Can Retrobike membership lead to bike theft?
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suburbanreuben
Old School Grand Master
On Strava you can set a safety zone which blanks out a km radius from your home, office, mistresses' postcode.
raleighrider21
Retro Guru
the chances of this happening are very slim, if your paranoid don't use the site, or do what most people would do and secure the hell out of your bike, I use 2 D locks, a cable lock and a padlock and chain for my more expensive bikes and just the D locks and a cable lock when im out and about, if you are really paranoid of your bike being nicked when its at home, get a motion sensor alarm or get a big scary dog 
I've been a member for about a year now, and I haven't stolen a bike yet!
If thieves had the braincells to do all the stuff suggested, they'd be hunting on a car forum, not a retro bike forum. As it is, I think they'd rather just go out with a bolt cutter and leave it up to chance. They could've raided five sheds in the time it takes to track down someone's address!
If thieves had the braincells to do all the stuff suggested, they'd be hunting on a car forum, not a retro bike forum. As it is, I think they'd rather just go out with a bolt cutter and leave it up to chance. They could've raided five sheds in the time it takes to track down someone's address!
lumos2000":29h4giy6 said:
This is the solution that my group came up with as well. We launch strava at the coffee shop where the ride begins and shut it down at the same place.
The other popular scam involves a group of very well informed "cyclists" who call about Craigslist ads, engaging the seller in conversation about what kind of riding they like and what bikes they own. They then make an appointment to come see a bike but never show. Armed with the seller's address they break in and clean you out. The group mostly targets new expensive bikes they can turn quickly, but retro is growing in popularity.
doubledeuce
Dirt Disciple
One of the reasons I decided to get a retro bike was to have something decent without it looking a sitting duck whenever its locked up. A portable grinder or even a big set of bolt cutters will cut through any lock you can buy in a few seconds so if someone really wants it, they'll have it.
I had my gary fisher nicked on mussey hill broadway back in the day, I was gutted!
I had my gary fisher nicked on mussey hill broadway back in the day, I was gutted!
