin wire around her bicycle lock.
Petrella said that when she finally bought her, she was looking for something cheap, simple and easy to carry. But after I told her about the recent thefts of bicycles and how easy it would be for someone to cut her lock, she said she was interested in maybe getting a little more heavy duty
Egner, according to The Wheel Thing, Patrella is not alone, it is something he often sees customer spending $ 500 on a bike, but only $ 20 at the slot.
The trapping:
So, what is the best way to lock up your bike? Well, the National Bike Registry has some tips to make sure you are as safe as can be.
- Lock your bike in a visible, well-lit room. Make sure you lock, is in good condition and can not be easily broken.
- If you use a cable, wrap it tightly around your bike. A tight wrap makes it harder for someone to slip in a bolt cutter.
- If you have a U-lock, try to lock your bike in a way that will fill as much of the U-space as possible. This will help prevent bicycle against the thief using a jack.
- Get an extra cable lock to secure your seat or back tires, especially if you have a quick release system on your wheels.
- Slide the U-Lock by both the front tire and the bike frame to the best security.Don "let alone lock on the ground where a thief can use a rock or hammer to break it.
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