This places an icon for the shortcut in the first available space on the home screen.
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One-sentence summary -- Tap Add to Home screen.

Many bikes have quick release wheels and saddles, which can be removed with a touch of the right tool. Many bike thieves are happy to walk away with just a seat and wheels, or with a bike missing a wheel if you didn't lock the frame. Locking skewers, available at bike stores or online, require a unique handle or key to remove (or at least additional effort by the thief). Simply remove the quick release skewers as normal and insert the more secure skewers in the same slot. Some cheaper skewers attach to the bike with a hex nut instead. These are still removed with a common tool (hex key or Allen key), but deter casual opportunists. Never leave the means to remove the skewer next to an unattended bike. If you don't use locking skewers or desire additional security, you can use a length of chain to tie your seat to the frame: Wrap a long length of bicycle chain with electrical tape. This will prevent it from scratching your bike. Wrap the chain around the chain stays of the bike (the small bar of the frame parallel to the bike's chain). Then bring it up through the metal saddle rails that hold your saddle on the seat post. Secure the chain by clamping the chain together with pliers. It's harder to sell an easily identified bike. Use a marker to write your name or initials twice on each tire (on opposite points of the circumference), and/or onto the top of the frame. If writing your name on the frame, protect it with several layer of clear tape. This isn't too hard for a thief to remove, but every deterrent helps the thief move on to search for an easier target. Before you enter a high-crime area, disguise your fancy new bike by wrapping easy to remove electrical tape around parts of the frame, seat, and handlebars. (This makes it look like you're repairing or hiding damage.) If you have a fancy, expensive bike seat, carry it inside instead of leaving it on the bike. You could also replace it with a secondhand seat when you're using your bike for commuting or routine errands. An easy way to accomplish this is to take a photograph of yourself at home next to your bike, holding a piece of paper with the bike's serial number written on it. Most serial numbers are located where the two pedal cranks meet. Other common locations include the headset (beneath the handlebars) and the rear stays (the bars parallel to the bike chain). Ask a friend or someone at your local bike shop for help if you cannot locate it. Register your bike for free with Bike Shepherd or a different database to obtain unique scanning stickers for your bike, send out theft alerts, and similar benefits For especially valuable or sentimental bikes, spend the extra money on a GPS tracker designed to attach securely to your bike. This will allow you or the police to track the bike's location in case of theft.
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One-sentence summary -- Replace your quick release skewers with more secure options. Secure your saddle in other ways. Write your name on the bike. Make your bike less appealing. Keep proof of ownership. Register your bike in a database. Attach a GPS tracker.

You'll need to decide how large you want your ribbon to be. Most simple awareness ribbons that people wear are 1/4" thick. Depending on your method and material, this make take some trial and error. When using ribbon or fabric and folding it into your shape, you'll want to cut a band between 2.5x and 3x the total length of the completed ribbon. In most cases you will be using scissors, but you can also use various types of precise craft knives. You may want to make sure you cut your desired lines by using a straightedge or ruler and tracing along your cut. Try to make sure that the angles of your cut match each other on each end of the ribbon. You'll need to fold your ribbon. Fold one half over the other half and leave an "eye" in the middle to form the classic ribbon shape. When complete it will look like a "Figure 8" with one end open. You can use a tiny bit of craft glue or tape between the two halves to stick them together and preserve the shape. You can also use needle and thread, but this is more complicated and is best done by those with practice! You can personalize your ribbon or follow more complicated designs by adding other types of fabric, tassels, sequins, and a number of other decorations. You can also use markers or paint, especially on paper and card stock ribbons.
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One-sentence summary -- Size your ribbon. Cut your ribbon. Fold your ribbon. Decorate your ribbon.

Start with a 2 by 2 feet (0.61 by 0.61m) square, and thoroughly coat it with water. Don't spray a large area yet, as you'll need to practice a bit to get the technique down. Let the water soak into the wall for a few minutes. The water will help make it easier to scrape the texture off. Touch the wall to see if it's soaked in enough. It should feel a little soft. If it doesn't seem soft, try spraying it again. Set the blade against the wall. The blade should create a 30 angle coming off of the wall. Keep it steady at this angle when you begin to scrape. Scrape the wall at an angle, adjusting as you go. You may need to scrape harder or softer, depending on how the wall responds to your scraping. That's why you're starting with a small spot first. If the texture isn't coming off, you're not scraping hard enough. However, you don't want to scrape down into the wallboard underneath. Once you get your rhythm, spray another section. It can be bigger than your first section. Let it soak in, and scrape it as you did before. Keep moving around the room until you've scraped all of the texture off. Be sure to move systematically around the room so you don't miss any spots. Pick a place to start, and make a plan for how you're going to cover the whole room, such as going up and down the wall. If it dries out, apply more water as needed. After you have the whole room done, go back around with a medium-grit sandpaper in the 60- to 100-grit range. Sand down any rough spots that are left behind so you have a mostly smooth surface. You can also use a sanding screen. Don't sand too hard, as you don't want to sand through the paper on the wallboard or into the wallboard. You don't want to leave dust on the area, so dampen a large sponge. Wipe down the wall as well as you can to remove the dust. You may need to wash the sponge out from time to time. Use a wallboard knife that's 6 inches (15cm) long to spread joint compound across the wall. Aim for a layer that's 18 inch (3.2mm) thick. Smooth it out as you go, and make sure to complete each wall in one session to give it a more even look. Let the wall dry overnight. Once the wall has dried overnight, sand down any rough areas with medium-grit sandpaper or a sanding screen. Create as smooth a surface as you can. Vacuum up the drywall dust so it doesn't float into the joint compound when you apply it again. You can use a standard vacuum, but make sure it works really well. However, you can also rent a dust drywall vacuum specifically for that purpose. Use your wallboard knife to apply the second and final layer of joint compound. Make a thinner layer this time, as you're mostly trying to fill in low spots. Let it dry overnight. After the joint compound has dried overnight, spend time smoothing out the walls again. Run medium-grit sandpaper over any rough areas to create a smooth surface. Vacuum up any dust. It helps to wipe the wall down with a damp sponge again, letting it dry afterwards.
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Spray a small area with water. Hold a floor scraper or drywall blade at a 30 angle. Scrape off the texture. Move around the room in small sections. Sand down the texture that's left behind. Wipe down the wall with a damp sponge. Apply joint compound over the wall with a wallboard knife. Sand the walls down again. Apply another round of joint compound. Sand again.