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  • Paul · 3 years ago
    Useless. Just use a spade to dig up the screw and the bike is gone.
  • farker · 3 years ago
    Are you kidding me? Use a shovel or just spin the bike on it's back wheel. bikes aren't 400 lbs. They're more like 30 lbs. The chain would actually help you unscrew the stake. This is simply asinine.
  • Anonymous · 3 years ago
    I'm surprised that they bothered to publish this article.Do you realise how stupid the editors of this page look right now?
  • Anonymous · 3 years ago
    As the first commenter said, anything designed for use "in soft ground" is easily removed. with a shovel. This is an idiotic design. "Oh, you can't spin it by hand, though." But I can bring a screwdriver...

    Back to the drawing board. If the idea was "set these in a concrete block, to provide a locking point", perhaps that would work.
  • Thomas Paine · 3 years ago
    I usually don't have problems finding a tree or bench. Besides, can you imagine what would happen if everyone started using these things at outdoor events? The areas would get torn up.
  • Anonymous · 3 years ago
    Screw all that effort. Just cut the chain...
  • Keith L. Dick · 3 years ago
    If someone wants to steal something and there's enough time the will...
  • Ben · 3 years ago
    I think a lot of commenters have missed the point, namely "The aim of 'In-Lock' is to deter any opportunist thief".
    If your bike is harder to steal than the next one, there's a fighting chance that it will still be there when you get back to your tent.
    I'd agree - any bike thief with a spade could probably have this out of the ground in less than five minutes, but equally any bike thief with a pair of bolt cutters could have most of the bikes chained up in my town centre.
  • dave · 3 years ago
    The added comment about using 2 is a bit ridiculous. Now I have to carry 2 of the In Lock Kits, plus a 3 foot long eye bolt, which probably isn't that easy to find, as well as a padlock. That's a bit much.
  • HelloKitty · 3 years ago
    I say, steal the bike when the guy is busy skrewing the ground.