Darby’s Tips on Keeping Your Bike Safe

Parking your bike:

Find a tall pole and rest your bike seat against it. Then back-pedal the pole-side pedal until it comes up (to about 12 o’clock) and touches the pole. Ta-da! The concave shape of the seat keeps your bike from rolling forward, and the pedal keeps your bike from rolling backward. Your bike won’t fall over and get dinged and dented and is now ready to be locked.

Locking tips:

Don’t lock your bike to something weak, such as a small tree or a chain link fence. Make sure your bike cannot be stolen by being lifted over what you have locked it to. Using two different types of locks, such as a horseshoe lock and a cable lock, makes your bike harder to steal. And don’t lock only one wheel of your bike; lock the frame, too.

Serial number:

Always record your serial number to give to the police in case of theft. Most bicycle serial numbers are located on the underside of the bottom bracket near the pedals (you may need to turn your bike over to find it). That’s your bike’s fingerprint!