{"id":131948,"date":"2015-11-06T18:40:49","date_gmt":"2015-11-06T16:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/?p=131948"},"modified":"2015-11-06T18:40:49","modified_gmt":"2015-11-06T16:40:49","slug":"5-creative-ways-to-protect-your-bike-from-theft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2015\/11\/06\/5-creative-ways-to-protect-your-bike-from-theft\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Creative Ways to Protect Your Bike from Theft"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bicycle theft is a major problem in many cities, so how can we go about protecting our bikes from theft? This article introduces five creative ways to do this.<\/strong><\/p>\n

When I first moved to Shanghai many years ago, I learned that the trick to not getting one\u2019s bicycle stolen was to buy an old, beat-up bicycle. Unfortunately, I learned that after getting my bike stolen, when people just laughed when I said I\u2019d go to the police with the bike\u2019s registration number. So aside from getting a \u2018beater\u2019, what can those of us who need high-performance, state-of-the-art bicycles or simply don\u2019t like riding old bicycles do? Here are some of my favourite strategies, all of which require a bit of creativity or DIY.<\/p>\n

1. \u2018Uglification\u2019:<\/strong><\/h2>\n

This strategy keeps the performance and riding quality of a bicycle while disguising it as a \u2018beater\u2019 with some diy-ing. For details on creating a faux-rust look, check out this youtube video:<\/p>\n

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