Bike locking strategy

I was flicking through some of the great Creative Commons licensed photos on Flickr for some suitable bike chain images (and believe me, there are some great ones . . . ), when I came across this photo by Bluejoh. If that isn’t begging for some sort of caption contest, I don’t know what...
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I popped into our local B&Q store yesterday to look at materials for constructing the tandem’s cargo module. I had to laugh at their cycle parking facilities: Maybe these are all cargo bikes? But I couldn’t see any pedals on them! You could of course think that the sign’s just in the wrong place, and it...
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So here’s how I generally lock my Sturdy Commuting Bike (click to enlarge): Essentially, this is Sheldon Brown’s method, using a D-Lock (or, if you like, U-Lock) to secure the rear wheel of the bike to a good sturdy, immovable object. Said
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Have a look at this photo, and make up your own mind: This was all that was left of someone’s bike that’d been stored in the factory yard at one of my clients’ offices. They had a break in just before christmas, and as well as a bunch
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So over at the HiR Information Report, my attention was drawn to a post by AxOn, which  has what looks like a step-by-step guide on how to get around Masterlock’s Python. Basically, he shows that with a strip of alumunium cut from a drinks can,
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I had a meeting on Friday in York. That’s about 85 miles each way . . . even at my most mileage-obsessed, that’s too far to ride, so once again, I had to choose between the car or an alternative - in this case, public transport. This was an economic argument: My car’s good for...
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When I was in That London the other week, I took some photos of locked bikes around Angel tube station, Firstly, here’s a picture of one way to stop your bike being pinched. Have a bike that no-one would want to buy. Actually, it’s just the
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When I was in That London the other week, I took some photos of locked bikes around Angel tube station, for my other blog. Firstly, here’s a picture of one way to stop your bike being pinched. Have a bike that no-one would want to buy. Actually, it’s just the sort of bike I’d buy,...
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I’ve been BUSY these last couple of weeks. Really busy. Put it this way, work is starting to interfere with my fitness. And that just can’t be good! So I’ve had to grab it while I can . . . like on Saturday: In the morning, I had a meeting up at Starbucks / Borders at...
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It was Daughter’s swimming lesson on Friday night, and also Wife’s book club (think: alcoholics anonymous, but with lots of cold white wine. Oh, and books too. Allegedly) This means that after the swimming lesson, Daughter and I eat out. Nothing fancy (she’s seven) - Pizza Hut / Pizza Express / TGI Fridays /...
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