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One thing I've noticed is that the bicycle lock up thingies aren't nailed to the ground a lot of the time. I can imagine people like moving those around at night to mess with people and make them think their bikes are gone.
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That's horrible! =O
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That would take a lot of effort if there are multiple bikes though...
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Not if the person moving it has multiple friends :p.
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Not if the person moving it has multiple friends :p.
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That's true... It also depends on how people lock their bikes (Front first or back first). I was thinking, if you just lift up the rack, you'd have bike wheels on the ground on both sides. So if all the bikes are locked front first (although it's better to lock your bike back first so people don't just remove your tire and leave with the bike). then you only need 2 people XD
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Watch out, this thread could be giving people ideas XD
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Do trouble makers really spend time on a student forum geared toward academics? (Serious question, I don't really know XD)
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You never know XD. There's a lot of academic people who become trouble makers and vice versa. Or to gather ideas  , who knows
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Hahaha, my point exactly XD
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If bike racks starts being moved around we can blame Dillon! (Muahah my plan is coming together) XD
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Is it just me, or are 4 bikes not all that heavy?
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Last thursday outside jhe annex in the middle of the day while i was at work someone tried to steal my bike. i had a wire type lock with a number lock thingy from high school. they had twisted it like crazy and a bunch of the plastic had come off.
I asked my parents to drop me off a u-lock right away. from what i've heard theives just dont even look at u locks.
i posted about my theft attempt thingy on facebook and immediately i had like 5 friends commenting about their experiences. some guys just steal seats, too!! crazy shit going on. such losers.
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One thing I've noticed is that the bicycle lock up thingies aren't nailed to the ground a lot of the time. I can imagine people like moving those around at night to mess with people and make them think their bikes are gone.
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thats hillarious 
sounds like something id do to a friend
but id just move it a block over in public so they find it easy when walking to class
or better yet, switch around two bike stands that are relatively nearby each other
would really psych em out
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Last thursday outside jhe annex in the middle of the day while i was at work someone tried to steal my bike. i had a wire type lock with a number lock thingy from high school. they had twisted it like crazy and a bunch of the plastic had come off.
I asked my parents to drop me off a u-lock right away. from what i've heard theives just dont even look at u locks.
i posted about my theft attempt thingy on facebook and immediately i had like 5 friends commenting about their experiences. some guys just steal seats, too!! crazy shit going on. such losers.
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Yes, a good U-Lock is the toughest common lock to break through. Even better is the O-lock, but they're rare and they can cost lots of $$$.
The O-lock acts similarly to a "boot" that you might see on an impounded car.
http://www.rei.com/expertadvice/articles/bike+lock.html
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Is it just me, or are 4 bikes not all that heavy?
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Depends on how old the bikes are...
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Someone should make a lock chain that is packed on the inner surface with a chemically activated explosive resin. When someone tries to twist of cut the lock, it'll push some catalyst on the inside of the plastic chain against the resin, and cause a massive explosion .
Sure, you'll probably have your bike destroyed in the process, but you'll also get the remnants of a delicious barbecued human!
I'd say it's worth it...
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