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If you do not have enough space to park your bike behind a locked door, you must make sure you lock it. Some best road bike locks are awful because they are the cable locks which can be cut with a pair of scissors.
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How to protect your Road Bike? Millions of road bikes are stolen every year across the globe, so it is really important to know how to protect your bike. Let’s find out what you can do to make it difficult for a thief to take away your precious possession. The sad thing about bike theft is that stolen road bikes are hardly ever recovered, and studies have shown that there is a big percentage of people who even give up biking when their bike is taken. If you do not have enough space to park your bike behind a locked door, you must make sure you lock it. Some best road bike locks are awful because they are the cable locks which can be cut with a pair of scissors. Though at least having a lock is much better than no lock, as a bike owner you must be aware of the protection it offers when you are buying it. A lock that’s worth the price must be able to hold on for three to five minutes at least and this time is good enough to stop an opportunist thief. How to lock a Road Bike? Choose a lock wisely and do not turn your back to your bike, even for a few minutes if it is not locked. Lots of bikers zipped into a store in a hurry only to find out their bike is gone on coming out. Anyone can steal your bike if it doesn’t have a lock, but if it has then only a professional lock-breaker can attempt it. A lock that’s shorter is difficult to attack than a bigger one because it is tricky to access it. Moreover, the point where you
have put the lock matters a lot, locking it towards the bottom, means the thief will have to make extra efforts to reach and break it. Cheap road bike easy access of the lock to the thief implies higher chances of theft. You may need to oil the lock occasionally to prevent it from seizing. Put a bit of oil into the holes and open and close it repeatedly for a few times. It will keep your lock in a good condition for a long period of time. Location One more fact! Thieves do not prefer an audience to watch them, so whenever possible park and lock your bike in a public place rather than in a pathway. Also, make sure, you choose a place that is well lit. The more you pay for the lock, the heavier it will be and therefore the difficult it will be to tow around. Take care of the above tips and your road bikes will be safe from all thefts!
