I think its pretty obvious good, expensive bikes gets stolen very often. But if he doesn't leave it on publics spots then I don't really see a problem. If its not for transport but purely for sports it should be just fine.ghettoperson wrote:
Is that a joke about the OP's location, or is there something here I'm missing?CameronPoe wrote:
Don't bother it'll just get stolen.
Over the past ten years I've had three mountain bikes stolen on me.ghettoperson wrote:
Is that a joke about the OP's location, or is there something here I'm missing?CameronPoe wrote:
Don't bother it'll just get stolen.
For transport you should only use "el cheapo" bicycles like they use in Holland. menzo<3CameronPoe wrote:
Over the past ten years I've had three mountain bikes stolen on me.ghettoperson wrote:
Is that a joke about the OP's location, or is there something here I'm missing?CameronPoe wrote:
Don't bother it'll just get stolen.
I left one on Stephen's Green in Dublin to go into a meeting in an office building there - it's like leaving your bike in the equivalent of say Whitehall in London or the Champs Elysees in Paris and it got fucking nicked. Unbelievable. My next bike will definitely not be left in public for very long, not without several different types of lock anyway.ghettoperson wrote:
I've owned probably 6 grands worth of bikes in my life, never had one stolen. I just don't leave it in public.
no matter where you are, just don't leave a bike unlocked. it's the same as leaving behind a backpack. anyone can walk off with it and pretend it's theirs.CameronPoe wrote:
I left one on Stephen's Green in Dublin to go into a meeting in an office building there - it's like leaving your bike in the equivalent of say Whitehall in London or the Champs Elysees in Paris and it got fucking nicked. Unbelievable. My next bike will definitely not be left in public for very long, not without several different types of lock anyway.ghettoperson wrote:
I've owned probably 6 grands worth of bikes in my life, never had one stolen. I just don't leave it in public.
It was locked. No lock is good enough.haffeysucks wrote:
no matter where you are, just don't leave a bike unlocked. it's the same as leaving behind a backpack. anyone can walk off with it and pretend it's theirs.CameronPoe wrote:
I left one on Stephen's Green in Dublin to go into a meeting in an office building there - it's like leaving your bike in the equivalent of say Whitehall in London or the Champs Elysees in Paris and it got fucking nicked. Unbelievable. My next bike will definitely not be left in public for very long, not without several different types of lock anyway.ghettoperson wrote:
I've owned probably 6 grands worth of bikes in my life, never had one stolen. I just don't leave it in public.
oh wow then. what kind of lock? you said "left it" so i thought you just left it unlocked.CameronPoe wrote:
It was locked. No lock is good enough.haffeysucks wrote:
no matter where you are, just don't leave a bike unlocked. it's the same as leaving behind a backpack. anyone can walk off with it and pretend it's theirs.CameronPoe wrote:
I left one on Stephen's Green in Dublin to go into a meeting in an office building there - it's like leaving your bike in the equivalent of say Whitehall in London or the Champs Elysees in Paris and it got fucking nicked. Unbelievable. My next bike will definitely not be left in public for very long, not without several different types of lock anyway.
It was a thick cable lock. Possible prob was that it was a combination lock - but I've had u-locked bikes nicked before too.haffeysucks wrote:
oh wow then. what kind of lock? you said "left it" so i thought you just left it unlocked.CameronPoe wrote:
It was locked. No lock is good enough.haffeysucks wrote:
no matter where you are, just don't leave a bike unlocked. it's the same as leaving behind a backpack. anyone can walk off with it and pretend it's theirs.
Apparently the best thing you can do is use both types, people will only carry around one form of cutters so they can only cut one form of lock making your bike a lot harder to nick.CameronPoe wrote:
It was a thick cable lock. Possible prob was that it was a combination lock - but I've had u-locked bikes nicked before too.haffeysucks wrote:
oh wow then. what kind of lock? you said "left it" so i thought you just left it unlocked.CameronPoe wrote:
It was locked. No lock is good enough.