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I would love to buy a nice bike, but I can’t fork out any more than $200 for something that I know will be stolen almost surely with probability 1 as time goes
by j7ake 3y ago
I would love to buy a nice bike, but I can’t fork out any more than $200 for something that I know will be stolen almost surely with probability 1 as time goes on.
The solution for rampant petty crime should be to increase its penalty.
Make stealing a bike equivalent penalty to stealing a car.
- lukas099 3y agoThere are so many bikes unlocked or locked with just a cable lock, that it is unlikely that a thief will take the time and risk to cut a quality U lock or chain lock.
- dylan604 3y agoAnd how has the penalty for stealing a car done to stop car theft?
- setgree 3y agoI bought a used carbon frame racing bike 10 years ago for $400 and have had zero issues with theft. If it were stolen tomorrow I’d still have gotten very good value from it ($40 a year). I live in NYC. Take care to leave it in high-traffic places during the day (where a bike theft would be obvious), and in your home at night, and you should be fine.
- ochoseis 3y agoThis is solid advice. I also live in NYC, and the only time (so far) I've had a bike stolen was actually from my building's basement bike storage room over the winter (that I was paying $15/mo to use). When you think about it, this is a bad way to store your bike...lots of people have access, but it's rarely occupied by more than one person at a time, and of course the cameras either don't work or the recordings last a short while.