Lock-Lah to prevent bicycle thefts

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  •  The fuss-free rack with a round plate at its front to keep away thieving hands was the winning entry at the inaugural Bicycle Bay Design Competition…
  • …the indonesian team of Ms Joanna Christie Lie, Ms Yanti Agustin and Mr Inigo……final-year product design students at Lasalle School of the Arts.
  • The team found that thieves often target front wheels, front shafts and seat tubes, since they were the easiest parts to take apart and steal…
  • …the winning design was simple yet effective and cheap to make.
  • Bicycle thefts have been on the increase here over the past five years.
  • More than 150 designs were submitted…when the competition was first launched in February (2013).