Attempted Bike Theft?

[Deleted member 20519]

I was outside locking my bike up today, saw some expensive road bikes locked up with just the cable round the front wheel!, and I have a crappy combination cable lock to slow people down who try to steal my bike (not likely.)

So I was locking it up and I realise that there's a big slice through the rubber part of the lock, a few small slices and some torn rubber around the same area. has someone attempted to steal my bike? I don't see why they would but the cable is either on the bike or in my bag so it's not wear and tear.

:O

 

[MrJamie]

People will steal anything, if your bike works and is worth anything id lock it up well.

My cable lock (loops through my d-lock), looks like someones tried to cut it too, ive wondered if its just got damaged somehow or if someones really tried to cut that, it only goes through my wheels.

 

[HLaB]

Most thieves are junkies and they'll try and steal anything to get their fix, they are not cared if its worth a £10 or £1,000 as long as they can sell it quickly to get their £10 fix. They might have also found cheap bikes are easier to steel and sell on quicker so they are their preferred target.

I came back after a session in Dublin to my mates bike the D lock was completely mangled, folk must of tried to steal it but in those few extra minutes/seconds they must have been disturbed. He couldn't free his bike however, from the mangled lock but fortunately I suggested that we twist it use the frame as a lever and it easily came free. He left the country (Ozzie) and sold it to a colleague and less than a month later the colleague wasn't as lucky it was nicked.