Anti theft.......maybe!

[Mikerb]

My bike was stolen when I was only 2 metres away. So a snatch type theft and the scumbag only needs a metre headstart and you will not catch up even if you can faster than my old legs! So I have been looking to see what I could do to even the odds a little...maybe. obviously our US friends have more options for self defence but here in the UK virtually anything can be classed as an offensive weapon.
Pictured below are 2 pieces of kit which are legal and could help.
First there is the Hiplok. A metal reinforced large zip tie design with a combination lock. Sma light and quick and easy to use it can be kept in a pocket. Obviously not a lock for leaving or storing the bike but my rule will be to use it anytime I am not actually on the bike. A walk by thief would probably not notice it but would be unable to ride away.
That's where the second item comes into play assuming the would be thief has not already legged it. It is a fully legal spray which does no permanent harm but would disorientated and temporarily impair vision. The red dye is also impossible to remove for about 7 days.

 

[The Hodge]

Then while they are temporarily blinded ..kick the fcuking shit out of them somewhere near to a large inanimate object that they " ran into" while trying to make good their escape ..
I like it ..

 

[Mikerb]

Then while they are temporarily blinded ..kick the fcuking shit out of them somewhere near to a large inanimate object that they " ran into" while trying to make good their escape ..
I like it ..

that would be gratifying but an alternative would be to get on the bike and get the heck out of there.
Both items are a bout £10 each so it seems a small outlay to at least give some options if faced with dealing with a scumbag.
(ps.........original post done on the phone so sorry about the typos!)

 

[RustyMojo]

I use one of these, which isn’t going to stop any one who has planned to steal my bike. But stops the opportunist. Well it would slow them down enough for me to catch them. it’s super lightweight and small so sits nicely in a pack

Kryptonite R2 Retractor Combo Cable Lock

This Kryptonite R2 Retractor Combo Cable Lock is a versatile and portable lock that can be easily carried in a pocket or a saddle bag.

www.rutlandcycling.com

 

[Major Stare]

Then while they are temporarily blinded ..kick the fcuking shit out of them somewhere near to a large inanimate object that they " ran into" while trying to make good their escape ..
I like it ..

Friend of mine heard his garden shed being broken into one night. The thief had took one bike and was returning for the other, when the thief returned for the second bike, my friend stood at end of the house path with a spade, when the thief walked past he smacked him in the knee caps then when the thief was on the floor hit him again in the ankle. Crippled on the floor, the police were called.
My friend was not prosecuted, the police made a statement that the thief must have fell in the garden (which was currently a building site).

 

[maynard]

Friend of mine heard his garden shed being broken into one night. The thief had took one bike and was returning for the other, when the thief returned for the second bike, my friend stood at end of the house path with a spade, when the thief walked past he smacked him in the knee caps then when the thief was on the floor hit him again in the ankle. Crippled on the floor, the police were called.
My friend was not prosecuted, the police made a statement that the thief must have fell in the garden (which was currently a building site).

Nice !

 

[MB1]

I use the Hiploc on my road bike for short stops. It can be cut with a decent pair of pliers, but most opportunist’s don’t carry them, so it works and weighs nothing. Straps nicely to the top or down tube.

 

[Repsol]

I've started to become a bit worried about being robbed whilst on the bike. Riding round on a 8 grand bike your an easily target for these scum. I cannot believe that the manufacturers haven't even put any anti theft device into the software, even a simple pass code that has to be entered to enable the motor, even my bafang bbshd has this feature.
I'm still getting over the shock of paying nearly 8 grand for a bloody push bike, I didn't even pay that for my Honda CBR600RR with repsol paint job back in 2007. I think it's disgusting the manufacturers haven't put at least some simple anti theft device into the software.

 

[Manc44]

Leave the bike in the highest gear.

 

[Konanige]

old tip here, leave it in the biggest cog then shift to the smallest cog without turning the cranks, guaranteed to send them over the bars when they try to pedal off.

 

[Manc44]

^ Wouldn't that just shift gears to the smallest sprocket? Plus it could knacker your chain/rear mech so you can't even ride it.

Another thing you could do if you have mechanical disc brakes like BB7, is wind in the outer pads to lock the brakes.

 

[Repsol]

old tip here, leave it in the biggest cog then shift to the smallest cog without turning the cranks, guaranteed to send them over the bars when they try to pedal off.

Knowing me I'll end up forgetting and doing it to myself.