Ebikes, bicycles, scooters, skateboards, longboards, eboards, motorcycles, skates, unicycles: Whatever floats your goat, this is all things micromobility!
"Transportation using lightweight vehicles such as bicycles or scooters, especially electric ones that may be borrowed as part of a self-service rental program in which people rent vehicles for short-term use within a town or city.
micromobility is seen as a potential solution to moving people more efficiently around cities"
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It's a little sad that we need to actually say this, but:
Don't be an asshole or you will be permanently banned.
Respectful debate is totally OK, criticizing a product is fine, but being verbally abusive will not be tolerated.
Focus on discussing the idea, not attacking the person.
Based on the vibes from this conversation i should make my bike super unique. Parts shouldn't match. Funny sloppy paint job. Sloppy welds on the frame for mounting the battery. Exposed wiring and zip ties. Fully DIY vibe.
Anyone in their right mind would know riding that bike would cost extra in maintenance because they have no idea if it even works.
Never buy anything, until the lockpicking lawyer reviews it.
They don't bother picking locks, they just cut them or force them open with a jack almost invariably.
And these methods have been on his channel too.
Cool, did he do one for Skunklock Chemical?
Before y'all go out and buy one, be sure to look up videos from regular people cutting through the shackle or otherwise trying to defeat the lock.
I watched a guy do it with a single blade in two minutes. The author of the article mentions that no lock is undefeatable, and two minutes is impressive for a steel lock, but that's still within the realm of possibilities for a thief, especially if your lucrative target is a motorcycle or ebike.
Do your due diligence when choosing a lock, and make sure you know what you're buying.
Skunklock Chemical or maybe one of the cut resistant ones from ABUS or Hiplock would probably be better choices. I heard the higher end ones can take 5+ cutting wheels to get through.
Gotta get the skunk lock.
This is why I want to get a Skunklock Chemical: If someone is going to cut it they will have to suffer for it.
Serious question: what happens if YOU need to get it off because you lost a key or someone purposely broke/filled the keyhole, meaning the lock can't be picked?
Will you be able to find someone to cut it, knowing that they'll be chemically assaulted in the process?
We'll cross that shank when the skunk gets there.
I had never heard of that until today. I'll have to look into it!
Do your due diligence when choosing a lock, and make sure you know what you're buying.
And if what you're locking up is really valuable, maybe consider a 2nd lock.
Multiple strategies.
For me, it goes like this:
But I can expand this if my bike were needed to be left somewhere for prolonged periods of time (i.e. overnight):
But the alarm + two locks already poses too many barriers for someone, and the likelihood is that they'll just target someone else's bike.
My rules are: Minimum 2 locks. All valuables or critical components removed from bike. If it's an ebike that means removing the battery and control unit if possible.