Thieving Scum :-(

About a fortnight ago, I walked out of the front door to the feeling of
'something's not right'. When, ten seconds later, I twigged what it was, I
realised someone had stolen my singlespeed commuter. It's a 1991 Kona Cinder
Cone, in a light metallic green, with black P2's an green Michelin semi
slicks. They'd gone straight through the lock with a pair of blot croppers
:-(

Yesterday morning, on the way out to visit the inlaws, I found my
girlfriends bike laying on the pavement. When I tried to pick it up, I saw
it was still just about chained to the railings, with the lock wrapped
around the spokes. It seems they got halfway through cutting the lock, were
disturbed and tried to ride off on the thing, only to fail and abandon it,
tearing the saddle and denting the frame in the process.

Moral of the story, get yourself the biggest lock you can possibly find, or
better yet keep your bike indoors. We've both kept bikes there for 2 years
with no problems, so there's obviously a bit of a crime wave in Bath at the
moment. Oh, and consign yourself to the fact that however much you like your
bike(s), if someone of the criminal persuasion takes a fancy to them,
they'll have them. My girlfriends was a 6 year old, £200 Muddy Fox, but they
obviously still thought it worth taking.

Oh, and finally if anyone spots a large green Kona wth green tires being
ridden anywhere, can they drop me a mail?
Simon

"Simon Connell" wrote in message
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Moral of the story, get yourself the biggest lock you can possibly find,
or
better yet keep your bike indoors. We've both kept bikes there for 2 years
with no problems, so there's obviously a bit of a crime wave in Bath at
the
moment. Oh, and consign yourself to the fact that however much you like
your
bike(s), if someone of the criminal persuasion takes a fancy to them,
they'll have them. My girlfriends was a 6 year old, £200 Muddy Fox, but
they
obviously still thought it worth taking.

Oh, and finally if anyone spots a large green Kona wth green tires being
ridden anywhere, can they drop me a mail?
Simon

Wave goodbye to the Kona unfortunately. I leave a note in my bike tubing to
ask any person that will change the bottom bracket to email or call me if
they find the note. I can then tell them whether the bike was nicked off me.

Knowing how to use a decent lock is as important as buying a decent lock. I
always pop my Kryptonite New York through the frame and rear wheel. This
leaves no room for a car jack to be put in. I then secure the front wheel
with a cable lock and remove everything that is nickable.

elyob wrote:
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"Simon Connell" wrote in message
...
Moral of the story, get yourself the biggest lock you can possibly fi=
nd,
or
better yet keep your bike indoors. We've both kept bikes there for 2 =
years
with no problems, so there's obviously a bit of a crime wave in Bath =
at
the
moment. Oh, and consign yourself to the fact that however much you li=
ke
your
bike(s), if someone of the criminal persuasion takes a fancy to them,=

they'll have them. My girlfriends was a 6 year old, =A3200 Muddy Fox,=
but
they
obviously still thought it worth taking.


Stolen property is money to a thief. To the thief the original value is
unimportant.
It may bring a package of cigarettes, a coffee or a drug of choice. We
hear
all the time my bike isn't worth anything. A rusted bike costs more
than most
are willing to pay to replace it.



Oh, and finally if anyone spots a large green Kona wth green tires be=
ing
ridden anywhere, can they drop me a mail?
Simon
=

Wave goodbye to the Kona unfortunately. I leave a note in my bike tubin=
g to
ask any person that will change the bottom bracket to email or call me =
if
they find the note. I can then tell them whether the bike was nicked of=
f me.
=

Knowing how to use a decent lock is as important as buying a decent loc=
k. I
always pop my Kryptonite New York through the frame and rear wheel. Thi=
s
leaves no room for a car jack to be put in. =


Excellent. =


I then secure the front wheel

Absolutely necessary, too. =

with a cable lock and remove everything that is nickable.

My bike sleeps at the bottom of my bed, under my pillow is a hammer, on the
dresser at the side of my bed is a set of ornamental sammurai swords in my
wardrobe is a 72lb barnett saffari (bow and arrow) i love my bikes.

When i have done polishing my bikes i pass the remaining of my time
polishing and sharpening my samurai's.

I have had 2 bikes stolen one when i was a kid, my very first racer that i
took a paper round to pay for, then a magnessium alloy mountain bike so
when i lock them up now its always through the front wheel back wheel and
frame. on occassions i have seen bikes with a front wheel missing and a
front wheel locked up in the parking next to it, obvious to me that a little
earlier someone found and made themselves a bike from 2 bikes that hadn't
yet been lost.




"occupant" wrote in message
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elyob wrote:

"Simon Connell" wrote in message
...
Moral of the story, get yourself the biggest lock you can possibly find,
or
better yet keep your bike indoors. We've both kept bikes there for 2
years
with no problems, so there's obviously a bit of a crime wave in Bath at
the
moment. Oh, and consign yourself to the fact that however much you like
your
bike(s), if someone of the criminal persuasion takes a fancy to them,
they'll have them. My girlfriends was a 6 year old, £200 Muddy Fox, but
they
obviously still thought it worth taking.


Stolen property is money to a thief. To the thief the original value is
unimportant.
It may bring a package of cigarettes, a coffee or a drug of choice. We
hear
all the time my bike isn't worth anything. A rusted bike costs more
than most
are willing to pay to replace it.



Oh, and finally if anyone spots a large green Kona wth green tires being
ridden anywhere, can they drop me a mail?
Simon

Wave goodbye to the Kona unfortunately. I leave a note in my bike tubing
to
ask any person that will change the bottom bracket to email or call me if
they find the note. I can then tell them whether the bike was nicked off
me.

Knowing how to use a decent lock is as important as buying a decent lock.
I
always pop my Kryptonite New York through the frame and rear wheel. This
leaves no room for a car jack to be put in.

Excellent.

I then secure the front wheel

Absolutely necessary, too.
with a cable lock and remove everything that is nickable.