Edit - Bicycles Stack Exchange

You are not logged in. Your edit will be placed in a queue until it is peer reviewed.

We welcome edits that make the post easier to understand and more valuable for readers. Because community members review edits, please try to make the post substantially better than how you found it, for example, by fixing grammar or adding additional resources and hyperlinks.

2

I believe "well lit" isn't actually particularly useful. The deterrent is people (on foot) looking. Well lit just means it's easier for the thief to see what he (or I suppose she) is doing.
– Tom Hawtin - tackline
Commented Sep 14, 2010 at 14:49
2

So, with all other factors being equal, you'd suggest leaving it somewhere dark in preference to somewhere well-lit?
– Unsliced
Commented Sep 14, 2010 at 14:54
2

We just got a city mayor that cycles - and the new bike racks are in front of public buildings in heavily trafficked areas instead of hidden down alleys where they don't spoil the pretty view.
– mgb
Commented Sep 14, 2010 at 15:29
2

Well-lit areas means that if a thief wants to steal a bike, they have to do it in plain view. (Not that most people will actually do anything to stop a bike thief.)
– Goodbye Stack Exchange
Commented Sep 14, 2010 at 19:22
@Neil Good parenthetical point. See youtube.com/watch?v=J7zb8YXrmIA :)
– Jason Plank
Commented Feb 20, 2011 at 4:40

Add a comment |

Correct minor typos or mistakes
Clarify meaning without changing it
Add related resources or links
Always respect the author’s intent
Don’t use edits to reply to the author

create code fences with backticks ` or tildes ~
```
like so
```
add language identifier to highlight code
```python
def function(foo):
print(foo)
```
put returns between paragraphs
for linebreak add 2 spaces at end
_italic_ or **bold**
quote by placing > at start of line
to make links (use https whenever possible)
<https://example.com>
[example](https://example.com)
<a href="https://example.com">example</a>

formatting help »
answering help »