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There are some robust bike-attached immobilizer locks [1][2], but I'm not sure as to their efficacy. Some of the same properties that make bicycles easy to pow

by niftich 10y ago

There are some robust bike-attached immobilizer locks [1][2], but I'm not sure as to their efficacy. Some of the same properties that make bicycles easy to power and easy to carry (say, up to your apartment) make them easy to steal; and there's little defense against crude and destructive methods like detaching the secured wheel or worse. We could have full-bike lockers or other bike-parking corrals or contraptions that physically move them into an inaccessible space: bicycle goes into a slot, only comes out when verified by some means (physical or digital); but this requires space, delicate moving parts, and maintenance. But when compared to a single car parking space, the space requirement doesn't seem insurmountable. [1] http://linkalock.com http://linkalock.com [2] http://www.ilockit.bike http://www.ilockit.bike

mrweasel 10y ago
Yeah, that's not really going to solve bike theft. I'm not sure what kind of theft we're talking about in SF, but in Denmark, bikes go into the back of a truck heading for eastern Europe, for the most part. I worked for a company that had the entire bike rack stolen. A truck just pulled up an few guy threw the entire rack, including all the bikes locked to the rack into a large truck. Again, I don't know about SF, but Danish police don't really deal with bike thefts. That's an insurance problem, not something you waste police resources on. Of cause this makes it extremely frustrating to get your bike stolen. If you have GPS tracker in your bike you get track your bike leaving the country, the police is only rarely going to attempt to stop the thieves.