One Solution to Bike Theft

Sooooo, many of my colleagues bike to work and so did I in my earlier days, sans wife and kids. The biggest problem I hear is theft. The pain of having anything stolen is annoying in itself. But when your sole mode of transportation vanishes due to the coveting nature of your fellow man, or woman (let's be fair ) it causes utter discomfort and is just downright inconvenient. From purchasing expensive locks to the quasi-disassembly of the frame. My poor co-workers have been forced to add a bike seat or front/back tire to their corporate attire. Well, in this post The Users Experience wanted to share a product currently in development with the avid biker in mind. 

Introducing the Yerka Project  developed by 3 chilean students,  Juan José Monsalve, a student at Adolfo Ibáñez University in Chile, who designed the bike along with fellow students Andrés Roi and Cristóbal Cabello. It's a bicycle that can´t be stolen without breaking the frame.

The key aspects of the project involved:

• Safety 

Every lock can be broken leaving the bike intact. That’s why we decided to make a lock out of the frame. The only way to steal it is to break the lock, which implies breaking the bike.

• Design

Unlike any other solution to this problem, like foldable or rental bikes, the YERKA® technology maintains the slick design of an urban bike and it’s applicable to any frame shape. It sure looks like a traditional bike to the naked eye, but it’s the safest bicycle you’ll find!

• Comfort

We know you're tired of carrying the lock everywhere you go. With a bike with YERKA® tech you won’t have to anymore.Securing it takes less than 20 seconds, equivalent to tie your shoelace.

Some of the feedback shared on Fast Company Exist

The bike in the opening picture CAN be stolen when some uncaring thief saws through that tree and just lifts off the bike. I've seen many stumps of trees/saplings cut through because of ignorant bike owners. Please, save your bike, and save a tree. Don't lock to tree's at all!

Also, check so that the parking meter your wrapped around isn't short, or can twist out of the ground.