
14 Feb 2016
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Oxford UK
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PanEuropean
By that I mean where you park the bike is every bit as important as how you secure what you have left on the bike.
If the bike is parked in a secluded location, even the contents of aluminum Touratech panniers or steel ammunition boxes that are locked up with $100 padlocks will be fair game to an interested thief - this because the thief has the opportunity to take all the time they need to pry the containers open with little risk of being spotted by anyone else.
On the other hand, if you park the bike in an attended lot, or park it in the middle of a whole bunch of other bikes (in an area where other riders are coming and going frequently), soft luggage wrapped with a PacSafe is probably quite secure, simply because a potential thief has a very high risk of being "caught in the act" by the lot attendant or other riders.
and what effort you make to ensure the bike is monitored (e.g. tipping a lot attendant ahead of time) are other considerations.
Michael
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No real arguments there other than to say the worst bike "break in" I've ever had was in a locked hotel compound with an all night guard there to keep an eye on things. Pannier and top box locks were forced and a whole load of stuff taken. Since then I've either taken everything off or in the case of fixed panniers emptied them out. It takes time each evening / morning but at least I sleep a little easier.
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