summerdays
Cycling in the sun
- Location
- Bristol
Oh no! That's extremely bad luck! I don't think I would be using the bike shed again. Do you know how they got into it? Door left open again?
Well it's happened again...
- Thread starter swampyseifer
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Oh no! That's extremely bad luck! I don't think I would be using the bike shed again. Do you know how they got into it? Door left open again?
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swampyseifer
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Milton Keynes. UK
The door was open went I went to check it, so it's quite likely!
I am seriously considering whether to get another one, considering how little I ride!
I am seriously considering whether to get another one, considering how little I ride!
Fnaar
Smutmaster General
- Location
- Thumberland
That's really unlucky 
I don't like having to trust others to lock up... we have a locked communal bike shed facility at work, and while it's always been safe, I'm kind of waiting for the day...
I used to share an office with 5 other people. There's a lot of 'through traffic', and unwelcome intruders are not uncommon. One of my colleagues was forever forgetting to lock the door, and so I used to have to take everything (wallet, phone, bag etc) around with me (long periods are spent out of the actual office). Now, thankfully, I have my own office, so just me to trust
I don't like having to trust others to lock up... we have a locked communal bike shed facility at work, and while it's always been safe, I'm kind of waiting for the day...
I used to share an office with 5 other people. There's a lot of 'through traffic', and unwelcome intruders are not uncommon. One of my colleagues was forever forgetting to lock the door, and so I used to have to take everything (wallet, phone, bag etc) around with me (long periods are spent out of the actual office). Now, thankfully, I have my own office, so just me to trust
- Location
- Glasgow
That's it, you need to take your next bike (there will be a next one ) inside the flat.
I think somebody is watching the shed waiting for opportunities.
) inside the flat.I think somebody is watching the shed waiting for opportunities.
- Location
- Shrewsbury, Shropshire
^^^ What @Pat "5mph" said.
Having a nasty suspicious mind, I wonder whether the person who "forgot" to lock the door knows the thieves?
I really hope it doesn't stop you riding for good @swampyseifer. That would be a great shame.
Having a nasty suspicious mind, I wonder whether the person who "forgot" to lock the door knows the thieves?
I really hope it doesn't stop you riding for good @swampyseifer. That would be a great shame.
- Location
- Glasgow
Yes, Swampy, don't stop riding, you are making progress on the bike
DCLane
Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
- Location
- Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
Like Rickshaw Phil there does seem to be something suspicious here - repeated thefts using the same 'door open' scenario.
Hope it's sorted. How about a folder so you can keep it in the flat? Or a bog standard BSO runabout?
Hope it's sorted. How about a folder so you can keep it in the flat? Or a bog standard BSO runabout?
vernon
Harder than Ronnie Pickering
- Location
- Meanwood, Leeds
That's it, you need to take your next bike (there will be a next one
I told him that here:
If you really loved your bike you'd keep it in the living room.
derrick
The Glue that binds us together.
- Location
- On the edge of London
If you really love your bikes 
Sorry for your loss.
Sorry for your loss.
- Location
- The TerrorVortex
Seriously, getting three bikes nicked is just insane.
Keep it inside, or lose it again
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
It's the same thief coming back each time! He knows that the insurance will cough up for a new bike, so he checks every now and then to see if the latest one is ready to be stolen. 
That's my theory, anyway ...
That's my theory, anyway ...
summerdays
Cycling in the sun
- Location
- Bristol
My mind is now turning to more evil thoughts that include .... removing the brake pads, loosening the handlebars etc - only thing is you would have to get a sacrificial bike. Or even some kind of tracker device.
derrick
The Glue that binds us together.
- Location
- On the edge of London
Should wire it up to the mains, 240 volts does seem to be a deterrent.
- Location
- The TerrorVortex
I ought to point out that wiring a bike to the mains would place you at risk of being sued for any injury to anyone who touched the bike.
However, if a bike was being worked on, such that the brakes were disconnected pending adjustment, and the seatpost and handlebars were loose while setting up, then it would be hard to prove you'd deliberately left a death-trap lying around in the hope that your local bike thief would hurt himself very badly indeed.
However, if a bike was being worked on, such that the brakes were disconnected pending adjustment, and the seatpost and handlebars were loose while setting up, then it would be hard to prove you'd deliberately left a death-trap lying around in the hope that your local bike thief would hurt himself very badly indeed.
