ChrisFilter
Like a boss.
well yeah, because stolen cars are associated with other crimes and one in an accident has repercussions for the victim.
what damage can people do with a bike?
A theft is a theft.
Stolen Bike
- Thread starter crustychick
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A theft is a theft.
Brainaddict
slight system overdrive
I suspect most bikes stolen in Brixton are to fund drug addictions - so very related to other crimes. The police still don't care though.
marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
what happened next? did you get the bike back, did he get nicked?
sorry to hear about the bike crusty
baldrick
hmmmmm
fair enough.
crustychick
doo-woop-de-doo
editor
hiraethified
A recent report had the Kryptonite New York 3000 lock as being by far and away the best. £30 locks are almost useless, with most cable ones being the easiest to cut.
I fucking hate bike thieves - I had a lovely mountain bike stolen once in Islington - and that had two cheapish D locks on.
I used to have a crappy road bike for general commuting/shopping, but now I just have the one folding bike - with that I rarely have to leave it locked anywhere. I'd love to have a nice mountain bike again, but with so many thieving scumbags out there it just doesn't seem worth the hassle.
I fucking hate bike thieves - I had a lovely mountain bike stolen once in Islington - and that had two cheapish D locks on.
I used to have a crappy road bike for general commuting/shopping, but now I just have the one folding bike - with that I rarely have to leave it locked anywhere. I'd love to have a nice mountain bike again, but with so many thieving scumbags out there it just doesn't seem worth the hassle.
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bluestreak
HomosexualityIsStalin’sAtomBombtoDestroyAmerica
I suspect the issue as well is that bikes aren't seen as being important. Our society is very much beholden to the car and there seems to be this idea that bikes are toys and cyclists are harmless crackpots and children. Why bother taking these people seriously, they should have cars like sensible adults.
Brainaddict
slight system overdrive
Yeah, I researched locks recently cos I got a nice new bike and the consensus seemed to be that most cable locks - even more expensive ones - are close to useless, even against amateurs. Bad time to tell you that I realise
But even the cheaper Abus D-locks aren't great for London - only their top-of-the-range ones.
I know this is not a good time to say it, but for next time, if you have a bike you value and you lock it up in London you should get a lock that's ranked as gold-level secure here:
http://www.soldsecure.com/Leisure.htm
As chrisfilter says, nothing will protect you against real professionals, but most bike thieves are amateurs and opportunists and the locks rated as gold are pretty much unbreakable except with professional equipment.
But even the cheaper Abus D-locks aren't great for London - only their top-of-the-range ones.
I know this is not a good time to say it, but for next time, if you have a bike you value and you lock it up in London you should get a lock that's ranked as gold-level secure here:
http://www.soldsecure.com/Leisure.htm
As chrisfilter says, nothing will protect you against real professionals, but most bike thieves are amateurs and opportunists and the locks rated as gold are pretty much unbreakable except with professional equipment.
editor
hiraethified
Ain't that the truth.
If a bunch of kids nick an old car around here, there's squad cars hurtling around and a helicopter in the sky. Say you've had your £1,000 bike stolen and it's a case of "Meh. Fill in some forms."
editor
hiraethified
I saw a pair by Clapham Common station with a big pair of bolt cutters around 9pm once, snipping through locks, as bold as brass. It was only when me and this random stranger squared up against them, and let them know we were calling the police that they reluctantly walked away. I dare say they came back later to collect their prize.
marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
it's a relatively quick crime - difficult for the police to get there quickly enough, even if they could be bothered
ChrisFilter
Like a boss.
I had the hardcore version of this http://www.bikemagic.com/review/rev...x/RCN/117/rgn/13/sp/332717698134330852224/v/1 that's listed as Gold... fuckers.
crustychick
doo-woop-de-doo
In Oxford, people leave bikes all over the place, chained to nothing but themselves with the crappiest cable locks.
In my work car park, chained to a bike rack, I thought it should have been okay....
In London I would have been much much more vigilant... just goes to show you never can tell.
girl at work just told me that she saw a couple of kids hanging around in the car park near the bike rack yesterday.... she wondered what they were up to but never mentioned it to anyone
In my work car park, chained to a bike rack, I thought it should have been okay....
In London I would have been much much more vigilant... just goes to show you never can tell.
girl at work just told me that she saw a couple of kids hanging around in the car park near the bike rack yesterday.... she wondered what they were up to but never mentioned it to anyone
scumbalina
Scummy Mummy
Feel for you, some fuckers did the same to me except the barstards stole it out of my backgarden!
Horrid innit?
About a year ago we had loads of thievey types round where I live, you'd come home, lock your bike up, open the door 10minutes later and it would be gone the twats Worst of it was the cheek, one of em bought his bike up the stais, sat on our balcony with his tool kit, stripped the bits he wanted off, put them on his bike and rode off, in broad fucking daylight! We only know cos a few people saw it and assumed he was a mate of ours (well, you wouldn;t think anyone could be that cheeky!). Best bit was when you'd lose a whell, look round and it would be on your neighbours bike... I actually got accused on being cheeky and not having enough respect when I complained once 
Seems to be starting up again, all the sheds are being slowly done over this week
So yeah, bike thieves....grrrr!
mitochondria
full-on emptiness
I hate bike thieves, sorry to hear that cc.
I have magnum u-lock and no problems but I guess Scotland is not as bad as london when it comes to bike thieving scum.
Chicago bike messengers used something like this . The chain is tough as f**k (not sure about the lock). But it weighs over 8 pounds, it's a lot to carry around town.
It's expensive but it comes with 2 grand of anti-theft cover. Dunno about this, anyone actually claimed something from such scheme? I haven't even registered for this with Magnum seeing all small print.
I have magnum u-lock and no problems but I guess Scotland is not as bad as london when it comes to bike thieving scum.
Chicago bike messengers used something like this . The chain is tough as f**k (not sure about the lock). But it weighs over 8 pounds, it's a lot to carry around town.
It's expensive but it comes with 2 grand of anti-theft cover. Dunno about this, anyone actually claimed something from such scheme? I haven't even registered for this with Magnum seeing all small print.
snowy_again
Slush
Only London based, which I guess doesn't help the U75 national hordes...
http://stolenbikelondon.blogspot.com/
http://stolenbikelondon.blogspot.com/
sleaterkinney
Well-Known Member
Did you get your bike back?
What's needed is some sort of immobiliser.
edit: The only way I stopped mine getting nicked was taking it inside.
ChrisFilter
Like a boss.
Nope. I gave the police the phone number, etc, and they just gave me a crime reference number and then probably binned the file.
mitochondria
full-on emptiness
Did the cops tell you what they were going to do about it?
I would take my mates and buy it back, with a vengeance.
ChrisFilter
Like a boss.
He said it had gone when I questioned him... otherwise, yeah, would have been tempting to get some psychotic friends together. But then when I did consider it, I thought "you never know, they're probably tooled up" so wouldn't have gone through with it anyway.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
In the programme (not me but my dept made) they went all around london with huge red bolt cutters, angle grinders etc in really busy places and were never stopped.
My favorite bit is where the presenter chains a bike out side scotland yard with all these armed police everywhere. He comes back later with the big red meter long bolt cutters and just chops though the lock in front of everyone.
Its proper shitty to come back and find your bike gone. I had a bike for less than a week, locked it up in Covent Garden and it was gone when I returned a few hours later.
I couldn't believe it had been nicked and spent about two hours walking around central London looking for it, convinced that I must have locked somewhere else.
I couldn't believe it had been nicked and spent about two hours walking around central London looking for it, convinced that I must have locked somewhere else.
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