I always leave the lock and chain around a lampost outside work. This morning I came and it was gone. I called the city to check whether the police do this and was told that they don't. They even think that it's legal to leave a chain on a lampost.
It was a decent chain but not kryptonite and it must have taken some work to bust the lock. There was nowhere to leave the bike until a bike store opens so I bought a decent MasterLock U-Lock from a local hardware store ($30!) and I'll go shopping for a Kryptonite one later today.
I always leave the lock and chain around a lampost outside work. This morning I came and it was gone. I called the city to check whether the police do this and was told that they don't. They even think that it's legal to leave a chain on a lampost.
It was a decent chain but not kryptonite and it must have taken some work to bust the lock. There was nowhere to leave the bike until a bike store opens so I bought a decent MasterLock U-Lock from a local hardware store ($30!) and I'll go shopping for a Kryptonite one later today.
Ah, the joys of bike commuting in the big city.
Is there a take out restaurant nearby? They might view you as competition for the parking space.
I always leave the lock and chain around a lampost outside work. This morning I came and it was gone. I called the city to check whether the police do this and was told that they don't. They even think that it's legal to leave a chain on a lampost.
It was a decent chain but not kryptonite and it must have taken some work to bust the lock. There was nowhere to leave the bike until a bike store opens so I bought a decent MasterLock U-Lock from a local hardware store ($30!) and I'll go shopping for a Kryptonite one later today.
Ah, the joys of bike commuting in the big city.
Is there a take out restaurant nearby? They might view you as competition for the parking space.
You also might want to see about a property management or leasing firm. One person toting a sign and chain told me "You can't park your bike there -- I have to lock this here" when I was securing a bike to a lamp post. I informed said person "I was here first, and where's your bike rack?" Fortunately/unfortunately I never had a need to patronize any business in that building in, oh, the last decade or so.....
I always leave the lock and chain around a lampost outside work. This morning I came and it was gone. I called the city to check whether the police do this and was told that they don't. They even think that it's legal to leave a chain on a lampost.
It was a decent chain but not kryptonite and it must have taken some work to bust the lock. There was nowhere to leave the bike until a bike store opens so I bought a decent MasterLock U-Lock from a local hardware store ($30!) and I'll go shopping for a Kryptonite one later today.
Ah, the joys of bike commuting in the big city.
Is there a take out restaurant nearby? They might view you as competition for the parking space.
I did have that issue once but not at this location.
I always leave the lock and chain around a lampost outside work. This morning I came and it was gone. I called the city to check whether the police do this and was told that they don't. They even think that it's legal to leave a chain on a lampost.
It was a decent chain but not kryptonite and it must have taken some work to bust the lock. There was nowhere to leave the bike until a bike store opens so I bought a decent MasterLock U-Lock from a local hardware store ($30!) and I'll go shopping for a Kryptonite one later today.
Ah, the joys of bike commuting in the big city.
Is there a take out restaurant nearby? They might view you as competition for the parking space.
You also might want to see about a property management or leasing firm. One person toting a sign and chain told me "You can't park your bike there -- I have to lock this here" when I was securing a bike to a lamp post. I informed said person "I was here first, and where's your bike rack?" Fortunately/unfortunately I never had a need to patronize any business in that building in, oh, the last decade or so.....
Robert Leone
Nothing like that I think. I've been parking on that lampost for about nine months with no problem. It's right in front of a building that serves as a dorm for NYU students so I always figured it was somewhat safe. A bus comes by every 15 minutes or so to transport students to and from NYU and the kids wait about ten feet from the bike. I figured that having that many kids around would keep the bike safe. And it has, so far. Only the lock and chain got stolen, and that was sometime at night.
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I always leave the lock and chain around a lampost outside work. This morning I came and it was gone. I called the city to check whether the police do this and was told that they don't. They even think that it's legal to leave a chain on a lampost.
It was a decent chain but not kryptonite and it must have taken some work to bust the lock. There was nowhere to leave the bike until a bike store opens so I bought a decent MasterLock U-Lock from a local hardware store ($30!) and I'll go shopping for a Kryptonite one later today.
Ah, the joys of bike commuting in the big city
I think I would seriously consider that a warning to not lock my bike there. If they can steal the lock and chain, it doesn't bode well for the bike either. But then maybe a better lock and chain might defeat that intention. I remember a while back someone posting a link to a video, where a guy went around NYC testing various ways to steal a bike. He was successful all of the time he did it too. He even stole bikes while lots of people stood around and watched him do it, even the police. Since it was a experiment, he was actually only stealing his own bike, but that doesn't bode well for anyone else's bikes too. If someone asked him he would say something about having lost his keys etc. The electric grinder cutter video clip was good, I didn't know they had a convenient power plug inside the light poles. But then even a couple of insulated alligator clips would have probably worked too.
"Earl Bollinger" wrote: (clip) testing various ways to steal a bike. He was successful all of the time he did it too. He even stole bikes while lots of people stood around and watched him do it, even the police. (clip) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Reminds me of the time i came back to ride home on my motorcycle, and discovered I had lost my keys. I went to a hardware store and bought a hacksaw blade and a pair of cheap locking pliers. It took a while to saw through the cable, but, as above, no one questioned what I was doing.
It may have had something to do with the way I was dressed, including a helmet and leather gloves. So that suggests that if one wants to steal bicycles, it would be best to do it in proper bicycle dress. And, yes, a helmet.
The SS sweeps the streets on routes they take dignitaries. The date of your equipment malfunction coincides with one of those sweeps. Considering your prints are all over that equipment, it's likely you'll have some explaining to do.
"dgk" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
>I always leave the lock and chain around a lampost outside work. This >morning I came and it was gone. I called the city to check whether the >police do this and was told that they don't. They even think that it's >legal to leave a chain on a lampost. > >It was a decent chain but not kryptonite and it must have taken some >work to bust the lock. There was nowhere to leave the bike until a >bike store opens so I bought a decent MasterLock U-Lock from a local >hardware store ($30!) and I'll go shopping for a Kryptonite one later >today. > >Ah, the joys of bike commuting in the big city.
Is there a take out restaurant nearby? They might view you as competition for the parking space.
You also might want to see about a property management or leasing firm. One person toting a sign and chain told me "You can't park your bike there -- I have to lock this here" when I was securing a bike to a lamp post. I informed said person "I was here first, and where's your bike rack?" Fortunately/unfortunately I never had a need to patronize any business in that building in, oh, the last decade or so.....
Robert Leone
Nothing like that I think. I've been parking on that lampost for about nine months with no problem. It's right in front of a building that serves as a dorm for NYU students so I always figured it was somewhat safe. A bus comes by every 15 minutes or so to transport students to and from NYU and the kids wait about ten feet from the bike. I figured that having that many kids around would keep the bike safe. And it has, so far. Only the lock and chain got stolen, and that was sometime at night.
