06-01-2021, 08:39 PM
(05-31-2021, 09:17 PM)Acitta Wrote:(05-31-2021, 08:12 PM)dtkvictim Wrote: On the topic of bikes: I've never had one stolen because I have the golden strategy of never leaving it outside (locked or otherwise). It is a frustratingly limiting strategy though...I live in a ground floor apartment now and keep my bikes inside. In some situations it is hard to bring bikes inside. I lived in Stanley Park in an upper level townhouse and stored my recumbent bike under the stairs outside, locked with a too flimsy cable lock. It got stolen after I had owned it for 14 years.
Yeah, my apartment is probably 20-30ft above ground level, and hauling bikes up and down the stairs makes me think twice about if I want to take my bike out. I don't really have a choice though; leaving my bike outside where I live would almost guarantee it being stolen within 24 hours, every day of the year.