Transportation

How Quickly Would This $32,000 Bike Get Stolen?

Very, is our guess.
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Just looking at this $32,000 European bicycle makes me think of all the ways a thief could heist it. There's the old Dremel on the U-lock trick, of course, and also the freeze-n-smash technique using compressed air. A well-hardwared thief might use a blowtorch or an angle grinder, and a gang of dudes might go the lumberjack route and chop down the tree it's locked to.

Although, really, what's to stop a person from simply running up to the rider, pushing him to the ground and peddling furiously away? Considering the price tag, I could see such bike-jackings becoming quite common in the city if these things catch on among the 1 percent.