#6 How to protect your bicycle?

In any investment we made protecting it is the most important thing. Your bicycle is your investment and you don't want to waste the money you have spent on it. 

The most important thing you need be attention to is there are many bicycle robbers out there and because of that you will need to protect your bicycle from any theft attempt. 

Locking your bicycle is the right thing to do but what if locking your bike was wrong in the first place. Before locking your bicycle you will need to know your surrounding and where you want to lock your bike at. Avoid secluded location where its dark and pick a public location where people walk all the time. Locking your bicycle there will be safe because if someone tries to steal your bike there is a big chance that either one of your friends around walking near by who can catch him. In addition to that make sure you lock your bike to a post not a tree or a sign. You don't want to heart the tree or getting a ticket from locking your bike to a sign. 

Where you lock is important but also how to lock your bicycle is more important. Many bicyclist don't know how to lock their bicycles probably. The best way to lock your bike is to make sure that the frame is locked around the post. Also, if you had a quick release lock on your tires make sure the lock goes by the tires and the frame. In that why, you are preventing your tires from theft too. 

In the end, the most important thing is not to leave your bike at night of for a long period of time. If you had to leave it, tell a friend to look out for your bike and keep an eye on it till you come back for it.