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yazaddaruvalatoday at 2:05 AM6 repliesview on HN

Ouch, love to see a great product like this. However, hate to see that bike theft wasn’t discussed at all.

“Easy installation” with two screws seems like a benefit to customers except when they come back to their parked bike only to find their expensive mod also had a hidden feature: “easy uninstallation”.


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prmoustachetoday at 5:42 AM

That is the same for most bicycle parts that you can remove with a small multitool and optionally a cable cutter yet most thieves just grub the whole bike as it is more convenient and it provides the getaway vehicle.

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emdashtoday at 4:53 AM

They could ship it with a pair of those bolts where the heads break off during installation

loegtoday at 2:10 AM

In addition to the theft concerns, it's also not a great product.

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schainkstoday at 2:37 AM

This product is for people who live in safe neighborhoods and bike a lot, aka not the average American.

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