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  • how do you make a bike stealthy?
  • ElShalimo
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    Campervan holiday in Europe coming up and I want to make the bikes a bit less noticable to a casual thief** on the bike rack.

    Is there any kind of way you can make them temporarily stealthy? Like wrapping something around the down tube to hide the logo etc? Or perhaps temporary high viz wrap?
    The bikes aren’t worth much but want to make them less desirable to the bad people just to avoid the hassle. I want to be able to remove the “stuff” when we get back home

    What do you guys do when on your travels? Any advice would be useful.
    Cheers

    ** yes I probably am being paranoid who wants to nick a Tricross

    tomhoward
    Full Member

    Just add a few things that detract from what the bike really is, like this crafty fellow. This is actually a £15k Pinarello.

    slowoldman
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    Oh come on. Who wouldn’t want to nick that?

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    ElShalimo
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    It’s nice but singlespeeds are no good to me, I live in West Yorkshire

    rene59
    Free Member

    … make them temporarily stealthy? … perhaps temporary high viz wrap?

    Box them in with some exterior plywood, paint it white, stick short length of pvc pipe out the bottom and mark it up as a chemical toilet waste storage tank. Finally slap on some hazardous waste stickers and that should keep most people from having a look inside.

    EDIT: probably not enough room on back of a campervan, I was thinking about a big motorhome.

    cruzcampo
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    matther01
    Free Member

    Coat them in invisible paint…just don’t forget where put them

    deadkenny
    Free Member

    Campervan…

    Bikes can’t go in the campervan then?

    remoterob
    Free Member

    Pay upwards of 40% more for the stealth edition, but make sure the logos are just visible enough that people know how much you’ve spent.

    Otherwise, I find that electrical tape (get a 50mm wide roll and a couple of 25mm for the details) is a cheap and easily undo-able solution.

    Malvern Rider
    Free Member

    +1 for black electrical tape, or any colour. It looks shit. Not the shit. Just shit. I once tried covering a full susser in it, fiddly as all get out. but it worked, looked absolutely pants. Maybe just do the minimum, top tube, cover the logos and wrap the easy bits of main tubing. Chainstays were the worst to tackle tbh. I’d still fit a thin-cabled alarmed lock for good measure. Or two. They’re so cheap and if naughty people set one off they’ll likely be too freaked out to snip the other…

    jaffejoffer
    Free Member

    dip them in PVA and empty a bag of feathers over em.

    ElShalimo
    Full Member

    Black electrical tape and dodo feathers it is then
    Thanks

    vinnyeh
    Full Member

    One of my kids just sprayed their Islabike with plastidip because he didn’t like the colour. Looks like a pos that’s been salvaged from the dump now. Good thing is that it’s easily removable.

    FunkyDunc
    Free Member

    Since when have opportunistic druggies been brand snobs?

    They don’t give a hoot what the bike is so long as they can still sell it for 15 euro to get their next fix

    joshvegas
    Free Member

    Bar ends.

    Point them vertically for added effect and paint the chain rust coloured and spit on the saddle

    dvatcmark
    Free Member

    Pipe lagging on the frame / forks when on the bike rack

    PJM1974
    Free Member

    Simply applying “Giant Overdrive 2” stickers would work for me.

    sandwicheater
    Full Member

    Smear it in poo. You’re welcome.

    bikeneil
    Free Member

    If you’re going on a Campervan holiday then PUT THE BIKES IN THE CAMPERVAN!

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