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I want an electric bike but I want to go places with it and I’m worried about it getting stolen when I lock it up outside a shop. Do you have one?
by idontwantthis 2y ago
I want an electric bike but I want to go places with it and I’m worried about it getting stolen when I lock it up outside a shop. Do you have one?
- j-bos 2y agoI'm lookimg at a folding e scooter
- dmoy 2y agoI wish they were half as heavy with 1/4 the range. Lightest ones are still like 10kg+?
- Toutouxc 2y agoYes, but 10-15 kg is still comparable to a regular bike or a heavy bag of groceries. I rode a 19 kg one (50 km range, street legal), carrying it up to the third floor at work wasn't a problem.
- dmoy 2y agoTrue if it's just point to point commuting to a place with safe storage. But then I can't take it by strapping it on my backpack and going to shops, etc where a bike would get stolen.
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- j7ake 2y agoIf it’s a short stop a “cafe lock” for back wheel is super convenient
- doctoboggan 2y agoI got a cargo e-bike (Aventon Abound) and I have a cafe lock and a chain lock. Luckily the bike doesn't look "cool" so I am less worried about thieves. It's also quite heavy so the cafe lock is almost always enough. If I am leaving it downtown for hours then I also use the heavy duty chain.
- tabarnacle 2y agoI have the same model, it’s so much fun to ride. Love the abound.
- clutchdude 2y agoLean to buying/doing a conversion vs "polished" ebike. Buy the best lock you can afford - it should be a grinder resistant one such as hiplok or litelok. Note that while the lock may be resistant, the thing it's locked to may be easier to cut if the thief gets frustrated and has time to steal it. Nothing will stop someone who has the time and batteries/discs from stealing your bike.
- xnx 2y agoI don't. Theft risk and storage is definitely a challenge. A lot of commuters find somewhere to stash them at work. The problem might get better as ebikes become more common and lower in price.
- vladvasiliu 2y agoUnfortunately, I doubt that. Where in live, bike theft has been rampant for ages, even before electric models were a thing.
- energy123 2y agoInsurance
- analog31 2y agoI get around on an acoustic bike, but have a lot of friends with e-bikes. I believe this is extremely locale-dependent. For instance there's relatively little bike theft in my locale, except around the university where it's just really easy pickings. I think you can learn a lot by looking at how bikes -- acoustic and electric -- are already being parked and locked in your district. For instance my daughter is attending grad school in a big city, and while we were walking around, I noticed that the most decrepit old bikes were secured with giant U-locks plus chains. Hmmm. So my daughter rides a bike of similar ilk, and secures it in a similar fashion. And I noticed the most beastly of chains and locks in New York City. Plus, people generally seem to prefer e-bikes where they can take the battery pack with them.
- kaonwarb 2y agoTIL "acoustic bike" is a phrase
- imtringued 2y agoIt's not. It's an unfunny insider joke.
- tim333 2y agoI got and old rusty one and put some paint on it so it's not very nickable. I leave it out at night but remove the battery. I use normal D locks but are tempted to get an angle grinder resistant one although they are expensive - £150+.
- randunel 2y agoI typically use a heavy cargo bike. I only use its built in front wheel lock, it's so heavy, it can't be easily stolen, so I never lock it against posts and such. I always lock and secure my road bike against street furniture, though.
- banannaise 2y agoYeah, a lot of the cargo e-bikes are closer in size to a moped than to an acoustic bike, which makes them much more difficult to steal. A heavy-duty chain and a keyed ignition are typically an effective deterrent.
- devnullbrain 2y agoThis is also a big problem for multi-modal commuting. Do I really want to lock up my bike in a location that screams 'the owner won't be back for 9 hours', knowing police won't investigate bike theft?
- moffkalast 2y agoIf all those e-scooter rental startups can have remote GPS tracking and theft alarms then it really shouldn't take much to implement that into personal ones too. I mean people leave those things absolutely everywhere and they never get rightfully stolen. A 4G modem would probably be overkill, but one might be able to do it for free with lorawan. Or alternatively a big label saying "this bike is GPS tracked" with absolutely no extra hardware at all and hope that bike thieves are dumb fucks.
- devnullbrain 2y agoThat advice might not travel well: until recently I lived in a city where the bike rental service pulled out because too many were thrown in canals.
- aqueueaqueue 2y agoLet me guess ... probably drunks so guess drinking culture. Maybe UK. Big city with enough canals for this to be an issue ... probably Birmingham?
- devnullbrain 2y agoClose, think more northern.
- aqueueaqueue 2y agoLiverpool was my other guess
- michaelt 2y ago
- Slava_Propanei 2y ago[dead]
- fuoqi 2y agoConsider an electric unicycle (EUC). It's much more compact, so you can easily bring it into shops and other buildings, as well as it's much less troublesome when you use public transport (most models can be easily kept between your legs). From the safety point of view it's not as bad as it seems on the first glance, especially if you don't plan riding on it faster than 20-30 km/h.
- MaKey 2y agoThose must not be used on public roads in some countries though.
- FooBarBizBazz 2y agoWhen I go down this chain of thought, I eventually end up at -- Legs. I have legs. They are built in. I can just use them. I can always bring my legs onto the subway. If they don't go fast enough, then I have two options: 1. Give myself more time. 2. Jog or run. This will make me sweaty. Maybe I will want to shower at the office. That's an option. It will make me healthier, if I do it. There is also a third choice: 3. Obtain real estate in such a way that substantial travel is not required. Clearly most people will look at these options and say, "FooBar, you are insane." It's simultaneously the easiest solution to the problem, and the most difficult.
- whiplash451 2y agoConsider a Hiplock D1000 (not affiliated) I bought one for my expensive gravel and have been happy with it so far.
- jonasdegendt 2y agoInsurance on a 2000 EUR bike runs 10 bucks a month at the most.
- carlosjobim 2y agoMotorcycle