It’s not just in the Tour de France peloton that technology is running through cycling. In London the Guardian are reporting about high-tech bait-bikes being used in the fight against crime. I’ve also thought this was a great idea and was surprised that there are so many objections. The biggest one seems to be that leaving expensive bikes unlocked simply encourages people to steal them, and that it almost equates to entrapment.
This seems odd to me as surely just leaving a bike unlocked doesn’t mean it’s ok to steal it? In fact the piece mentions a Cambridge Student who drunkenly “borrowed” a bike to ride home from the pub when he found it unlocked. Now, correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t that theft? How would you respond if it was a car he had found unlocked and decided to borrow to get home? Maybe I’m being naïve but I would love to live in a world where you didn’t have to lock things to street furniture in order to find them where you left them. Not locking them up might make you a little stupid, but it doesn’t mean you deserve to have your bike stolen, nor that it means that someone is obliged to take it away.
Technology is also helping you fix your bike on the go with a handy iPhone app (I bet you were wondering when we’d get back to that) that’s been developed by the blogger behind the London Cyclist blog. It will give you quick tutorial in how to fix quick problems you might have with your bike if things break on your ride.
Finally I bet you’ve always wanted to sit on an animal’s head and ride a bike at the same time? Well now you can thanks to this range of amazing saddle covers.
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