My security tip is, NEVER leave your pride and joy unattended. Once I locked my bike outside of a mall. When I got out there was a dude trying to pry my lock open with a screwdriver. I had bought a fying pan, so I was prepared to smash his head in. Strange thing was, he was rather reluctant to stop stealing my bike when I told him it was mine and he better leave it alone.
If indoor bike parking was common thered be way more people bike commuting and way less bike thieves. Someone should start petitioning walmart to replace the claw machine space with bike parking. That might be enough to get other stores to join in.
Nearly all people will walk right past someone blatantly cutting a heavy U Lock with an angle grinder in a busy area. In fact, the busier the area, the more likely they will ignore it because everyone else is ignoring it or to be more accurate, not wanting to get involved. And for any rare souls that do stop and challenge them, if the person with the angle grinder just looks them in the face and says they lost their keys then 9 out of 10 just accept this even if they don't really believe it. It's human nature. But from this video, I can't believe how f#+king precious road warriors are not to want to carry the extra weight of a high quality lock to protect their precious and very expensive bikes. Get a grip for chrissakes! 🤯
I got a catching the thief who stole my bike after it had been sold. It was stolen from my locked garage in a kryptonite new York U lock. We had police crawling round my garage on my son's 1st birthday. I loved that bike and the one my insurance replaced it with is a bit crap...
when my bike got robbed they did nothing. BUT at the back of my local police station theres at least 20 recovered bikes that apparently no ones come for
My hack is to always carry around a paint kit and paint your bike exactly the same color of the background (eg. cafe, bike rack, wall) everytime you lock it. Carry around a few different sized brushes for complex backgrounds. You only need red, blue, yellow, white, and black paint for most camouflage painting. If you get quick drying paint, it should only a few hours to paint it and an hour for it to dry. Perfect for a quick coffee stop!
Genius. I ride a CAAD12 and always have three Dogma F8s around me. Nobody bothers to look at my "lowly aluminium" bike. Though I personally love aluminium.
And if you do catch someone trying to steal your bike- break their knee caps so that, for the next few months they are in casts, they can think about NOT stealing other peoples property.
oh they do. they also do check strava and other social sites to check where you post pictures, at what times to know where you stop regularly or when your bikes are at home in the garage. or even where your home actually is
@@gregg1571 you being sarcastic and i just gave my honest opinion. i also happen to know person that was robbed of their bikes from the garage at the time that he posted pictures away from home on his facebook. also if there is small thing you can actually block a radius from your strava location so it doesnt show exactly where you live/work etc.
Been doing this for a lot of years. I'm currently around $11,000 into my bulid on my custom carbon hardtail mtb. No locks, no hack, my baby is on my hip next to my whip at all times. If I have to stop anywhere, it goes in with me. Never really had a problem with stores or cafes, bars or any where else. You don't want it stolen? Keep it with you.
Get percussion caps, the type for cap guns, wrap in aluminum foil leaving a small tail at one end. Thread the aluminum tail through your bike chain. When the bike chain comes around to the sprocket: bang! Stunned, the thief will make a run for it without your bike. This really works. I did this with my bike when I was 10. Just remember to remove the “bike bomb” before you ride.
You missed the best one! If you go regularly to the same cafe, gym, work, class, or downtown area, a thief might notice and plan to steal it, especially if you have a regular schedule. The hack is to buy a HEAVY-duty lock and leave it locked at your destination. You never have to lug it around, and you can use the most secure lock that you can afford. If you lock it in a busy place with security cameras, it’s unlikely that the thief would be so bold as to use a grinder and heavy tools there.
I could get behind this if not for all the abandoned u locks all over the place. If you’re gonna do this you’re responsible for picking up your shit once you no longer work there, eat there, etc.
This would leave you with a false sense of security. You'd leave an expensive bike in the open all day, and come back to find either the two halves of an angle-grindered lock, or a pile of carbon dust, while all your components turn up on eBay.
Another one I’ve done for years- when parking up, have it in the smaller front chainring and just slip the chain off that ring. If anyone tries to pedal then they spin and stopping to figure it out and put the chain back on could buy you very useful time.
dude i been looking at like 10 bike theft videos just to see someone demonstrate this yet no UA-camr is emphasizing this. I seen a guy do it and I thought it was genius, idgaf what ppl think.
I got an extra hack for you. When your bike has a quick release on your seat post, then take the seat post with you and that way, thieves will loose interest on stealing your bike. Trust me i did these a couple of times when buying something.
Dont disasamble the wheels 1.you will forget and Trap on your own trap. And the more important 2. They /you will damage the fork and/or wheels when they/you fall.
You need a different lock this one can be cut with tin snips in less than 2 seconds. A tool most Bike thieves carry, I'm just suggesting, Its your bike. Honestly take the bike with you that is the safest option.
I just carry two locks which I connect through the frame and each wheel's spokes on the bike, with one also connected to a post or something. If its an extended stop I will take my seat post and saddle off and carry it with me to deter some folk just wanting the saddle. Although ideally it just never leaves my sight.
In Brazil we had a series of car and motorbike thefts that soon after the vehicle was stolen another person (later discovered to be an accomplice) shows up at the crime scene offering to help track down the vehicle, as soon as the victim says it has no tracker it's fine, but if it has, the person will get shot and most likely be killed....criminals are getting creative
That’s what I do. I had a flat last week in 100F heat and basically carried the bike 3 miles back home. If I need to pee, I either ride the bike into the bathroom or pee from the bike. Only idiots lock their bike to any rack if their bike is worth’s decent amount. 💯
True Story--A guy was using the self checkout at the local grocery store. He was using his right hand to hold onto his expensive carbon, while scanning 2 items w/his left. A homeless guy came around from behind him, yanked his bike backwards out from under his hand, jumped on it and rode right out the store door w/the bike owner's bike...never to be seen again. Alot of homeless here in LA live in RVs. The Police can't enter w/o a warrant. The SOBs know that. Now, the guy can get some nice money for his next drug fix. Maybe it's time to stop giving these animals free apts, and instead use them for fertilizer! My funds are not unlimited for continual bike replacements. I'm sure alot of others aren't, either. The rate of recidivism for Heroin and Fentanyl users is over 90%. When does it stop?
I normally leave it locked with a flare gun rigged to fire in the air , also an exploding purple dye bag on the bars & a loud speaker under the seat that plays circus clown music unless a code is put in.... Works every time 😂😂💥👿
That last hack, the note in the frame tube reminds me of when I got a free Datatag with a bike. I put the tag in the seat tube as per the instructions, and put the shiny datatag sticker on my bike, so everyone would know it was tagged. The bike was stolen, but was recovered. The Police didn't notify me, so I asked why. They said that they had a special wand to locate datatags but didn't know how to use it!
Most of those ideas are not going to work in the US, where the thief is just going to drive up in his truck, pitch your bike in the bed, and take off in 30 seconds or less. Don't be cheap. Spend the $20 and buy a bicycle lock. They aren't that heavy or expensive, and it is really silly to spend 2 or 3 grand (or more) on a bike, and then scrimp on the security. Complacency kills.
Professional thiefs work just the same way here in Europe. They also have heavy duty wirecutters and even battery angle grinders, so there is no way a 20 Dollar lock will stop them, they will just cut that open in an instant. Even a 100 or 200 Dollar lock is no match for an angle grinder, but at least they will propably need one, and compared to a wire cutter those things are loud and produce a lot of visible sparks (at night).
This video is, as is the whole channel, for road bike enthusiasts. It is not about the money, but you dont want to carry a heavy lock if you are rinding on a lightweight road bycicle, and there is not really any place to put it. Typcially, there are no bags and no backpack, no rack of course and it woud be very uncomfortable in the Jersey pockets.
@@arnoldhau1 Well, then I guess you are SOL in some places, because as OP stated they literally drive up, and toss your bike in their van/truck. A wheel falling out, or brakes clamped down isn't going to stop them, and neither is wrapping your helmet strap like it's a chain (LOL). I guess every cyclist has to weight everything and decide for themselves if they want to carry a lock or not. I am not racing the final stage of the TDF, so if i am going to be stopping somewhere i bring my lock.
in my expernece, smallest gear works even better, of course I am using a MTB 51 tooth dinner plate, but them spinning like crazy is more likely to halt them than a tough gear.
When I saw I bike get stolen in NYC the guy just ripped it from the back rack and carried it off. I wouldn’t feel comfortable assuming the thief would always try to ride away. I’ve done the thing where one guy buys the coffee while the other waits with the bikes. I’ve brought my bike just inside the door and eaten lunch while watching it from nearby. In other words, I put it inside the restaurant where it was out of the way but nearby, so it wasn’t bothering anyone but still inside within eyeshot.
I wouldn't think it would take much extra design to build bikes with a key insert that locks the steering column and/or brakes. Or, maybe build a tracking chip into the frame...
Why not advertise the bike register? I've got my bike tagged and my own account so there isn't a need for the letter slipped in the tube which could get removed or ruined
@Ed Jack At least where I live, the bike shops or the police engrave an ID number and then associate your bike with your name once purchased. If it's found or is stolen, you can claim it with ID.
B R if you’re in the U.K. or Canada (and I assume the US too, but can’t be sure) there will already be a serial number on your bike. Go to the bike register and register your bike so if it’s ever resold to a reputable shop or recovered by police they’ll get it back to you. It only protects the frames and not the parts though... www.bikeregister.com/en-gb
The bike register is also free for registering just the serial number. You can then pay various amounts (but not a lot, I think I paid about £15?)to have a unique code put on. There is the etching but that's no good for carbons, but not having one myself I didn't look into what's offered for them
4:33 active surveillance is better than passive security like with locks if you are going to be away from your bike for an extended period of time. Even with super sturdy locks, people will still find a way to get through them. Best to ride in pairs when possible, or leave your bike chained corrected with a lock you trust in the wide open.
Sometimes I’ll use the helmet to lock the rear wheel to the frame, just to keep the bike from ‘rolling away’. And, I ride the cheapest dirtiest (except the drivetrain and brake surfaces) bike in my group.
If I got a GPS tracker I would wait a while for it to get to the thieves' "lair" (chop shop where they bring the bikes) and then show up with a few friends with baseball bats, knives, and the like. Then me and my friends would get arrested for assault while the bike thieves would get off scot-free :(
After watching this, I popped into Poundland and got a lock for less than £1.01. It's pretty light, came with two keys and stores neatly around the seat tube and stays.
I do the helmet lock but use a small luggage lock which weighs very little to make it a proper lock, clipped over the helmet straps. Sure - you can cut the helmet straps but its just a deterrent.
Ziptie through a chain link and around chainstay. Clipper in the jersey pocket. Non-obvious, and even if your insurance doesn't pay out, at least you know the thief suffered. That or take a bit of dark string with you and tie the drive-side crank to the chainstay.
Assuming you have disc brakes, two snap-hooks (used for keys for example) attached to rotors. Lightweight, cheap, easy to remove, but it takes a bit of time, enough to get me out of the shop and protect my bike.
i have very wide wheels with 25mm tires, due to the wheel size the tires have stretched to 29mm. if i put a 23 mm tire on will i get the same grip as a 25mm tire due to the stretching or will it be as slippery as a 23, the reason i as this is because my dogma can only accomodate 25mm max, and while running 25mm i have had frame rub, so if i switch to 23mm tires will the frame rub stop and will i have enough grip for racing. #torqueback
Take a shoe lace with you and tie the wheel to something. Easy to carry and also hard to see so the potential thief won't know what is stopping the bike moving. Also easy to carry and weighs nothing. I have seen this done with the bike tied to the sign/a board outside a cafe so if the bike I grabbed it drags the sign along and makes a noise and alerting people.
I spent 1 year psyching myself up to buy my dream bike (Bianchi Infinito) only to have it stolen 6 weeks later. Since it happened half my colleagues have shared bike theft stories, this is no joke
It's remarkable to me in this day and age that people are still willing to take that which is not theirs. That pretty much sucks. We work so hard for these bikes, only to be swiped in an instant. People who take other people's things should go to hell. Right?
I also have a very good strategy, never ever and i really mean never never never ever leave your expensive bike one second alone and out of sight, quite simple and it works.
My hack is to put the chain on the big ring and largest sprocket in the rear and than shift (just with the shifters, the chain will stay in the previous position) to the small ring and smallest cog. If someone sits on the bike and starts to pedal, it will be hard to ride and maybe they can even break the chain. Just it won't probably work with electronic gears.
Haha imagine this thief runs to your upside down bike, turns it, jumps on, Then The front wheel fells out, back one is blocked by brake and so on XD I just bring my bike inside The shop
I like the jam the gears method. Before i get off shift into an easy gear in the rear and the big ring up front. When i stop I shift down in the rear and to the small ring up front without pedaling. That way if someone jumps on the gears will freak out or maybe even drop the chain.
at coffee shop with clear view of the bike, we usually park the bike then click the gear levers, on either front or back or both, so that first jump onto the bike it's 10/20 seconds before they can get moving or figure it out. similar to highest gear method
Another thing: If you're chaining up your bike, put your chain through both your frame and your rear wheel, especially if you have quick-release. If a thief can't steal your whole bike, they may just take the wheels - and the rear wheel is more expensive than the front. That's a lesson I learned the hard way...
Or, you could just BUY skewers at your local bike shop to replace your quick releases with. Then, only you have the special key to unlock the skewers to remove the wheels. Crooks can't get the wheels off w/o it. The skewers cost about $40. Get smart if you have expensive wheels.
£4.99 combination lock has worked for me for the last decade. Light enough to carry, can be disposed if deemed to heavy. The extra weight of it - not much - is good for training. No keys needed is a bonus, can be used with D-lock at stations to secure wheels, so standard carry item. The stickers for bikeregister are good too. None of this hidden messages in bottle stuff needed, no need to upset brake/wheel alignments, which are safety critical. These hacks can make you look stupid, the simple lock doesn't.
@@jimmyhor78not tried in a bicycle but I've forgotten a disc lock on a motorcycle. Caused a fair bit of damage. A motorcycle does have a lot more momentum due to weight , but also a lot thicker discs at 5mm+.
Ride a fixed gear bike. The couple times someone tried stealing my bike in college they would get confused and ditch it. I would usually find it 100 feet or so from where I parked it.
Ive stored a photo of myself next to my bike rolled up in the seat tube for the past few decades. Havent had it pan out to anything but may be more convincing than personal details.
Hey guys, all time fan from the Dominican Republic. I've got a very old predicament. My spokes break off from either side and when they do, the wheel completely locks up into the frame, leaving me effectively stranded wherever I am. I feel that the wheel should not go so out of true that it bends beyond repair, stranding me every time. Im very interested to hear your thoughts. I am 238 pounds of weight and ride custom mavic cxp wheels with 25mm gatorskin tires at 90 PSI. Cheers.
Replace the quick release stuff with those pentagon key ones. I guess some thieves will have them, but most probably won't. Combine that with the front wheel removal.
I'm usually out with someone on a ride, we take photos of each other on our respective bikes so if they do get nicked the police have an instant reference to exactly what the bike looks like.
I take my helmet strap and wrap around the front wheel and the downtube section of the frame! Maybe their is something like this already out there but for years I've wondered all the money we spend on bikes, why don't comp. put a tracking device(GPS) build into the frame?
For that to work you'd either need a cellular connection on the device or a mesh network which could be used to transmit the location. Both solutions would be a pain to implement. Then there is charging the device or dynamo (but that loses precious Watts)
Always pause my Wahoo Elemnt and take it with me in the cafe. And take the bike around in the cafe garden at the bike, not outside by the road, if possible. My favourite cafes have bike racks there as well. I use the helmet lock all the time. Used to ride a fixie around town partly for its simplicity and cheapness, and knowing most thieves would fall off at the first corner! Most of all, look out for men in stripy tops with bags of swag!!
Bodge I’d say... #1 reason why people lose their bikes is being optimistic that it’ll be okay for just a second. Find a coffee shop big enough to roll your ride up to the table and relax. Even beater bikes don’t last long without a U lock...
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Or drop the chain down from the small chainring onto the BB.
The best way is to install a gps device in the bike so that if it does get stolen you can track and and call the police to recover it and prove its your bike.
It appears a decent GPS tracker can be had for like $200, and hey, I think it would be worth it if I was protecting my nice mountain bike. For my junker city bike, though, I wouldn't spend that much money on it.
Have the least desirable bike on the rack. I had mine stolen off the rack at the metro station. I don’t know if they cut the lock, or picked the combo. It’s the most awful feeling. Thief’s are the lowest of criminals taking what other people worked hard for. It was never to be seen again despite me providing the serial number. I replaced it with a schwinn I bought for $20.
20000 volt cap mounted in the frame with the positive side going up the brake cable to the rear brake lever and the negative side grounded to the frame if you don't know how to disarm the circuit kaboom.
I bought this bike alarm/rear light of Amazon. So you can lock it with a fob like you do a car and if someone tries to move your bike then the alarm goes off.
In my motorcycling days, I would throw a small padlock on the disc brake rotor. Just have to remember to take it off before heading out again. Not as effective with a CF bike you can pick up and carry, but it would keep someone from riding off with your bike.
When I bought my bike I bought a colour that doesn’t stand out and it can blend it with environment around... and I carry two bike locks and lock both wheels to the frame and fence or bike parking thing...I don’t know what you call it... and form now on lock the barrel adjuster on the brake as well... I know I am paranoid...
I've used the upside down bike at Burning Man a lot 😀 Another hack that I've been using is to remove the front wheel and lock it with the back wheel and the frame, assuming I only have one lock.
I wrap one glove around the top of the chain and rotate the cranks just a little to jam it into the front chain ring, then wrap the other around the bottom of the chain so that if anyone tries to pedal it, then it too will get jammed into the cassette. Then I put my helmet against the frame and snap my helmet strap around the frame and through the spokes to the other side. Finally, I carry a re-usable zip tie that is long enough to wrap around the front wheel and the frame which prevents it from rotating. To thieves, the zip tie looks like it needs to be cut, but is in fact reusable. If they miss it after removing the gloves and helmet then at least it buys a few more seconds, or causes them to fall which will draw attention from passersby.
I don't know if I would try any of those hacks with my expensive bike like the Canyon showed in this video. I usually use an inexpensive fixie for my day to day errands. 👍👍👍 For Ollie playing the thieft. I think he is going to be awarded during the next Oscar's ceremony. Question : Is the mask made with electric tape ?
What are your mid-ride security hacks? Let us know! 🔐
I tie my helmet around the wheel and the frame.
never leave your bike out of your sight no hack anymore.
Use small lock to lock the disc brake and/or chainring+chain together.
i shift it to biggest cog and smallest chainring then shift them all the way to hardest without pedaling.
I always have a gps tracker on my bike even its expensive though...
Thanks to my mom💖
I personally always carry a welding kit with myself so I can weld mi bike to the closest fence when leaving it alone. Works 100% of the time! 👍
My security tip is, NEVER leave your pride and joy unattended. Once I locked my bike outside of a mall. When I got out there was a dude trying to pry my lock open with a screwdriver. I had bought a fying pan, so I was prepared to smash his head in. Strange thing was, he was rather reluctant to stop stealing my bike when I told him it was mine and he better leave it alone.
unless you plan to take it in the cubicle with you its not realistic though
If indoor bike parking was common thered be way more people bike commuting and way less bike thieves. Someone should start petitioning walmart to replace the claw machine space with bike parking. That might be enough to get other stores to join in.
Did he steal it? i imagine its dangerous to confront a criminal with any sort of tool on them as they can weaponize it.
Nearly all people will walk right past someone blatantly cutting a heavy U Lock with an angle grinder in a busy area. In fact, the busier the area, the more likely they will ignore it because everyone else is ignoring it or to be more accurate, not wanting to get involved.
And for any rare souls that do stop and challenge them, if the person with the angle grinder just looks them in the face and says they lost their keys then 9 out of 10 just accept this even if they don't really believe it.
It's human nature.
But from this video, I can't believe how f#+king precious road warriors are not to want to carry the extra weight of a high quality lock to protect their precious and very expensive bikes.
Get a grip for chrissakes! 🤯
Lmao
Strap a Doberman next to your bike.
Doberman aero tho?
Ohhh😂😂
Aah a windbreaker fan i see..another man of culture🙏
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'or recovered by the police' yeah good one. the best effort you'll get out of the police is a guaranteed zero.
yeah hilarious i got a shoulder shrug, and i'm sure that was their biggest effort.
I got a catching the thief who stole my bike after it had been sold. It was stolen from my locked garage in a kryptonite new York U lock. We had police crawling round my garage on my son's 1st birthday. I loved that bike and the one my insurance replaced it with is a bit crap...
when my bike got robbed they did nothing.
BUT
at the back of my local police station theres at least 20 recovered bikes that apparently no ones come for
For a change I can surprisingly say Kwinana WA police just raided a house for another reason and recovered several motorbikes and dozens of bicycles
My landlord got all 3 of his bikes back after they were stolen ftom his shed
My hack is to always carry around a paint kit and paint your bike exactly the same color of the background (eg. cafe, bike rack, wall) everytime you lock it. Carry around a few different sized brushes for complex backgrounds. You only need red, blue, yellow, white, and black paint for most camouflage painting. If you get quick drying paint, it should only a few hours to paint it and an hour for it to dry. Perfect for a quick coffee stop!
Just be the first rider to the coffee shop. Your buds now have to lean their bikes against yours, protecting it😉
Lmao
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David Hellyer that’s my hack too
what if i have no friends
Yeah it bike will be scratched up
Always make sure your mate has a better looking bike than you.
I'm screwed.
Genius. I ride a CAAD12 and always have three Dogma F8s around me. Nobody bothers to look at my "lowly aluminium" bike. Though I personally love aluminium.
Great reply :)
brysonszy Caad12s are as light as carbon :(
And if you do catch someone trying to steal your bike- break their knee caps so that, for the next few months they are in casts, they can think about NOT stealing other peoples property.
I will
But WHAT IF THIEVES ALSO WATCH GCN???
Then at least if my bike is recovered I know it'll have been well maintained by a thieving scrote of taste and refinement.
oh they do. they also do check strava and other social sites to check where you post pictures, at what times to know where you stop regularly or when your bikes are at home in the garage. or even where your home actually is
Indeed, i also do watch gcn
@@pawelsku they could be watching you right now! oooooooooo
@@gregg1571 you being sarcastic and i just gave my honest opinion. i also happen to know person that was robbed of their bikes from the garage at the time that he posted pictures away from home on his facebook. also if there is small thing you can actually block a radius from your strava location so it doesnt show exactly where you live/work etc.
Been doing this for a lot of years. I'm currently around $11,000 into my bulid on my custom carbon hardtail mtb. No locks, no hack, my baby is on my hip next to my whip at all times. If I have to stop anywhere, it goes in with me. Never really had a problem with stores or cafes, bars or any where else. You don't want it stolen? Keep it with you.
You make a good point, especially considering that thieves can and will break virtually any lock ever made.
Loads of places won't let people bring bikes in. How can you take a bike through a shop with you?
Get percussion caps, the type for cap guns, wrap in aluminum foil leaving a small tail at one end. Thread the aluminum tail through your bike chain. When the bike chain comes around to the sprocket: bang! Stunned, the thief will make a run for it without your bike. This really works. I did this with my bike when I was 10. Just remember to remove the “bike bomb” before you ride.
I don't stop for coffee. Problem solved. By the way, Ollie looks great with the burglar costume.
Coffee stops are just about 50%! It worth the security incoveniences 😅
Olly?! Really! I didn't realise. And he seemed such a good lad.
Do GCN pay him enough to manage that aero bike habit?
Oh that’s the best way don’t stop at all...
Same the caffeine dehydrates me
You missed the best one!
If you go regularly to the same cafe, gym, work, class, or downtown area, a thief might notice and plan to steal it, especially if you have a regular schedule. The hack is to buy a HEAVY-duty lock and leave it locked at your destination. You never have to lug it around, and you can use the most secure lock that you can afford. If you lock it in a busy place with security cameras, it’s unlikely that the thief would be so bold as to use a grinder and heavy tools there.
Oh! That explains the stray U-locks around my city then! Thank you, was wondering.
Solid advice, the professional thief’s usually go for motorbikes anyway.
I could get behind this if not for all the abandoned u locks all over the place. If you’re gonna do this you’re responsible for picking up your shit once you no longer work there, eat there, etc.
This would leave you with a false sense of security. You'd leave an expensive bike in the open all day, and come back to find either the two halves of an angle-grindered lock, or a pile of carbon dust, while all your components turn up on eBay.
And a little bit of superglue renders that left lock useless and your bike vulnerable if you follow a routine
Another one I’ve done for years- when parking up, have it in the smaller front chainring and just slip the chain off that ring. If anyone tries to pedal then they spin and stopping to figure it out and put the chain back on could buy you very useful time.
Just take the front wheel with you. If the business frowns on your wheel in hand, find another business.
Lock front wheel to the back.
In Los Angeles, they steal bikes with one wheel.
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@@HollywoodCharityAuctioncom I mean if it's a 7k Canyon bike the frame alone is worth heaps. xd
dude i been looking at like 10 bike theft videos just to see someone demonstrate this yet no UA-camr is emphasizing this. I seen a guy do it and I thought it was genius, idgaf what ppl think.
I got an extra hack for you.
When your bike has a quick release on your seat post, then take the seat post with you and that way, thieves will loose interest on stealing your bike.
Trust me i did these a couple of times when buying something.
Quick release pedals should be a 'thing'
Oh, they are a thing! No saddle no pedals 👌
Dont disasamble the wheels
1.you will forget and Trap on your own trap.
And the more important 2. They /you will damage the fork and/or wheels when they/you fall.
I love my Otto Design lock. Gives me a piece of mind at the cafe or bathroom break. Especially on solo rides
You need a different lock this one can be cut with tin snips in less than 2 seconds. A tool most Bike thieves carry, I'm just suggesting, Its your bike. Honestly take the bike with you that is the safest option.
Here in Japan I just park my bike without a lock. It’s been 19 yrs now. No one has ever even touched the bike.
Here in Hungary, If you keep your mouth open longer than necessary, the air would be stolen from your lungs...
István Horváth XD even the air?!
@@stevencroat hahahaha. Oh no. Pretty similar here in North London
In some parts of america you can leave your bike unlocked for days and in others you just have to wait minutes for someone to steal it.
Japan is a higher civilisation, however there are forces that want to destroy it and have partially destroyed it already
I just carry two locks which I connect through the frame and each wheel's spokes on the bike, with one also connected to a post or something. If its an extended stop I will take my seat post and saddle off and carry it with me to deter some folk just wanting the saddle. Although ideally it just never leaves my sight.
I always have the Allen key for my saddle tube, so I actually take my saddle and tube when I have a prolonged stop.
Could remove the ball bearings from the hubs, bottom bracket and headset. Some thieves don't know how to put them back in.
Or you could fit Japanese gearing to your Italian bike, who would want to be seen in such a state.
To get a coffee? We have coffee shops here that are cyclists friendly which also includes in door parking in the coffee shop.
Don't do that, dude. Too much work for you and the thief. You think breaking a lock is easy work?!
You could make your bike electrical...just electrocute the bastard. 😂😂
On the top tube inscribe _"...Friends of Satan Cycling Club, hidden tracker fitted, we will find you..."_
In Brazil we had a series of car and motorbike thefts that soon after the vehicle was stolen another person (later discovered to be an accomplice) shows up at the crime scene offering to help track down the vehicle, as soon as the victim says it has no tracker it's fine, but if it has, the person will get shot and most likely be killed....criminals are getting creative
Well wo is stll scared of satan these days... Maybe better: Police bycicle theft test vehicle.
Nice one to inscribe on your bike
People, especially criminals in London cannot read so won’t help much
I broke a thief’s jaw for running off with my Road Bike, when I use to race!
nice one, wish i could have had the chance to do the same with the guy that stole MTB, broken jaw works great i'm sure.
Good. He had one job!
#1: Never get off it.
That’s what I do. I had a flat last week in 100F heat and basically carried the bike 3 miles back home. If I need to pee, I either ride the bike into the bathroom or pee from the bike. Only idiots lock their bike to any rack if their bike is worth’s decent amount. 💯
True Story--A guy was using the self checkout at the local grocery store. He was using his right hand to hold onto his expensive carbon, while scanning 2 items w/his left. A homeless guy came around from behind him, yanked his bike backwards out from under his hand, jumped on it and rode right out the store door w/the bike owner's bike...never to be seen again. Alot of homeless here in LA live in RVs. The Police can't enter w/o a warrant. The SOBs know that. Now, the guy can get some nice money for his next drug fix. Maybe it's time to stop giving these animals free apts, and instead use them for fertilizer! My funds are not unlimited for continual bike replacements. I'm sure alot of others aren't, either. The rate of recidivism for Heroin and Fentanyl users is over 90%. When does it stop?
Legend. What a great vid. You should update this every year and crowdsource hot tips from the audience. I loved this, thank-you so much!
A mate always stays with Bikes. Cafe must also be very cycling friendly.if not don't stop.
I usually take my bike inside with me that way I don't just look like I'm wearing lycra just for fun.
Lmao do those non bike riding Lycra wearing people really exist
@@purplefabian yes, they do
Wow - your problems make mine look like nothing!
Non bikers actually wear those things? 😮
@@cbailey2376 sadly, that’s true.
I normally leave it locked with a flare gun rigged to fire in the air , also an exploding purple dye bag on the bars & a loud speaker under the seat that plays circus clown music unless a code is put in.... Works every time 😂😂💥👿
love it when a GCN video comes out the minute I get home.
oh yaaas!
That last hack, the note in the frame tube reminds me of when I got a free Datatag with a bike. I put the tag in the seat tube as per the instructions, and put the shiny datatag sticker on my bike, so everyone would know it was tagged.
The bike was stolen, but was recovered. The Police didn't notify me, so I asked why. They said that they had a special wand to locate datatags but didn't know how to use it!
Wouldn't be LAPD, would it?!!
I guess most are only trained to sit on someone's neck. That wand thing is too hi tech for most. 😏
Most of those ideas are not going to work in the US, where the thief is just going to drive up in his truck, pitch your bike in the bed, and take off in 30 seconds or less. Don't be cheap. Spend the $20 and buy a bicycle lock. They aren't that heavy or expensive, and it is really silly to spend 2 or 3 grand (or more) on a bike, and then scrimp on the security. Complacency kills.
Professional thiefs work just the same way here in Europe. They also have heavy duty wirecutters and even battery angle grinders, so there is no way a 20 Dollar lock will stop them, they will just cut that open in an instant. Even a 100 or 200 Dollar lock is no match for an angle grinder, but at least they will propably need one, and compared to a wire cutter those things are loud and produce a lot of visible sparks (at night).
This video is, as is the whole channel, for road bike enthusiasts. It is not about the money, but you dont want to carry a heavy lock if you are rinding on a lightweight road bycicle, and there is not really any place to put it. Typcially, there are no bags and no backpack, no rack of course and it woud be very uncomfortable in the Jersey pockets.
@@arnoldhau1 Well, then I guess you are SOL in some places, because as OP stated they literally drive up, and toss your bike in their van/truck. A wheel falling out, or brakes clamped down isn't going to stop them, and neither is wrapping your helmet strap like it's a chain (LOL). I guess every cyclist has to weight everything and decide for themselves if they want to carry a lock or not. I am not racing the final stage of the TDF, so if i am going to be stopping somewhere i bring my lock.
@@arnoldhau1 i have a lock which goes where one bottle cage would
Theres not a lock on planet earth that a bolt cutter cant get through in under 30 seconds.
I'm far too forgetful for those wheel tips 😂
Just install the hidden blade, which comes out when thief sit on it...
Better yet, strap one to your wrist as well. Robber may be working for a Templars.
Don't forget about it ouch
Instead of a typical small square racing number attached to my seat post I have a small laminated picture of Liam Neeson👍🏻
in my expernece, smallest gear works even better, of course I am using a MTB 51 tooth dinner plate, but them spinning like crazy is more likely to halt them than a tough gear.
When I saw I bike get stolen in NYC the guy just ripped it from the back rack and carried it off. I wouldn’t feel comfortable assuming the thief would always try to ride away.
I’ve done the thing where one guy buys the coffee while the other waits with the bikes. I’ve brought my bike just inside the door and eaten lunch while watching it from nearby. In other words, I put it inside the restaurant where it was out of the way but nearby, so it wasn’t bothering anyone but still inside within eyeshot.
I wouldn't think it would take much extra design to build bikes with a key insert that locks the steering column and/or brakes.
Or, maybe build a tracking chip into the frame...
Quick note. "Ziptie" type locks can be bypassed in less time than it takes to unlock it using a cheap set of snips.
Why not advertise the bike register? I've got my bike tagged and my own account so there isn't a need for the letter slipped in the tube which could get removed or ruined
@Ed Jack At least where I live, the bike shops or the police engrave an ID number and then associate your bike with your name once purchased. If it's found or is stolen, you can claim it with ID.
@@lukjad007 Not on my carbon frame!
B R if you’re in the U.K. or Canada (and I assume the US too, but can’t be sure) there will already be a serial number on your bike. Go to the bike register and register your bike so if it’s ever resold to a reputable shop or recovered by police they’ll get it back to you. It only protects the frames and not the parts though... www.bikeregister.com/en-gb
The bike register is also free for registering just the serial number.
You can then pay various amounts (but not a lot, I think I paid about £15?)to have a unique code put on. There is the etching but that's no good for carbons, but not having one myself I didn't look into what's offered for them
www.Project529.ca in Canada for 529 Garage bike register/app & shield. 😊👍
4:33 active surveillance is better than passive security like with locks if you are going to be away from your bike for an extended period of time. Even with super sturdy locks, people will still find a way to get through them. Best to ride in pairs when possible, or leave your bike chained corrected with a lock you trust in the wide open.
Awesome hacks! My favorite one is the rim "parking" brake.
Sometimes I’ll use the helmet to lock the rear wheel to the frame, just to keep the bike from ‘rolling away’. And, I ride the cheapest dirtiest (except the drivetrain and brake surfaces) bike in my group.
I always carry a proper folding lock, and a hidden GPS Tracker.
If I got a GPS tracker I would wait a while for it to get to the thieves' "lair" (chop shop where they bring the bikes) and then show up with a few friends with baseball bats, knives, and the like.
Then me and my friends would get arrested for assault while the bike thieves would get off scot-free :(
Sounds like you live in New York or some other blue state
@@ScottLive1 There do exist parts of the world that are not America
After watching this, I popped into Poundland and got a lock for less than £1.01. It's pretty light, came with two keys and stores neatly around the seat tube and stays.
I do the helmet lock but use a small luggage lock which weighs very little to make it a proper lock, clipped over the helmet straps. Sure - you can cut the helmet straps but its just a deterrent.
Ziptie through a chain link and around chainstay. Clipper in the jersey pocket. Non-obvious, and even if your insurance doesn't pay out, at least you know the thief suffered.
That or take a bit of dark string with you and tie the drive-side crank to the chainstay.
3:56 when you are raiding the cookie jar and your mom comes home early
Yeah... "Raiding the cookie jar"
Assuming you have disc brakes, two snap-hooks (used for keys for example) attached to rotors. Lightweight, cheap, easy to remove, but it takes a bit of time, enough to get me out of the shop and protect my bike.
I use a small padlock through rotors.
I recognize that guy wearing the striped shirt. Also, retractable luggage cable locks work awesome and they are VERY compact.
i have very wide wheels with 25mm tires, due to the wheel size the tires have stretched to 29mm. if i put a 23 mm tire on will i get the same grip as a 25mm tire due to the stretching or will it be as slippery as a 23, the reason i as this is because my dogma can only accomodate 25mm max, and while running 25mm i have had frame rub, so if i switch to 23mm tires will the frame rub stop and will i have enough grip for racing. #torqueback
I thread the helmet strap through the front wheel and down tube when there is just a solid wall against which to lean my bike.
Take a shoe lace with you and tie the wheel to something. Easy to carry and also hard to see so the potential thief won't know what is stopping the bike moving. Also easy to carry and weighs nothing. I have seen this done with the bike tied to the sign/a board outside a cafe so if the bike I grabbed it drags the sign along and makes a noise and alerting people.
I spent 1 year psyching myself up to buy my dream bike (Bianchi Infinito) only to have it stolen 6 weeks later. Since it happened half my colleagues have shared bike theft stories, this is no joke
It's remarkable to me in this day and age that people are still willing to take that which is not theirs. That pretty much sucks. We work so hard for these bikes, only to be swiped in an instant. People who take other people's things should go to hell. Right?
@@kambu_ch3127 they have to clean the gcn bikes.
Thieves are one of the lowest people in existence right down there with rapists and murders
The Brits' take on 'crime' is just about always amusing.
Nice one JC.. always knew Ollie was not to be trusted!
Interesting and helpful as usual!
Now I know some tricks to secure my bike when I'm on a ride and while I'm away.
I also have a very good strategy, never ever and i really mean never never never ever leave your expensive bike one second alone and out of sight, quite simple and it works.
My hack is to put the chain on the big ring and largest sprocket in the rear and than shift (just with the shifters, the chain will stay in the previous position) to the small ring and smallest cog. If someone sits on the bike and starts to pedal, it will be hard to ride and maybe they can even break the chain. Just it won't probably work with electronic gears.
Haha imagine this thief runs to your upside down bike, turns it, jumps on, Then The front wheel fells out, back one is blocked by brake and so on XD I just bring my bike inside The shop
Master lock pad lock on the sprocket or wheel. As added and not so well seen security. Used to do it on the chain of my motorcycle. Worked
I like the jam the gears method. Before i get off shift into an easy gear in the rear and the big ring up front. When i stop I shift down in the rear and to the small ring up front without pedaling. That way if someone jumps on the gears will freak out or maybe even drop the chain.
at coffee shop with clear view of the bike, we usually park the bike then click the gear levers, on either front or back or both, so that first jump onto the bike it's 10/20 seconds before they can get moving or figure it out. similar to highest gear method
Another thing: If you're chaining up your bike, put your chain through both your frame and your rear wheel, especially if you have quick-release. If a thief can't steal your whole bike, they may just take the wheels - and the rear wheel is more expensive than the front. That's a lesson I learned the hard way...
Or, you could just BUY skewers at your local bike shop to replace your quick releases with. Then, only you have the special key to unlock the skewers to remove the wheels. Crooks can't get the wheels off w/o it. The skewers cost about $40. Get smart if you have expensive wheels.
£4.99 combination lock has worked for me for the last decade. Light enough to carry, can be disposed if deemed to heavy. The extra weight of it - not much - is good for training. No keys needed is a bonus, can be used with D-lock at stations to secure wheels, so standard carry item. The stickers for bikeregister are good too. None of this hidden messages in bottle stuff needed, no need to upset brake/wheel alignments, which are safety critical. These hacks can make you look stupid, the simple lock doesn't.
pretty neat hacks! ill use them for sure. thanks for the shae
Thanks for the information. Take care
I use a small padlock on the brake rotor
Thats a great idea, but I know I would forget it and destroy my wheel
A visible string to one of the bar ends could be added in order to remember to unlock before riding on. Like on motor bikes.
@@denismacfarlane255 It will not destroy the wheel. The bike will stop when the lock reaches the caliper. I use a yellow colored lock for visibility.
Me too
@@jimmyhor78not tried in a bicycle but I've forgotten a disc lock on a motorcycle. Caused a fair bit of damage. A motorcycle does have a lot more momentum due to weight , but also a lot thicker discs at 5mm+.
Ride a fixed gear bike. The couple times someone tried stealing my bike in college they would get confused and ditch it. I would usually find it 100 feet or so from where I parked it.
Ive stored a photo of myself next to my bike rolled up in the seat tube for the past few decades. Havent had it pan out to anything but may be more convincing than personal details.
Hey guys, all time fan from the Dominican Republic. I've got a very old predicament. My spokes break off from either side and when they do, the wheel completely locks up into the frame, leaving me effectively stranded wherever I am. I feel that the wheel should not go so out of true that it bends beyond repair, stranding me every time. Im very interested to hear your thoughts. I am 238 pounds of weight and ride custom mavic cxp wheels with 25mm gatorskin tires at 90 PSI. Cheers.
Replace the quick release stuff with those pentagon key ones. I guess some thieves will have them, but most probably won't. Combine that with the front wheel removal.
I'm usually out with someone on a ride, we take photos of each other on our respective bikes so if they do get nicked the police have an instant reference to exactly what the bike looks like.
I take my helmet strap and wrap around the front wheel and the downtube section of the frame! Maybe their is something like this already out there but for years I've wondered all the money we spend on bikes, why don't comp. put a tracking device(GPS) build into the frame?
Because they'd weight more, and who wants that? ;)
For that to work you'd either need a cellular connection on the device or a mesh network which could be used to transmit the location. Both solutions would be a pain to implement. Then there is charging the device or dynamo (but that loses precious Watts)
Always pause my Wahoo Elemnt and take it with me in the cafe. And take the bike around in the cafe garden at the bike, not outside by the road, if possible. My favourite cafes have bike racks there as well. I use the helmet lock all the time. Used to ride a fixie around town partly for its simplicity and cheapness, and knowing most thieves would fall off at the first corner!
Most of all, look out for men in stripy tops with bags of swag!!
Bodge I’d say... #1 reason why people lose their bikes is being optimistic that it’ll be okay for just a second. Find a coffee shop big enough to roll your ride up to the table and relax. Even beater bikes don’t last long without a U lock...
Or drop the chain down from the small chainring onto the BB.
I've got a 1x7 with a front derailleur, that way I can set it to slip off if you don't disengage the derailleur.
The best way is to install a gps device in the bike so that if it does get stolen you can track and and call the police to recover it and prove its your bike.
It appears a decent GPS tracker can be had for like $200, and hey, I think it would be worth it if I was protecting my nice mountain bike.
For my junker city bike, though, I wouldn't spend that much money on it.
Have the least desirable bike on the rack. I had mine stolen off the rack at the metro station. I don’t know if they cut the lock, or picked the combo. It’s the most awful feeling. Thief’s are the lowest of criminals taking what other people worked hard for. It was never to be seen again despite me providing the serial number. I replaced it with a schwinn I bought for $20.
20000 volt cap mounted in the frame with the positive side going up the brake cable to the rear brake lever and the negative side grounded to the frame if you don't know how to disarm the circuit kaboom.
I bought this bike alarm/rear light of Amazon. So you can lock it with a fob like you do a car and if someone tries to move your bike then the alarm goes off.
Another easy one is to drop your chain off your small sprocket onto the BB.
With Ollie on the prowl like that, I'm more concerned about the neighborhood cats.
I use pinhead seatpost lock. I also use an abus disc brake lock ontop of my abus folding lock for my ebike
In my motorcycling days, I would throw a small padlock on the disc brake rotor. Just have to remember to take it off before heading out again. Not as effective with a CF bike you can pick up and carry, but it would keep someone from riding off with your bike.
You could also lock up your disc brakes with a motorcycle rotor lock, assuming your gap is large enough
Already thought of that. Unfortunately, you can't put disc brakes on my older Specialized frames, only rim. Damn!
When I bought my bike I bought a colour that doesn’t stand out and it can blend it with environment around... and I carry two bike locks and lock both wheels to the frame and fence or bike parking thing...I don’t know what you call it... and form now on lock the barrel adjuster on the brake as well... I know I am paranoid...
Can never be too safe bro, people work top hard only to be taken by low life scum, take what you can comfortably carry is what I say
Ok you’ve won me over with that brake hack. Coupled with a bike alarm they’d be screwed lol.
Great Hacks Ideas👍 Not Sure About The Second Hack, Reason Being Because Someone Like Me Would Hate To See Damage On Any Part Of My Bike😱
I Germany bikes usually have some kid of ID on the bike tube. You would have the same on your purchase agreement.
Or just put a GPS in it.
"Easy tip : just strap a couple of soul hungry hellhounds to yoh whip. Dem boyz gon feast😑"
-Ghost rider
I've used the upside down bike at Burning Man a lot 😀
Another hack that I've been using is to remove the front wheel and lock it with the back wheel and the frame, assuming I only have one lock.
I just slash the tires, hammer the pedals off and break the chain into bits
Leaving it in hardest gear, lightweight lock and helmet strap locked to spokes. I never leave my bike where I can’t see it.
I wrap one glove around the top of the chain and rotate the cranks just a little to jam it into the front chain ring, then wrap the other around the bottom of the chain so that if anyone tries to pedal it, then it too will get jammed into the cassette. Then I put my helmet against the frame and snap my helmet strap around the frame and through the spokes to the other side.
Finally, I carry a re-usable zip tie that is long enough to wrap around the front wheel and the frame which prevents it from rotating. To thieves, the zip tie looks like it needs to be cut, but is in fact reusable. If they miss it after removing the gloves and helmet then at least it buys a few more seconds, or causes them to fall which will draw attention from passersby.
I don't know if I would try any of those hacks with my expensive bike like the Canyon showed in this video. I usually use an inexpensive fixie for my day to day errands. 👍👍👍 For Ollie playing the thieft. I think he is going to be awarded during the next Oscar's ceremony. Question : Is the mask made with electric tape ?
I used to jam a coin between a brake block and the rim.