stealing my own bike (well kind of)

[damnhippie]

bump 'cause i FINALLY got round to going back and chopping the lock. my dad's bolt croppers and a bit of sawing did the trick. bike! back!

no one had pinched any bits of it, though the front wheel is a bit buckled. don't know if that was the work of some drunken fuckwit, or me while i was cutting it free.

...and, guess what, someone called the police!

they came screeching up all dynamic like and i had to prove the bike was mine. in the end i clicked in to my clipless pedals and they seemed to agree this was enough proof. they still took my details and ran them through the system...

i hadn't phoned the copshop again because last time they basically said, 'if it's your bike, then you've got nothing to worry about'. might have saved them a trip if i had, i guess.

 

[WouldBe]

cheers Pingu - just spoke to my dad who offered to lend an angle grinder too! don't have a genny tho, and it's not really near anywhere i could run a power outlet from.

's looking like massive bolt croppers.

You could have tapped it into the power supply in the lamp post.

 

[trashpony]

...and, guess what, someone called the police!

they came screeching up all dynamic like and i had to prove the bike was mine.

I find that quite comforting

 

[damnhippie]

I find that quite comforting

they were quick - about 10 mins after a cyclist went past who i think was the caller. (they said it was a cyclist who'd called)

they also told me i 'didn't look like a very good bike thief'.

 

[dlx1]

but you don't have the ABUS card that came with the keys?

What ABUS card is this ? I didn't get a card with my 30quid lock

edit:
Thanks

 

[mauvais]

You get a card with an ID number that you can use to get new keys, even if you lose the keys.

 

[nortyrascal]

And perhaps call in / telephone the local police station first, just to let them know! Tell them you just wanted them to know so that they don't break their necks responding if they get any calls about you - they should appreciate that.

(You should also note that it's a racing certainty that someone will ring them up about you - they always do about genuine people in this sort of situation whereas they'll happily watch real thieves at work for hours without doing anything (like the fuckers nicking my motorbike on a Saturday afternoon in Greenwich High Road, setting the alarm off and fucking about with it for 15 mins before wheeling it away).)

I got £50 for the forks and the seat.
The rest is in Deptford Creek.