What do you do to prevent theft of your e-bikes/battery?
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Locks, two kinds (kind is important)
Park in bike garages with locked doors when in the city, the door is opened with the metro card.
http://thebestbikelock.com/how-to-lock-your-bike/
Park in bike garages with locked doors when in the city, the door is opened with the metro card.
http://thebestbikelock.com/how-to-lock-your-bike/
Mine just gets fetched out of the toy box, ridden, then put back in the toy box.
Toy box is where motorbikes are kept also as well as windsurfing gear, snowboarding gear so about as secure as you can get.
If I do leave it anywhere then it's in the back of the car. I have a little retractable cable lock that I keep in the back pack so if stopping at a tea / coffee shop for a break I tie it to something solid and usually sit by it / in sight and within running distance if someone takes a fancy to it.
99% of the time I am riding it though.
Toy box is where motorbikes are kept also as well as windsurfing gear, snowboarding gear so about as secure as you can get.
If I do leave it anywhere then it's in the back of the car. I have a little retractable cable lock that I keep in the back pack so if stopping at a tea / coffee shop for a break I tie it to something solid and usually sit by it / in sight and within running distance if someone takes a fancy to it.
99% of the time I am riding it though.
I take mine into work and it's in the house at home, not a fan of leaving any bike out in the open!.
I slap a Smart eBike sticker on mine. No need to lock it up. Even the local scallywags won't touch it 
Is that because they pass out in awe of it's exclusive designer status?.
I've seen people spontaneous combust due to excessive heat caused by jealousy just standing within a 20 foot radius of one, only very special people can actually own them.
I've seen people spontaneous combust due to excessive heat caused by jealousy just standing within a 20 foot radius of one, only very special people can actually own them
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i never leave bike un attended. if i park it inside our little garden for nights, one solid anatolian shepherd dog and a very big and cute golden retreiver will take care of rest. while golden retreiver is playing reverse psychological tricks on thief, shepherd dog would like to bite very professionally.
Mine is in a locked garage at home, at work its in a bike rack outside with a D lock, there is no possibility of bringing it inside as its a 'clean' laboratory facility. I do bring the battery in though.
Out and about two locks on the bike tethered to something solid/secure, If being left locked for more then 20/30mins battery with me. At home locked/chained together secured behind closed doors and batteries removed.
Wow, that's sad...if you have to traipse around with a battery. I want to ride into town, lock it up and spend two hours shopping and sipping coffee, then ride back home.
It's peace of mind knowing that some lowlife/scum doesn't try to nick or damage the bike, if some one thinks that the battery may have some value then it could be wrenched or kicked off causing more damage then it worth. Problem is today where ever you may live there are scum around, I usually only leave it for 15/20 mins whilst I pop in to Sainsbury's for a quick shop. A frame battery is obvious and makes a bike stand out more even, my dull grey unclean 700c Norco is the only bike I leave for any length of time.
Leaving your bike for 2 hours locked up could be a risky business, it only takes minutes and a group of lowlife around a bike to become an expensive bill. Some one else always wants what's yours even if you feel you live in a good area/neighbourhood.
Recently (a few months ago) a new poster enthused about her new bike and how pleased she was with it and how it was kept safe indoors, the same week she wrote how some one had forced the front door and said bike was gone. Ownership lasted about 5 days you just never know who's about.
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What you say about batteries makes perfect sense though. I was already leaning towards one of those folding MTBs with internal batteries. Usually not a lot of AH though.
Although I get your point, any more than 15mins shopping and I'm looking for an excuse to bring it to an end!
I must admit, with the internet there's less need for it. But I do like to read a paper over a coffee in a salubrious cafe and I have a photo snapping habit—I like a bit of street photography (and townscapes). Then there's the shoe and trouser shopping which is hated but can't be avoided.
I’m paranoid over bike security I don’t leave it unattended at all . When I’m at home it lives in the house , no way would I dream of leaving it in the garage / shed / outhouse . The main problem is I am meant to clean it before bringing it inside but that doesn’t always happen much to the wife’s annoyance ! When using the bike for work I leave it in the back of my VW Transporter securely locked with cable and D bolt style lock . I drive in to work Monday morning commute all week using bike and then drive home Friday afternoon ( in the hope I will get a weekend bike ride in ) . On weekend rides if we stop for coffee / cake someone stops with them whilst placing food order and we sit outside near to the bikes . People are always interested in them I get a lot of comments usually ‘ cheat ! ‘
I have begun thinking about the trike, of course it will get the two lock treatment but:
- it won't fit in the bike garage at the station unfolded
- it has a nice comfy seat people will want to try (especially small kids holding ice creams...)
So my idea is to lock it up near the police station and cover it with a rain cover. Even in the hot summer sun.
- it won't fit in the bike garage at the station unfolded
- it has a nice comfy seat people will want to try (especially small kids holding ice creams...)
So my idea is to lock it up near the police station and cover it with a rain cover. Even in the hot summer sun.