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Not One, But TWO Kryptonite Bike Locks, Morgan Green Line Station

This is the kind of crazy shit you have to go through to keep a bike safe in this fucking city, when what they should do is let the police shoot bicycle thieves on sight.

 

This must be a very expensive bicycle (and I classify anything over $200 as "very expensive)" or have extreme sentimental value. Or maybe it and public transportation are his only ways of getting around. In any case, this guy not only has the Kryptonite Evolution Series 4 lock (with the orange barrel, 8/10 security rating, $74) on the back, but the top-of-the-line Kryptonite New York (yellow barrel, 9/10 security rating, $98) on the front! He's taking no chances. $172 for 2 bike locks!? That's more than I paid new 9 years ago for the bike that got stolen! That's more than I paid used for its almost exact replacement yesterday! But, sadly, it's necessary these days. I doubt that the casual thief (or even a pro) is going to spend a half hour on each lock with a battery-powered grinder showering sparks and debris to steal this bike.

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Uploaded on August 18, 2013
Taken on August 15, 2013