Comments on: Bikejacking on the rise http://www.singletracks.com/blog/uncategorized/bikejacking-on-the-rise/ Mountain bike news, trails, travels, and dirt. Sat, 25 May 2013 23:46:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: abovetheridge http://www.singletracks.com/blog/uncategorized/bikejacking-on-the-rise/comment-page-1/#comment-8486 abovetheridge Wed, 26 May 2010 00:28:12 +0000 http://www.singletracks.com/blog/?p=7169#comment-8486 I've seen many a post on Craigslist from people looking for their bikes or offering a reward for information. Don't be fooled by where you live, even if you think it's safe. I'm not one to profile (ok maybe when it's obvious) but I've seen plenty of folks riding around town on bikes they can't afford when it's obvious by their uncleanliness, personal hygiene and the stuff tied and strapped to the bike since it's their mobile home. But these people aren't buying $400-$1000 mtn bikes, road bikes or beach cruisers. Best advice is to get a GOOD lock and USE it. Not something that can be clipped with pliers or unscrewed from the seat post and the plastic snaps right off. Thieves are brazen. As far as trail riding and getting jacked, always best to know where you're headed and if possible, take a friend riding with you. Locks and the Buddy system are always good deterrents. I’ve seen many a post on Craigslist from people looking for their bikes or offering a reward for information. Don’t be fooled by where you live, even if you think it’s safe. I’m not one to profile (ok maybe when it’s obvious) but I’ve seen plenty of folks riding around town on bikes they can’t afford when it’s obvious by their uncleanliness, personal hygiene and the stuff tied and strapped to the bike since it’s their mobile home. But these people aren’t buying $400-$1000 mtn bikes, road bikes or beach cruisers. Best advice is to get a GOOD lock and USE it. Not something that can be clipped with pliers or unscrewed from the seat post and the plastic snaps right off. Thieves are brazen. As far as trail riding and getting jacked, always best to know where you’re headed and if possible, take a friend riding with you. Locks and the Buddy system are always good deterrents.

]]> By: dgaddis http://www.singletracks.com/blog/uncategorized/bikejacking-on-the-rise/comment-page-1/#comment-8468 dgaddis Tue, 25 May 2010 19:17:05 +0000 http://www.singletracks.com/blog/?p=7169#comment-8468 If you lock your bike up outside, invest in a real lock. A buddy and I in college each had a lightweight chain and padlock to lock up our BMX's while we were in the dorm/class. To save time we'd often times lock several of our bikes together. One morning we woke up and found that two bikes (which had been locked together) were gone. One was a $600 2 week old DK. $600 is like your life savings when you're in college. The thieves had use bolt cutters to cut through the chain. They must have been interupted, because my chain had been cut into, but not all the way through. It was cut so deeply that when I picked up the padlock to undo it the chain broke in half. I got LUCKY. If you're renting an apartment/house, get yourself some renters insurance. It's crazy cheap, mine was only $144 for a year. It will replace your stolen property, even if it wasn't stolen from your house. So, if someone jacks your bike off your car rack while you're at work, the insurance company will cut you a check to replace it. If you lock your bike up outside, invest in a real lock. A buddy and I in college each had a lightweight chain and padlock to lock up our BMX’s while we were in the dorm/class. To save time we’d often times lock several of our bikes together. One morning we woke up and found that two bikes (which had been locked together) were gone. One was a $600 2 week old DK. $600 is like your life savings when you’re in college. The thieves had use bolt cutters to cut through the chain. They must have been interupted, because my chain had been cut into, but not all the way through. It was cut so deeply that when I picked up the padlock to undo it the chain broke in half. I got LUCKY.

If you’re renting an apartment/house, get yourself some renters insurance. It’s crazy cheap, mine was only $144 for a year. It will replace your stolen property, even if it wasn’t stolen from your house. So, if someone jacks your bike off your car rack while you’re at work, the insurance company will cut you a check to replace it.

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