The bike comes with a key which both locks the battery in place and enables the bike to be turned on.

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It also locks up resources, both human and financial, that could be used more productively by stronger firms.

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The public also has shown the desire for the tradition to cease, both because of the physical harm to the bridge and because many view the locks as an eyesore.

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Opposing locks Mike Voyle and Chris Stephens were sin-binned for a punch up, but both had returned before Bridgend claimed their only try, gleefully touched down by Ringer.

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