Damn Bastards!

[Technoid]

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

[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

[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.

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

http://www.specialized.com/bc/SBCEqSection.jsp?sid=05EquipLocks

Jammrock

[Technoid]

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

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

Here are some good ones:

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

[Technoid]

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

[GNEP]

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.

[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

[Technoid]

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

[Brian Ellis]

Queen sang a relevant song for you to start humming:

http://www.sing365.com/music/Lyric.nsf/Bicycle-Race-lyrics-Queen/5143FBFDE0AA6AB44825689400022B7A

[Dr Mordrid]

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

Park, lock & take the front wheel with you.

[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!

[ZokesPro]

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.

[Technoid]

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

[Technoid]

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

[Fat Tone]

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