How to Stop Bike Theft: 17 Invaluable Tips for Security Your Bicycle 
                     How to Prevent Bike Theft: 17 
Priceless Bicycle Security Tips
For those of you that have had your velocipede stolen, you’ll know how 
irritating it is. Perhaps you only left it unattended for a unenduring moment 
when you thought it was safe. Maybe you plane locked it and thought that it 
would be secure, only to return to a wrenched uniting and an empty space 
where your velocipede used to be. In this article, we’re first going to squint 
at some of the reasons why velocipede theft is so common. Then, we’ll get 
into the mind of the velocipede thief by looking through their vision at 
potential weaknesses in your security system. Finally, we’ll requite you 17 
tips on not only how to prevent bike theft , but we’ll moreover squint at 
the steps that you can take to increase your chances of a quick recovery 
and a return to two wheels.
Why is Bicycle Theft So Common?
Bicycle theft is so worldwide considering of the combination of opportunity 
and value. They are often targets of theft due to poor security measures, 
such as low quality and hands penetrable locks, a upper resale value and, 
unfortunately, a low rate of prosecution. According to an wringer by 
Lawtons, only 1% of velocipede thefts lead to prosecution. This is 
understandably maddening to cyclists, who are too often left to fork out for 
a replacement velocipede all without punishment for the perpetrator.
So if velocipede theft is so tempting to prospective criminals, what is it 
that makes a velocipede increasingly tempting to a potential thief, and 
what do thieves squint for when deciding what to take?
What Do Velocipede Thieves Squint For?
Bike thieves squint for, ultimately, the bikes which are the easiest to 
steal. They are most interested in bikes which are poorly secured, 
valuable, or left in a location with low visibility. Employing proper locking 
practices and parking in visible areas are the easiest deterrents. Whilst it 
is often the specimen that the higher the value of the velocipede the 
higher the risk of theft, the predominant rationalization of velocipede 
theft is opportunity. The easier it is to steal a bike, the increasingly likely 
it is to be stolen. 
How Do Most Bikes Get Stolen?
Most bikes get stolen due to their locks stuff wrenched or the velocipede 
stuff left unattended, plane for a unenduring period. To deter and prevent 
velocipede theft, invest in quality locks, secure them properly to an 
immovable object and stave leaving your velocipede out of sight of 
cameras and passers-by.
17 Bicycle Security Tips 
At this point you’re probably whence to despair, but fear not! Here 
are 17 tips on  how to prevent bike theft
1. Know How to Lock Your Bik
There’s no use in investing in good locks if you don’t know how to 
use them.
We recommend, at the very least, using the Sheldon Brown 
technique. Position your velocipede next to a stock-still object, 
insert a D-Lock through the rear wheel rim, between the rear 
triangle of the velocipede frame and virtually the stock-still object. 
This protects the two most valuable parts of your bike. The key is 
to leave as little wiggle room as possible, minimising the space for 
any thieves to use their tools. Make sure the key wangle to the 
lock is facing lanugo and requite it a firm tug to make sure it’s 
securely locked.