Cheap Locks Yield Stolen Bikes
July 6, 2009 – 4:28 pmDespite my deleterious and deliquent attempts at updating this site, I do plan on adding some new material sometime soon.
At any rate, it seems that Tel Avivians simply don’t understand the rationale for spending money on a good lock. Having lived in New York City and worked as a messenger for a number of years, it is essential to have a durable and trustworthy lock. There’s nothing worse than coming out of the Cherry Tavern or some other dive and not seeing your bike. As such, the lock of choice for almost all messengers is the Kryptonite New York Lock which now has the idiotic moniker Fahgettabdoudit. I’ve been using the lock for almost ten years and my bike has always been waiting for whether it be a few moments, hours or the morning after.
Most bike stores in Israel carry knock-off locks that range in price from $10 – $40 (40 – 160 NIS), all of which are horrible; I can’t understand why quality locks are not more in demand in Tel Aviv. A co-worker has had two bikes stolen in a couple of weeks (the same model, purchased twice) and yet he continues with the same wretched and worthless lock & chain. While $100 is pricey for a lock, it’s certainly less than $500 twice over.
Continuing this, I’d like to add a section for stolen bikes either in the bike Tel Aviv forum (which has been infested with spam and will have to be redone) or simply add a page for stolen bikes information so perhaps people who have been pilfered can – unlikely at it may be – post information and maybe retrieve their bikes.
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