People from America.

[Davinz]

Im moving to LA or SanDiego in mid may and im thinking of buying a bike. i was wondering bike rider in America if u park ur bike in town, skool or mall etc will it get stolen if you lock it? because my dad said since its busy so there is alot of crime. i park ma bike here unlock sumtimes at school and no1 will touch it so i was wondering what if you lock your bike will they steal it thanks?

[Panther]

I dunno about California, but in NYC they will cut the lock and steal the front tire or the entire bike.
I would be careful about investing too much if you are buying new, and if you already have a bike, research a good lock that cannot be cut with bolt cutters.

Sad I know.

[Davinz]

um im thinking of getting a lock tht made out of medal and look the whole wheel and frame up lol

[jkoppee]

well that depends on where in LA you are. San diego isn't that bad and most of LA isn't either but no matter where you go there's people stealing something. If you are getting a lock that attaches to the fram you should be fine especially out there where there's more expensive things everywhere to steal

[1ne]

Originally Posted by jkoppee

well that depends on where in LA you are. San diego isn't that bad and most of LA isn't either but no matter where you go there's people stealing something. If you are getting a lock that attaches to the fram you should be fine especially out there where there's more expensive things everywhere to steal

I totally agreed. There always bad apples around, even for a quiet city in Canada.

[gavinguinness]

I just got one of these... for my new bile.


The idea is that you lock the frame and rear wheel to the solid object with the U-lock and then run the cable through the front gubbins fork/wheel and back to the lock.

Cost £25 and is guaranteed for £500. The next model up is guaranteed for £800 I think and it's about £34 ish.

The U-Lock is quite narrow and short, so measure up first. It's small size is designed to avoid generic car jacks being used to jack open the lock. Apparently.

I guess it depends where you are. If someone wants your bike, they'll get it one way or another. Perhaps consciously lock it under CCTV areas, etc.

[baseballfanz]

You guys make it sounds like America is a dangerous place.


You should get a lock and maybe a gun.

[Doc Tran]

LA and Sd are really huge places. There's tons of urban sprawl. You wont be able to reliably get around without a car.

In both cities, you can put your bike on the front of a bus.
The bus systems are both kind of poor.

[Jaustin]

if its worth something and the wrong person sees it... yeah its pry not gonna be your bike anymore.

[s2kver02]

I ride my bike everyday and lock it when i leave it outside anywhere I go.

I live in LA so far my bike is safe. R6 baby!!!!!