Bikes are stolen from bike racks, porches, garages, and school yards and just about everywhere a bike can be left unattended.

• Secure your bike to a sturdy, solid, fixed object.
• Use a good lock. Thin cable locks and chains are easily cut. Consider investing in a u-lock such as the Kryptonite New York FAHGETTABOUDIT , which comes with a $4500 warranty.
• Two locks are more of a deterrent than one because it’s more trouble to cut two locks.
• Try to park your bike indoors if possible. While on Campus we recommend that you use our Secure Bike Compound located at Athletics.
• Register your bike with the Department of University Safety. A registered bike that is stolen and later found can be returned to its owner. In 2006 over 2000 bikes were stolen in the City of Calgary, approximately 1400 were recovered. However, of those recovered only 200 were registered and could be returned to the rightful owner.
• Be a good community member. If you see someone trying to steal a bike, speak up. We don’t recommend putting yourself in harm’s way. Call the Department of Safety. Try to get the attention of more people in the area. Thieves do not like attention. It may be enough to deter them from continuing.
• Always lock your bike, even if you’re leaving it for “just a minute”.
• Whenever possible, always lock your bike to a fixed, but legal, device such as a bike rack or pod.
• Lock your bike in a highly visible, well-lighted location.
• Quick-release wheels and seats can be secured with a cable, chain, or other security devices available at bike shops.
• Use a less valuable or older bike for running errands and commuting.
• The best advice is saved for last: Thieves’ favorite targets are expensive, high-quality mountain bikes. This is so obvious, yet too many local cyclists persist in riding such “thief-magnets” for daily commuting in a town where distances are short, terrain is flat, and a high-dollar, 21-speed, all-terrain bike is really out of place. Even if theft weren’t an issue, why put that daily wear and tear on such a bike? Get a “beater bike” for around-town use. Sure, it could also get stolen, but consider the comparative loss.