Video from Philly shows thief removing sign pole to steal a bike

They couldn’t ride away if the lock went through the rear wheel.

So many legit businesses in PDX have no bike parking staples or anything. I’ve not seen a single McDonalds with any … one of the many reasons I stopped going there. Nor do Red Robin or many, many, many others.

If I can’t lock up securely , I won’t go there. Don’t retailers understand that ?

Often I’ll take my bike inside with me. Sometimes I catch flack, sometimes I don’t. I’d rather have my bike close, than find it missing.

+1 on the locking through the rear wheel.

I think the guy “going green” should learn to stop riding the wrong way (into traffic).

More important than the bike, a personal security tip for Alex Rizzolo: the street going in the direction you want is just one block over.

I know that doesn’t please the respect-all-desires crowd, but whatever. The rivers and hills (never mind freeways and trains) don’t care. The turnaround from my one-way street that always seems to go the wrong way is usually the least of adjustments to make on any given ride.

That is why these poles are called “sucker poles” when set up by a thief for quick bike removal.

This “modern” sign pole design make sign replacement a breeze when motor vehicle operators run them over…just unbolt the remaining section and bolt a new one in – minutes vs. hours of work. No more pipe cutting and concrete work. Sadly the transition to this style of pole over the last 10 years has not been an improvement for bike parking security but the opposite. In the old days a thief had to make an effort to steal a bike locked to a sign pole.

I always look to lock up to a natural gas line or an electrical conduit. Much easier to cut for the thief but…

In Amsterdam the bicycle theft is so bad the owner will lock there bicycle with two are more locks.