“How to avoid buying your bike again every 6-12 months and tips for how to apply the same reasoning to other things, like computers”
“How to avoid buying your bike again every 6-12 months and tips for how to apply the same reasoning to other things, like computers”
My defence against power tools is rudimentary and hardly perfect - carry the bicycle inside and wheel it with me.
As a rule I try and keep bike parking to 10 mins or less, making sure it is somewhere well lit or a camera nearby covers it. The one time my bike was parked for longer than that, someone tried to steal it, and ended up making off with my bike computer, front light, and ride camera. Law enforcement were as useless as you’d expect, even after I’d done the work for them and tracked down where the camera had been sold on (even calling the pawn shop to confirm some details). The bike computer is useless secondhand, as it requires discontinued proprietary software and a unique license key to pull the ride data from it.
Since then I’ve made sure all accessories on my bike are quick release to follow me wherever, and anything that isn’t requires larger tools to remove. For visits into the city, I leave my bike at their free staffed bike park, and use the free bus and my legs to get around.
Edit:clarification