Bike scrapyard in front of my workplace
12-06-18, 04:07 PM
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@RubeRad, I did that with a friend's wheel long ago. He didn't find it the least bit funny, so I'll never do it again.
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12-06-18, 04:17 PM
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yeah, depends on the prankee
12-07-18, 09:27 AM
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He was a lovely guy but perhaps a bit too serious. I chose poorly.
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12-07-18, 09:41 AM
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Frame/Ring lock for the back and a chain for the front to secure it to a fixed object through the front wheel. Then again, this is my fancier bike which won't be left outside for long.
My city bike has a similar setup with a much beefier lock.
12-07-18, 09:51 AM
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Dear Bike Vandal.
Next time just steal it. Don't destroy it. Now neither of us has a bike.
Thanks for your consideration.
12-07-18, 09:53 AM
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He was a lovely guy but perhaps a bit too serious. I chose poorly.
12-07-18, 10:11 AM
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12-07-18, 10:16 AM
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12-07-18, 10:28 AM
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To clarify, I think acid is saying his own c/mi question was a poor joke. That sign on the bike is funny. Would be a good candidate for one of the funny pic threads in Foo
Just tryin to dilute some potential acid around here...
Just tryin to dilute some potential acid around here...
12-07-18, 10:30 AM
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Looking at that bike though, I'm confused as to how that downtube can have such a massive bend in it, without the head, top or seat tube appearing to be bent.
12-07-18, 10:39 AM
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I've also seen a stolen bike used in the same neighborhood with a piece of paper asking for the bike to be retuned as the owner really liked it and threat of prosecution was dropped, which it was. The thief/buyer chained it up in front of the house/flat and was filming.
In the end, the bike was stolen, sold at a flea market, bought and used all in the same neighbourhood (Frankfurt Sachsenhausen). Nice place.
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Manhattan is a gigantic bike scrap yard. People leave their bikes out for long periods, and they get picked clean, in time. Sights like these are quite common for me.
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05-11-19, 03:06 AM
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I was watching a lone locked front wheel with a dynamo hub in the university town where I worked in Sweden for a couple years. Then, one day I saw that all the spokes were cut and the hub was gone...
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I just think my particular instance is funny under the CCTV present and with 24/7 security roaming.
Ah, Britain, you never cease to amaze me.
05-14-19, 04:52 PM
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Recently someone D-locked their nice-looking Bianchi Avenue to a bench on a major (for us) intersection. After a couple of days the wheels were gone, and while I debated whether to snag the nice kickstand, the bike disappeared, probably the cops. Shame, I could have really used that kickstand.
Down the street I watched a mtb. "decompose" over a week; as of last night it was down to the frame and drive train.
At a new apartment complex inhabited almost entirely by college students, the cheapskate owners installed tons of car parking, and an elementary school style bike rack. I saw four cut cables and a front wheel held on by a D lock. Sucks.
Down the street I watched a mtb. "decompose" over a week; as of last night it was down to the frame and drive train.
At a new apartment complex inhabited almost entirely by college students, the cheapskate owners installed tons of car parking, and an elementary school style bike rack. I saw four cut cables and a front wheel held on by a D lock. Sucks.
05-14-19, 04:57 PM
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Recently someone D-locked their nice-looking Bianchi Avenue to a bench on a major (for us) intersection. After a couple of days the wheels were gone, and while I debated whether to snag the nice kickstand, the bike disappeared, probably the cops. Shame, I could have really used that kickstand.
Down the street I watched a mtb. "decompose" over a week; as of last night it was down to the frame and drive train.
At a new apartment complex inhabited almost entirely by college students, the cheapskate owners installed tons of car parking, and an elementary school style bike rack. I saw four cut cables and a front wheel held on by a D lock. Sucks.
Down the street I watched a mtb. "decompose" over a week; as of last night it was down to the frame and drive train.
At a new apartment complex inhabited almost entirely by college students, the cheapskate owners installed tons of car parking, and an elementary school style bike rack. I saw four cut cables and a front wheel held on by a D lock. Sucks.
05-14-19, 10:14 PM
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at least with CCTV you got to see that guy drive his bulldozer right through the millennium dome tent to steal the diamond that wasn’t there
05-15-19, 12:31 AM
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actually facial recognition software is so 2018. In 2019 China, they're using gait/walk recognition software (still works with masks as such).
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That's very kind of them.
There is a video by Hal Ruzal of NYC, showing the badly locked and well locked bikes on the streets. Unfortunately, I don't think his instruction is clear enough.
I've observed lots about bike theft and have been victim many times, too. One weird thing I've learned is the tools they do and don't carry. Of course, they carry cable cutters, but it seems they often don't have wrenches. My bolted-on dynamo lights have never been stolen. One person tried to take my headlight but couldn't do it without a wrench. He bent the mounting bracket. No big deal, and I bent it back to original shape. Also, 2 D-locks make sense, though I get away with one, and I use a cable to secure one wheel to my frame. It would be easy to cut the cable and take the wheel, and the thieves are equipped to do so, but they never do. I've been using this technique since the 70s. I don't really understand why, when they carry cable cutters and they QR steal wheels, they won't cut a cable to take a wheel. But I don't need to understand it to take advantage of it.
This is the bike I don't usually ride to work, but I rode it to work on this day and locked it up thusly.
There is a video by Hal Ruzal of NYC, showing the badly locked and well locked bikes on the streets. Unfortunately, I don't think his instruction is clear enough.
I've observed lots about bike theft and have been victim many times, too. One weird thing I've learned is the tools they do and don't carry. Of course, they carry cable cutters, but it seems they often don't have wrenches. My bolted-on dynamo lights have never been stolen. One person tried to take my headlight but couldn't do it without a wrench. He bent the mounting bracket. No big deal, and I bent it back to original shape. Also, 2 D-locks make sense, though I get away with one, and I use a cable to secure one wheel to my frame. It would be easy to cut the cable and take the wheel, and the thieves are equipped to do so, but they never do. I've been using this technique since the 70s. I don't really understand why, when they carry cable cutters and they QR steal wheels, they won't cut a cable to take a wheel. But I don't need to understand it to take advantage of it.
This is the bike I don't usually ride to work, but I rode it to work on this day and locked it up thusly.
Looky, free seat, seat bag, and pedals!
Honestly though, I don't understand why people steal cheap, ****ty seats like the one that would be on this bike:
