Let’s face it, no matter how strong, tough and complicated your lock is, motivated bike burglars will find a way to steal your bike. But what if your bike lock can climb up a post and raise it off the street?
That’s what Conrad, a German company, is showing in the video (along with awesome development stages). They’ve built a contraption that attaches a lock to motorised skateboard wheels so it can scale a lamp post. Basically, attach your bike to the lock and the lock to the post and it’ll zoom up out of arm’s reach. It’s a pretty (hilariously) genius idea that’ll surely curb bike robbers…until they start using a ladder. [Boing Boing]
Johl
Sunday, November 28, 2010 at 7:33 PMI don’t know about you guys but i can climb those poles easily… if someone had that bike up there i’d be more than willing to climb the pole to take it.
kanthan
Sunday, November 28, 2010 at 9:01 PMgreat idea, but what happens if someone else decides to put their bike up the same pole? you would have to wait til the bottom comes down before you can take yours down. Additionally, if the contraption fails, either watchout below, or go look for a ladder.
Cameron
Monday, November 29, 2010 at 8:28 AMI guess if you wiling to steal a bike no lock is ever going to stop you, it’s just how hard it makes it.
Also I guess you could add a locking mechanism pretty easily to this design, to make life even more difficult for you lesser people in society who steal peoples bicycles.
Greg
Monday, November 29, 2010 at 9:06 AMi might try and steal it just to see if i can!