People suck
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- dbloc0
I had a crappy bike stolen right when I moved to California. Didn't think I needed to lock it up right next to my front door. Apparently I was wrong.
- simple_space0
I learn something new about bike security every time one of mine gets stolen. I was actually sitting out on my porch the other night with a clear view of the BART station and I saw some guys with cordless power tools just going from bike to bike.
- Spookytim0
I suppose everyone is familiar with the story of Amsterdam's freebike incentive?
- brains0
Yup, it's a great idea.
- sikma0
i'd love to see someone steal my bike not knowing that it completely jams up when you try to use the top gear.
- Llyod0
what what
- 7point340
damn i'm late to this party, this thread must have started a min after i signed off here.
sucks dude, i'm sorry
- Tark0
if i makes you feel any better, most people are spending waaaay more than $1200 on gas to get to worked.
See...everyone is getting fucked on the street.
- ian0
Yes I have to agree. Whats sad, I remember a very drunken conversation with my sister years ago where she told me that the worst thing in the world was other people. Although I fully agreed with her the thought of it made me very very sad, that she had come to this conclusion and she wasn't an unhappy or depressed person.
She now has a 3 week old daughter now so Im sure she has reappraised the situation...
- Now she'll say, "the best and worst things in the world are people".Jaline
- dahmahstah0
dont feel soo bad.. I lived in nyc for 12 years. during that time i had 4 bikes stolen... Moved to miami and had another stolen. I am not living in california. i have 2 locks. If someone wants your bike there is really no stopping. i just make it so its a hassle for them..... in ny they really do not care. they took down a small tree to take my bike.
- mrdobolina0
well done harlequino
- rafalski0
I know that's fucking worthless for you now but somebody's got to say it:
What were you thinking? Leaving a shiny expensive bike outside like that?! Do you live in Norway in the 70's, before they got locks on their doors?
That said, I'm sorry to hear that canuck.
- ismith0
My bike got stolen off the front porch when I was 6, it was the first one without training wheels and was a Raleigh BMX thing (parents thought it was a good size). The bastard rode it to school the next day, but me being the nice guy that I was decided not to mention it because I figured there's a decent chance he bought the same bike (and he was 12 and would beat the shit out of me if I bothered him most likely). Later I was told by a friend they heard him bragging about stealing it, he 'graduated' from 8th grade and I never saw him (or my bike) again.
Moral of the story: next time you see someone with a remotely similar bike, don't hesitate to beat them to a pulp and take the bike.
Actually, I have no real advice. But that really sucks, and since you're in a big city I guess there aren't really any practical ways of getting it back.
- moldero0
yes
- 5timuli0
Had it happen to my bike back in 1999. MArin Eldridge. It was chained up in my flat hallway, but not to anything. The bastards must've bee clocking it for weeks. They burst the door down (which I heard and thought was the neighbours) and ran off down the street with it. It had a shitty chain lock on it as it was inside but instead of buying or borrowing a pair of cheap bolt cutters, they used a brick to smash the rear stays off the bike to steal the wheels. I got back a mangled frame and cranks. The rest was gone.
- moldero0
x2
- 5timuli0
Best of all the little cunts were both 13 so the police let them go. Wish I'd have known, I would've made a trip round their house with a kettle and a bag of salt 'n' vinegar crisps.
- flashbender0
bike camouflage
- canuck0
still drowning my sorrows but this made me chuckle