Since we have a policy of non-competition with the local bikes shops, I usually just refer people to MEC and the bike shops near MEC that compete with them on price. Decent locks can be had for $10-$20.
http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_listing.jsp?FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374...
Chris Wells (Head Mechanic & Email Handler)
re-Cycles Bicycle Co-op 477 Bronson Ave. Ottawa
re-Cycles is open 6pm-10pm Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays (for volunteering, DIY, bike & parts sales & donation drop off) AND SUNDAYS 3pm-6pm for Volunteering and Donations! :-)
Bike sales and donation drop off also available during Cycle Salvation hours: 9am-5:30pm Tuesday to Friday, and 9am-1pm on Saturday
(IMPORTANT: Please remember that while Cycle Salvation will be using our shop during the day, any public bike repair, whether volunteer or do-it-yourself, is still only during regular re-Cycles hours in the evenings.)
info@re-cycles.ca http://www.re-cycles.ca/
--- On Mon, 9/15/08, Graham graham.stewart@winply.ca wrote:
From: Graham graham.stewart@winply.ca Subject: [TheThinkTank] Bike Theft and Selling Locks To: Thethinktank@bikecollectives.org Received: Monday, September 15, 2008, 10:54 AM
- Are there any shops out there who buy locks in bulk and
re-sell them? The rationale for doing this would be that providing a good-quality low-cost lock to people visiting the shop would reduce the likelihood of having their bike stolen. I see the rampant bike-theft here as one of the common reasons people stop cycling or don't want to invest time or money in their bike.
My questions are, where do you get locks from, and how is the program run? Are their any other initiatives you take to reduce the problem of bike-theft?
Graham @ The Bike-Dump in Winnipeg
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