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Afraid of getting robbed

Anonymous Thu 25 Oct 2018 21:58:31 No.1250147 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>1250154 >>1250205 >>1250208 >>1250968 >>1251101 >>1251205 >>1251269

How do you my friends cope with knowing anyone can pick up your bike and ride away with it? Every day I do a 20 minute walk to college when I know I could do it in 5 minutes with my bike but I'm too afraid of tying it to a lamp (have good chains) and hoping for the best.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 25 Oct 2018 22:05:08 No.1250152 Report

Quoted By: >>1250154 >>1250162

Get a beater (or something along those lines) and a nice U-lock to go with it. Nobody will bother when there are literally dozens of other bikes locked up with those coloured noodles. I have a do-it-all bike and all you can do is lock it up smartly and don't sweat it or you'll get a stomach ulcer.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 25 Oct 2018 22:13:28 No.1250154 Report

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>>1250147
My bike lives in my office. Assuming you don't have an office, just make sure it isn't the best target, as outlined by >>1250152

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 25 Oct 2018 22:32:13 No.1250162 Report

Quoted By: >>1250196 >>1250821

>>1250152
Thing is, no one is my college rides bikes. The most I've ever seen tied to street lamps were 2 and it was during a weekend. It only makes me more afraid knowing my bike is the only target in there.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 26 Oct 2018 00:47:51 No.1250196 Report

Quoted By: >>1250205

>>1250162
What the hell college do you go to where nobody rides bikes?
Freds and college students are the 1 and 2 demographics for bike sales.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 26 Oct 2018 01:17:06 No.1250205 Report

Quoted By: >>1251105

>>1250147
I keep my bike next to the server room, I guess one of my coworkers could steal it but it hasn't been a serious worry for me.
>>1250196
Probably Texas or Arizona where being on a bicycle or on foot is grounds for summary execution by the police.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 26 Oct 2018 01:20:09 No.1250208 Report

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>>1250147
Mini u lock
Sheldon method
Hex end skewers
Cable locked front wheel

If you are incapable of googling and understanding the above, you are too dumb to live

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 28 Oct 2018 11:39:54 No.1250821 Report

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>>1250162
If few people ride bikes can you get away with finding somewhere indoors to stash it? An unused stairwell or something?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 28 Oct 2018 22:17:41 No.1250968 Report

Quoted By: >>1251069

>>1250147
I have a folding bike and I always leave it slightly folded when parked, just enough for it to start folding completely when you try to ride it but largely unnoticeable when stationary. One guy already faceplanted trying to jack it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 29 Oct 2018 02:00:27 No.1251069 Report

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>>1250968
I like the cut of your jib, frie/n/d

Anonymous

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Anonymous Mon 29 Oct 2018 03:40:54 No.1251101 Report

Quoted By: >>1251102 >>1251112

>>1250147
i put my saddle all the way up, niggas fear stealin from giants

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 29 Oct 2018 03:44:13 No.1251102 Report

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>>1251101
fail

I remember the post you're trying to quote, and that's not how it went.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 29 Oct 2018 04:44:47 No.1251105 Report

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>>1250205
bruh in Arizona lots of people ride bikes. tucson is regularly named the most bike friendly city in clickbait articles. lots of people ride bikes here, I go through the college campus on my commute and see the same bikes locked up for months. and there's generally no bike theft rings just tweakers who will cut shitty chain locks or take unlocked bikes

Anonymous

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Anonymous Mon 29 Oct 2018 05:38:51 No.1251112 Report

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>>1251101
>stealing my joke
it was 'niggaz don't fuck wit a giant'

(You) man

(You) man Mon 29 Oct 2018 13:54:24 No.1251205 Report

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>>1250147
You have a few options:

1) Bring it inside if you are allowed. I bring my bike into work and leave it in my office. If you are fortunate enough to live/work in a place that has indoor bike parking, take advantage of it.

2) Going what some other anons have said, you can buy a beater bike and buy some proper locks, or you can buy a nice folding bike.

Best of luck anon.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 29 Oct 2018 17:15:30 No.1251269 Report

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>>1250147
You can get an old rigid mtb for like $50 if you're in the US, m80. Some of the older ones will have bolt-on wheels and seatpost.

But I do know this feel. My city library usually has a couple of homeless black guys hanging out nearby who will take any bike or any quick release bike part if you leave it for more than a minute. I always to to ride my beater OTS there

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