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  • #1

    Damn Bastards!

    Someone has stolen my bike

    It's the second time someone steals my bike

    so I will now have to buy another bike, third time since I moved to my current location
    If there's artificial intelligence, there's bound to be some artificial stupidity.

    Jeremy Clarkson "806 brake horsepower..and that on that limp wrist faerie liquid the Americans call petrol, if you run it on the more explosive jungle juice we have in Europe you'd be getting 850 brake horsepower..."
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  • #2
    That sucks


    You should buy a pink one, with large disks in the wheels painted with flowers, and streamers from the handles - I bet it wouldn't get stolen then
    Yeah, well I'm gonna build my own lunar space lander! With blackjack aaaaannd Hookers! Actually, forget the space lander, and the blackjack. Ahhhh forget the whole thing!

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    • #3
      Time to setup the Amager (island off Copenhagen, lots of bike thefts there) lock system! Get a long, strong, thinner wire cable and a big fat monster lock. Wire the smaller, long cable lock into the seat of you bike. When locking, wire it to the frame and rear wheal. The big lock goes from the back of the front wheel, to the frame, and to an immovable object.

      And never leave your bike out after dark. Here are some good ones:

      404: This page could not be found.
      http://www.specialized.com/bc/SBCEqSection.jsp?sid=05EquipLocks


      Jammrock
      “Inside every sane person there’s a madman struggling to get out”
      –The Light Fantastic, Terry Pratchett

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Jammrock
        Time to setup the Amager (island off Copenhagen, lots of bike thefts there) lock system! Get a long, strong, thinner wire cable and a big fat monster lock. Wire the smaller, long cable lock into the seat of you bike. When locking, wire it to the frame and rear wheal. The big lock goes from the back of the front wheel, to the frame, and to an immovable object.
        I'm intending to do just that

        Originally posted by Jammrock
        And never leave your bike out after dark.
        Not really an option, on the other hand the last bike was stolen out of a locked shed, where it was secured with 1 "U" type hard lock, 1 Wirelock and lastly the bikes own lock

        Originally posted by Jammrock
        Here are some good ones:

        404: This page could not be found.
        http://www.specialized.com/bc/SBCEqSection.jsp?sid=05EquipLocks


        Jammrock
        Looks good


        Now I wish there were gps transmitter devices that didnt cost 10x what the bike costs
        If there's artificial intelligence, there's bound to be some artificial stupidity.

        Jeremy Clarkson "806 brake horsepower..and that on that limp wrist faerie liquid the Americans call petrol, if you run it on the more explosive jungle juice we have in Europe you'd be getting 850 brake horsepower..."

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        • #5
          Originally posted by gt40
          That sucks


          You should buy a pink one, with large disks in the wheels painted with flowers, and streamers from the handles - I bet it wouldn't get stolen then
          heh, not even I would go near it then
          If there's artificial intelligence, there's bound to be some artificial stupidity.

          Jeremy Clarkson "806 brake horsepower..and that on that limp wrist faerie liquid the Americans call petrol, if you run it on the more explosive jungle juice we have in Europe you'd be getting 850 brake horsepower..."

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          • #6
            Oooh my frame's a specialized at the mo - quite nice. Need to get some skinny tyres on it though as 90%+ of my journeys are now on pretty decent (ie few potholes) roads. D-lock through rear wheel and frame and immovable object, together with heavy cable/wire through front wheel and D-lock (and possibly also immovable object) is how I lock mine. Touch wood been OK in London so far. Also locking it to the traffic side of railings makes the theives' life a bit harder...

            Tough luck on yours though Tech.
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            • #7
              see here if they steal it, they return it the next day *usually a drunk guy just wanting to get home

              we also have a national registry for bike S/N when you buy it, you register it. it's yours, if you turf it, they return it to you, if someone steals it, they hit jail time
              Juu nin to iro


              English doesn't borrow from other languages. It follows them down dark alleys, knocks them over, and goes through their pockets for loose grammar.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Sasq
                see here if they steal it, they return it the next day *usually a drunk guy just wanting to get home

                we also have a national registry for bike S/N when you buy it, you register it. it's yours, if you turf it, they return it to you, if someone steals it, they hit jail time
                We also have a national serial numbers system, but the cops over here never bothers looking...

                the only chance I have to get it back is if someone leaves it to the cops at the "found item" dept.

                I think we have about 1% of solved bike crimes here in sweden
                If there's artificial intelligence, there's bound to be some artificial stupidity.

                Jeremy Clarkson "806 brake horsepower..and that on that limp wrist faerie liquid the Americans call petrol, if you run it on the more explosive jungle juice we have in Europe you'd be getting 850 brake horsepower..."

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                • #9
                  Queen sang a relevant song for you to start humming:
                  404
                  http://www.sing365.com/music/Lyric.nsf/Bicycle-Race-lyrics-Queen/5143FBFDE0AA6AB44825689400022B7A
                  Brian (the devil incarnate)

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                  • #10
                    Best trick I've seen was a quick release front wheel hub.

                    Park, lock & take the front wheel with you.
                    Dr. Mordrid
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                    I carry a gun because I can't throw a rock 1,250 fps

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                    • #11
                      Another trick is to have a lockable device, so that, when it is unlocked, anyone sitting on the saddle triggers a sharp, spring-loaded, spike to come shooting up through a hole in the middle of it. Has the double effect of a burglar alarm as the thief screams!

                      Sorry to be flippant when you are upset!
                      Brian (the devil incarnate)

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                      • #12
                        I've had several bikes stolen from me. And sadly it's so easy too, unless you purchase THE best lock for it. (even then there are tools made to cut those too) I keep mine in my bedroom, no way I'm leaving it out of my site or locked up outside.
                        Titanium is the new bling!
                        (you heard from me first!)

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Dr Mordrid
                          Best trick I've seen was a quick release front wheel hub.

                          Park, lock & take the front wheel with you.
                          The bike I'm eying has a quick release front wheel

                          Thx for the idea
                          If there's artificial intelligence, there's bound to be some artificial stupidity.

                          Jeremy Clarkson "806 brake horsepower..and that on that limp wrist faerie liquid the Americans call petrol, if you run it on the more explosive jungle juice we have in Europe you'd be getting 850 brake horsepower..."

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by Brian Ellis
                            Another trick is to have a lockable device, so that, when it is unlocked, anyone sitting on the saddle triggers a sharp, spring-loaded, spike to come shooting up through a hole in the middle of it. Has the double effect of a burglar alarm as the thief screams!

                            Sorry to be flippant when you are upset!
                            Don't worry

                            I was thinking in these terms as well, but I was more thinking of large amounts of amps
                            If there's artificial intelligence, there's bound to be some artificial stupidity.

                            Jeremy Clarkson "806 brake horsepower..and that on that limp wrist faerie liquid the Americans call petrol, if you run it on the more explosive jungle juice we have in Europe you'd be getting 850 brake horsepower..."

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                            • #15
                              The trouble with quick-release wheels is you *have* to take them with you.

                              How's your insurance? We had a couple of bikes chained up in our back garden to a hoop on the wall. The Insurance company settled extremely nicely in our favour for those I felt really invaded even though it was just my garden
                              FT.

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