The Oakland Tribune’s online edition sucked me in last Thursday with the headline “Bike Thefts on the Rise, Police Say.” I seem to have a thing for reporting depressing bike news lately, so I thought I’d see just what the Oakland Tribune had to say.
The overall message was that in bike thefts have been on [...]
// Anti-Theft Devices
261 Bicycles, 66 Locks
Monday, October 26th, 2009
Shabby Bikes Don’t Get Stolen
I don’t know if it’s true that shabby bikes don’t get stolen, but UK-based desinger Dominic Wilcox doesn’t think they do. He’s created what could be a pretty cool item, if it works.
His anti-theft decals give you clean, shiny frame an “appearance of shabbyness” to prevent potential thieves from recognizing their value. It’s long been [...]