Beware of gaffer tape on Sheffield Stands.
- Thread starter jefmcg
- Start date
Page may contain affiliate links. Please see terms for details.
D
Deleted member 35268
Guest
Unreal
Surely it's quicker and easy to chop most bike locks off than using whatever tools are needed to cut through that much metal? Unless maybe those stands have an easier to cut through material in the middle. But looks like they had a few goes, amazed people would just walk past because clearly not a 30 seconds and run job.
Guess you could turn up in high-vis and hardhat and pretend to be a contractor doing some legitimate work but still, surely someone would think it is suspicious, especially if done in the early hours?
Guess you could turn up in high-vis and hardhat and pretend to be a contractor doing some legitimate work but still, surely someone would think it is suspicious, especially if done in the early hours?
Yes but they only need do it once to the stand and pick as many bikes as they like over the coming weeks.
OP
OP
jefmcg
Guru
Exactly. They take the time to cut the stand - maybe at night, then get a nice bike that is locked to it in a few seconds during the day. Edit: or a lot of nice bikes, thanks @Markymark. It wouldn't occur to me to check the stand for cuts if my bike was gone. I'd assume they'd cut the lock, or I hadn't locked it well. One stand like this could be a right earner, to quote Minder.
And who would question anyone fussing with tools around a bike stand that had nothing locked to it?
numbnuts
Squire
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
There was a stand at Asda in Eastleigh that you could lift out of the ground 
Absolute s***s. Clever but real s***s. You have to wonder, if they turned their attention to legal ideas/inventions.......what could they achieve.
They could do the cuts one night and the next day steal maybe 5 bikes.......that could go on for several days as even the victims may not realise how it happened.
They could do the cuts one night and the next day steal maybe 5 bikes.......that could go on for several days as even the victims may not realise how it happened.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I have often thought that, especially with crimes like bank fraud or computer hacking where the criminals are clever and talented enough to earn a lot of money without breaking the law. I think some of them just get a kick out of messing with other people!
OP
OP
jefmcg
Guru
You're right. 3 reports so far.
https://news.google.co.uk/news/rtc?...uk&siidp=2a721dce6ab1fe5202665300999677ab1208
summerdays
Cycling in the sun
- Location
- Bristol
I've seen ones where the stand is mounted in block paving and you realise the block is wobbly.
OP
OP
jefmcg
Guru
Known in IT as security through obscurity, and generally regard as a bad thing™
Booyaa
Veteran
- Location
- South Staffordshire
Easy enough to get away with it in broad daylight, turn up at weekends or the middle of the day, look like you are meant to be there, cut the stand, sort of repair it and off you give. Give it a couple of days and then it is rich pickings. ill always douhble check where I lock the bike up from now on for sure!
chris folder
Well-Known Member
Hi
what a trick the tape you would not take notice of it when you lock bike up i will look at every post now on
what a trick the tape you would not take notice of it when you lock bike up i will look at every post now on