One naked bike...

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Was wandering down the Paris end of Collins St the other
day (on that

lovely rainy day which apparently only flyingdutch had the
grapes to ride in 😄 ), when I saw a pitiful sight: A
quite nice Marin MTB frame u-locked to a bike rack, with
nothing but its cranks left... everything else gone!
Wheels, bars, forks, cables, derailleurs, seatpost,
brakes, pedals... all gone!

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It was quite tragic, but also quite impressive to think
that someone had the skills (and tools!) to strip a bike
in a very busy street in Melbourne in what must have been
a very short period of time I'm guessing.

Also made me wonder how common it is to lose 'bits' off
your otherwise locked bike... I haven't (so far!) despite
leaving my bike in such dangerous places as uni's and
laneways. Anyone else ever lost 'bits' off their pride
and joy??

The quick way is to hacksaw through the frame.

Marty

Greetings, Yes, but not recently. A long time ago in an
underground car park at uni someone nicked my saddle and cut
the gear cables, which made it almost impossible to ride.
Nothing similar has happened in more recent times. When
parking in the city or local shopping centres, I tend to
remove the bike computer, as this qualifies as ENG (Easily
Nicked Gear), so far no-one has attempted to make off with
the water bottles or the pannier I customarily use for day
trips. When parking in the city I sometimes also place the
lock through the helmet straps to discourage anyone from
nicking that. Regards, Ray.

eddiec said:

Was wandering down the Paris end of Collins St the other
day (on that lovely rainy day which apparently only
flyingdutch had the grapes to ride in 😄 ), when I saw a
pitiful sight: A quite nice Marin MTB frame u-locked to a
bike rack, with nothing but its cranks left... everything
else gone! Wheels, bars, forks, cables, derailleurs,
seatpost, brakes, pedals... all gone!

It was quite tragic, but also quite impressive to think
that someone had the skills (and tools!) to strip a bike in
a very busy street in Melbourne in what must have been a
very short period of time I'm guessing.

Also made me wonder how common it is to lose 'bits' off
your otherwise locked bike... I haven't (so far!) despite
leaving my bike in such dangerous places as uni's and
laneways. Anyone else ever lost 'bits' off their pride
and joy??

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Originally posted by eddiec
Was wandering down the Paris end of Collins St the other day (on that lovely rainy day which apparently only flyingdutch had the grapes to ride in 😄 ), when I saw a pitiful sight: A quite nice Marin MTB frame u-locked to a bike rack, with nothing but its cranks left... everything else gone! Wheels, bars, forks, cables, derailleurs, seatpost, brakes, pedals... all gone!

It was quite tragic, but also quite impressive to think that someone had the skills (and tools!) to strip a bike in a very busy street in Melbourne in what must have been a very short period of time I'm guessing.

Also made me wonder how common it is to lose 'bits' off your otherwise locked bike... I haven't (so far!) despite leaving my bike in such dangerous places as uni's and laneways. Anyone else ever lost 'bits' off their pride and joy??

I reckon I could strip most modern bikes with 2 allen keys
(not that I'd have the grapes, mind😉 )

eddiec said:

Marin MTB frame u-locked to a bike rack, with nothing but
its cranks left... everything else gone!

Do you know if it had been there long? I wonder if it
happened over time. e.g. Somebody stole the wheels, the
owner abandoned it, and then seeing it abandoned, the
vultures descended.

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Also made me wonder how common it is to lose 'bits' off
your otherwise locked bike... I haven't (so far!)

I know of wheels and seats being stolen. A light cable used
with the U-lock can discourage that. Never heard of a
speedo/computer being nicked. Is that common? I suppose it
depends where you live. I'd guess in some places (not
mentioning any NSW capitals) even your water bottle
wouldn't be safe.

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Originally posted by Mike

Do you know if it had been there long? I wonder if it
happened over time. e.g. Somebody stole the wheels, the
owner abandoned it, and then seeing it abandoned, the
vultures descended.

I wondered about that too, but I hadn't noticed it there before... Of course, it happens to be outside 101 Collins (a traditional courier hangout), so there's always the chance this was a prank or payback for some unscrupulous courier!