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Study finds that once people use cargo bikes, they like their cars much less (arstechnica.com)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/bicycles@lemmy.ca
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[–] 6 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I need about 100,000 people in my city to get these and saturate the streets before I get one because thats about how many it'll take before the bike thieves get their fill and they become less stolen. I'd give that about 5 minutes, locked up at a bike rack, before someone came by with tools and took it.

They are cool, though!

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    The featured electric bike is over $6k. At that price I'd have insurance and possibly LoJack on it. Possibly an apple airtag might do it for tracking thieves.

    This isn't a $200-300 bike. It's grand theft and you could get the police involved.

    The big issue here is someone with bolt cutters can cut any lock you put and pick it up and into a van or truck.

    I would recommend investing in thicker locks...

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago*

    Not to be captain obvious, but a huge advantage of an ebike is that it is not really impacted by weight.

    I can understand not wanting a $100-$300 molybdenum U-lock for a walmart bike. I can understand not wanting to carry around a huge lock and chain on a fancy street bike where every gram you have to make move yourself. But for a cargo ebike it is a no-brainer investment, as is the similar-priced theft insurance.

    I'd be peeved if someone stole mine, but frankly between the lock and insurance it's not really something I worry about that much.

    Of course, my city has very little cycling, so maybe there just isn't enough supply for the serious thieves to humble me yet.

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