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Re: Stolen disc brake

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  1. Quoted message said:

    I do wonder why somebody with sufficient bike mechanic skills to do that
    goes round nicking things when they are obviously qualified enough to
    work in a bike shop.

    Vote Labour and get another 4 years of it. I might have only been knee high
    to a grasshopper 8 years ago, but I'm sure crime wasn't anywhere near as bad
    as today. Anyway.... this isn't a pollitics group so I shall, from now on,
    keep my opinions to myself.

    The trouble is, even if you do catch them red handed, there's not a lot you
    can do. If it comes down to it, you might get a beating.... Extraordinary
    decent people tend to realise what damage a well landed punch can actually
    cause and refrain from throwing them.... [censored] heads don't, so often win
    these confrontations. There's also the problem of winning means a court
    appearance and inevitably, a loss.

    The only solution I'm afraid, is to keep your bike in a safe place where the
    scum doesn't roam. No amount of alarms, first power or over priced chains is
    going to stop the modern [censored] head from taking your property. Sad eh!

  2. Treefrog said:

    The trouble is, even if you do catch them red handed, there's not a lot you
    can do. If it comes down to it, you might get a beating.... Extraordinary
    decent people tend to realise what damage a well landed punch can actually
    cause and refrain from throwing them.... [censored] heads don't, so often win
    these confrontations. There's also the problem of winning means a court
    appearance and inevitably, a loss.

    I agree with this. Although my instinct was the desire to, ummm, prevent
    the thief from ever stealing again (use your imagination), I would have
    regretted it later if either:
    (a) I got beat up or
    (b) I got prosecuted.

    Quoted message said:

    The only solution I'm afraid, is to keep your bike in a safe place where the
    scum doesn't roam. No amount of alarms, first power or over priced chains is
    going to stop the modern [censored] head from taking your property. Sad eh!

    Yep. I'm going to try to get one of those (overpriced) "Gear Change"
    cages in central Milton Keynes, which will provide much better security,
    but will cost me £150/year (that's assuming there are any available).

    I've lost count of the number of times I've fiddled with my bike
    (tightening the odd bolt or whatever) at lunch time whilst it was
    locked, and nobody approached me. It wouldn't have looked much different
    to somebody stealing a disc brake.

    I don't notice many bikes parked next to offices with disc brakes, and I
    guess that's because they are the most expensive vulnerable (i.e. "easy
    to steal"😉 part of a bike. I may be better off getting a cheap bike for
    commuting, but I wouldn't enjoy my ride to work quite as much, which is
    why I'm going to lock it in a cage.

    -Chris

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