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Kris, I can commiserate with you and Jim Dunn and indeed anyone who has been stolen from... there sure are a lot of us.
I have some opinions/remarks on this, for what they're worth, I hope not too obvious.
- If it's an old, "classic" bike, still tre…
Have a look at my video .Unfortunately no insurance and no police response
Hi Kris & all,
Working on it - see new tab above, although this is just a fridge magnet of sorts. More details soon.
It doesn't seem right to have a beaut bike and then have to carry 10 kgs of lock to secure it then some bar stard will jump on the wheels and buckle them out of frustration.
If you value your ride then insurance is the way to go. Costly as it may be…
Good idea about setting up the stolen bikes page! Would it be difficult to do ChrisS?
I feel your pain, as I initially didn't think that my insurance policy covered my bike outside the house. Even when I received the cheque in the mail I was still…
Maybe we should start a STOLEN BIKES section.
I have had 3 high-end bikes stolen over the last few years, (not insured) & I still loose sleep with frustration!
Where do these bikes end-up?
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 rac…
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- 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
'07 Mt Fuji Pro...stolen :o(
'09 Scott Spark :o)
'07 Subway 8
'06 Atlas Silverline
'88 Ammaco Los Angeles
- 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
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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 — 6 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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