-Parking Safety
1. Choose a safe place: try to park your bicycle in a supervised parking area, such as shopping malls, schools, neighbourhoods, etc., where there are special parking sheds with security guards or management personnel. If there is no special parking area, choose a place with sufficient light, high traffic flow and a wide view, such as a street near streetlights and surveillance cameras, and avoid parking in remote corners, dark alleys or places with no surveillance coverage.
2. Avoid specific areas: Don't park your bike behind obstacles that can easily block your view, such as large billboards, bushes, etc., so as to prevent thieves from being easily detected when committing crimes. Also do not park in areas with heavy traffic but complicated movement of people and chaotic management, such as unmanaged open spaces around railway stations and bus stations.
-Lock use
1. Choose high-quality locks: Invest in good quality locks with high anti-theft performance, such as U-shaped locks and disc brake locks. Generally speaking, locks with strong body quality and high anti-theft level of the lock cylinder are more effective in preventing thieves from damaging them. You can choose a well-known brand, after professional anti-theft test locks, do not be greedy for cheap to buy low-quality locks.
2. Multiple locks: Use multiple locks to lock the bike multiple times, increasing the difficulty of theft. For example, use a U-shaped lock to lock the frame and wheels at the same time, and then use a chain lock to lock the bike to a fixed object (e.g., railings, poles, etc.). This makes it difficult for thieves to steal the bike even if they can open one of the locks.
-Bike identification
1. Install a GPS locator: Install a small GPS locator on the bike so that the location of the bike can be tracked in real time via a mobile phone APP if the bike is stolen. The locator can be hidden in the frame, seat or handlebar of the bicycle, so that it is not easy to be detected by thieves.
2. Personalised marking: Personalised marking of the bicycle, such as spraying unique patterns and colours on the frame or engraving your name and contact details. These markings will make it easier to identify the bike after it has been stolen, and will also give thieves pause, as bikes with obvious personal markings are harder to sell.
-Daily Habits
1. Remove key parts: If conditions permit, you can remove some key parts of the bike when parking and take them with you, such as the saddle, pedals, handlebars and so on. This reduces the risk of theft as even if the thief is able to open the lock, he or she will not be able to ride away with the bike intact.
2. Be vigilant: During the ride, be vigilant when stopping temporarily and try to park your bike within your sight. If you need to leave for a period of time, even for a short while, make sure your bike is in a safe condition, lock the vehicle and observe the surrounding environment to avoid leaving it unattended for a long period of time in crowded or poorly secured areas.
3. Record vehicle information: Record the brand, model, frame number, colour and other details of the bicycle in advance and take clear photos to keep. This information is very important when reporting and searching for a stolen bicycle, and will help the police and relevant personnel to quickly identify the vehicle.
-Other measures
1. Join anti-theft networks: Some communities or cities will have bicycle anti-theft registration systems or anti-theft networks, and owners can register their bicycle information and join these anti-theft systems. This way, if the bicycle is stolen, the relevant organisations can share information and collaborate to help find the stolen vehicle.
2. Insurance coverage: Purchasing bicycle insurance can reduce losses by providing some financial compensation when a bicycle is stolen. When choosing an insurance policy, it is important to read the terms and conditions carefully to understand the details of the coverage, claim conditions and compensation amount.
CEAYA brand as a professional bike seller, we also provide free filing service for bike users in order to stop bike thefts.
You can file your bike information to www.ceayabikes.com, so that when your bike is unfortunately stolen, you can check the information you successfully filed.
