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My biggest concern when I'm on an ebike is parking it. Bike racks and locks aren't really designed for the thicker tubes. My bike is suddenly worth 5 or 8 times

• entropicgravity 5y ago
  Much of this could be remedied by ebike makers including a front wheel lock that keeps the wheel at an angle. Almost all mopeds have this and it's cheap and effective. Because the lock is integrated with the steering breaking it involves breaking the bike. Because the wheel is "turned" a thief has to either carry it or but it in a vehicle both of which attract attention.
  • rsj_hn 5y ago
    As long as you can lift a bike and stick it in the back of a pickup truck or load it into a van, bikes are going to be much easier to steal regardless of physical locking mechanism. But one interesting idea is some kind of electronic kill switch and GPS tracker, particularly on the electric bikes that have juice. I think that would be the direction I'd like to take anti-theft defences for bikes. But as you start adding more valuable components to bikes like batteries and motors, you will start getting bike chop shops like you have with cars.