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Grade your bike locking skills
April 28th, 2008 by Fritz 
New York bike mechanic Hal Ruzal goes out with Bike Church founder Kerri Martin to evaluate how New Yorkers lock their bikes in this video at Streetfilms. Bikes with secure front and rear wheels and saddles using quality locks get an A, while those secured with “Craptownite locks” from the hardware store get a D. The video shows a lot of good examples of the Dos and Don’ts of locking your bicycle in New York City.
April 29th, 2008 at 12:59 am
You should also check out this post on quickrelease.tv:
http://quickrelease.tv/?p=327
No video, but lots of pictures to show how a real (but now tamed) bike thief gets around most locks. Scary stuff!
April 29th, 2008 at 6:11 am
I would say I get a D on my bike locking. However I also don’t live in New York. I live in Lynchburg, VA. Not really the bike crime capital of the world.
I did like the part where the only thing left was the front wheel.
April 29th, 2008 at 12:11 pm
Looking for a used Craptownite lock? Here are a few nice ones spotted at a train station:
http://www.velocia.ca/gallerie/data/508/599Master_Lock-med.jpg
April 29th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
Oh boy, that craptonite photo is good.
June 12th, 2008 at 12:17 am
@ JiMCi
I see a bunch of Master Crap and off brand locks in that picture. There isn’t a Kryptonite in the bunch.