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> You're supposed to fix the frame to the stand, why are you just attaching the wheel? Because the "wheel grabber" makes it very hard to lock the frame as well
by cranekam 4y ago
> You're supposed to fix the frame to the stand, why are you just attaching the wheel?
Because the "wheel grabber" makes it very hard to lock the frame as well as the wheel. About all that is possible without a long wire (which are generally easy to cut and thus inferior to a D-lock) is to get the lock through the rear triangle. This assumes you're able to get the bike in rear wheel first, of course.
I'd rather find a fence or lamppost over using a wheel grabber. I get that density is a concern in the Netherlands but it probably isn't outside the local convenience store everywhere else.
- causality0 4y agogenerally easy to cut and thus inferior to a D-lock Is that a serious consideration? Jesus, I had no idea the environment in which these were used. I'd be scared to leave my house.
- unholythree 4y agoWhere I live it’s probably poorly supervised kids or drug addicts stealing bikes. I’m not generally afraid for my safety but I do fear for my unsecured possessions.
- cranekam 4y agoYes, definitely. A saw or bolt cutters will go through a wire or cable lock very easily. Just a few weeks ago I came back to my bike to find the bike next to it gone, with a severed cable laying on the floor in its place. The outer diameter of the plastic-coated cable was probably 10mm but the wire itself was likely only 3 or 4mm. It looked like someone had just used a hacksaw on it. I doubt it lasted even a minute.