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Re:What happens to your bike after it’s stolen by _nullandnull_ on Tuesday December 30, 2014 @11:17PM (#8818230)
> Routinely opened with a Bic pen jammed into the keyhole (from the article).

This one model of locks. That was fixed in 2004. The whole first paragraph is fluff. The author does not know how bikes are actually stolen. I had a nice bike and lived in NYC. I used the New York Fahgettaboudit Mini [1] and a small cheap chain for the front wheel. The Fahgettaboudit has anti-theft protection up to $4,500 in US. If you are going to leave your bike in public overnight you always risk having your bike stolen. The key is to have a good lock and don't have a bunch of expensive accessories that can be easily taken.

1 http://www.kryptonitelock.com/content/kryt-us/en/products/pr...

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Re:What happens to your bike after it’s stolen by witten on Wednesday December 31, 2014 @01:15AM (#8818426)
Honest question: Do you know anyone who has successfully redeemed the Kryptonite anti-theft protection?
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Re:What happens to your bike after it’s stolen by _nullandnull_ on Wednesday December 31, 2014 @11:52AM (#8820017)
No, but I never knew anyone who had their bike stolen using a Kryptonite New Yorker lock.
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Re:What happens to your bike after it’s stolen by jschwartzi on Wednesday December 31, 2014 @02:56AM (#8818568)
Do you know anyone who has unsuccessfully done so?
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Re:What happens to your bike after it’s stolen by witten on Wednesday December 31, 2014 @04:48PM (#8821263)
Whether you consider a partial payout successful is up to you:

http://www.cyclechat.net/threads/claiming-monies-from-krypto...

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