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Yup, it sucks, and although it's a common occurrence in practically every major city in the world you don't think it'll happen to you until it does. I lost a $2500 bike outside the women's hospital after two years of locking it up around Melbourne,…
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I know a bloke at work that has one. Looks like a nice bit of kit, he said it was a doddle to fit and set up too, and can be used to trace routes carved long ago...pushing the bush, slipping through back passages and the like. Mind you, since he's b…
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Profile Information
- What sort of riding do you do ?
- Commuting, Mountain Biking, XC, Recreational, D.I.Y
- Where in Melbourne or nearby do you live ?
- Richmond
- Now tell us about your bicycles ...
- '99 Scott Endorphin carbon soft-tail
'07 Mt Fuji Pro...stolen :o(
'09 Scott Spark :o)
'07 Subway 8
'06 Atlas Silverline (India's finest..and $40 new!)
'92 Shogun Metro SE (Melbourne commuting tool)
'88 Ammaco Los Angeles (UK commuting tool)
- What is the best thing about riding?
- Keeps yah fit... and get's yah about town faster than anything else on coffee
- A few words about yourself. (This bit is entirely optional!)
- Engineer, Inventor, Nerd
A fond liking of spokey bling and light emitting diodes...and I've no junk in my trunk apart from wires
Kris's Blog
Bike-Theiving B*stards!!!
I would like to thank the prick that stole my bike from outside the Royal Women's hospital.
Despite the fact that I locked it up with a good quality cable lock, they managed to use the bike as a tommy bar and tear the lock off the bike and bike rack it was attached to.
Fortunately they left fragments of lock cable behind so I had at least some evidence that the bike was indeed locked-up when it was stolen...as there are no cameras overseeing the rather busy triple bike rack located near the ma… Continue
Despite the fact that I locked it up with a good quality cable lock, they managed to use the bike as a tommy bar and tear the lock off the bike and bike rack it was attached to.
Fortunately they left fragments of lock cable behind so I had at least some evidence that the bike was indeed locked-up when it was stolen...as there are no cameras overseeing the rather busy triple bike rack located near the ma… Continue
Posted on September 5, 2009 at 4:03am — 7 Comments
Comment Wall (4 comments)
- At 7:39pm on November 9, 2008,
Stephen said… - and you thought the helmet camera wouldn't work as I barrelled through this rut...
- At 6:54pm on July 22, 2008,
Stephen said…
- here's an idea
- At 2:19pm on July 21, 2008,
Stephen said…
- hey... I signed up!
- At 3:52pm on July 20, 2008,
ChrisS said… - Hi Kris,
Welcome to MC, feel free to have a look around. Ya for nerds, more nerdery in the world is a good thing. Joined the Bike Nerds group yet?
cheers,
ChrisS
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