More bikes stolen

Caroline_ie

Just a little rant about our recent bike robbery outside work.

We have them on camera and all, ' Oh yeah, look at em dere, wid der bolt cu''er' ...

They are on a spree here since last week. I am scared my bike won't last... much less bikes on the rack this morning.

Raam

Bummer.
Might be worth bringing the wheel in with you?
Or maybe get another lock to throw on it?

Raam

Just remembered, you're on the Bowery... so no quick release.

Caroline_ie

I have the NY Kryptonite. I was going to go to argos during my break and get that ...

dmigsy

Now I have bike anxiety at work.

I would love to pack the frame of my bike with semtex and have a remote control for if it's ever nicked.

zzzzzzzz

Caroline_ie wrote: »

I have the NY Kryptonite. I was going to go to argos during my break and get that ...

Personally, I'd go with something like this:

Gavin

Could get a motion sensitive alarm yoke. Of course, it's more likely to be set off by others locking and unlocking their bikes than actual crims

Or. Go high tech!

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.11314

Caroline_ie

wow... you can track you car, your puppy, your asian girlfriend

Ghost Rider

I think that's meant to be your teenage daughter.

What? You don't have one? Maybe you should have bought the tracker.

Caroline_ie wrote: »

wow... you can track you car, your puppy, your asian girlfriend

flickerx

Caroline_ie wrote: »

Just a little rant about our recent bike robbery outside work.

We have them on camera and all, ' Oh yeah, look at em dere, wid der bolt cu''er' ...

What sort of locks are they going through? I have two locks for my bike, an Abus Granit Steel-O-Flex 1000 (rear wheel & frame) and a Kryptonite Evolution mini (front wheel to frame, and sometimes around the post too, if I can fit it).

I bought a moderately expensive bike recently, and I'll be bringing it back to Dublin with me, but I'm paranoid about leaving it anywhere.

Caroline_ie

flickerx wrote: »

What sort of locks are they going through?.

In fairness I told one of the guy ( a POB ) who works on my floor and he said ... 'oh no I better go lock my bike'.

Most of the stolen bikes were attached with simple cable locks. My bike is by far the priciest out there though, even though it's only a bowery...

I use a NY Kryptonite.

I bought a moderately expensive bike recently, and I'll be bringing it back to Dublin with me, but I'm paranoid about leaving it anywhere.

Oh The Masi Bike! get a 3rd lock for it ... i might try and steal it myself.

flickerx

Caroline_ie wrote: »

Oh The Masi Bike! get a 3rd lock for it ... i might try and steal it myself.

Yeah thats it alright. I cleaned it up at the weekend so now its all gleaming and sparkly... even more of a thief magnet. But I'm tiring of riding around my clunky self-build all the time, riding the Masi is such a pleasure.

NeilMcEoigheann

just lock your bike with loads of locks so its easier to steal bill from human resources bike who only used one cable lock....
the above bile would be actually be worth stealing for metal scrap value on the locks. also put a plastic bag over the saddle and other **** to make it look horrible when parked.

CheGuedara

I'd love to see a bike locked like that on O'Connel St or Henry St etc - would be hilarious..

alritelad

Caroline_ie wrote: »

Just a little rant about our recent bike robbery outside work.

We have them on camera and all, ' Oh yeah, look at em dere, wid der bolt cu''er' ...

They are on a spree here since last week. I am scared my bike won't last... much less bikes on the rack this morning.

i am relatively new here and am not aware of whether i know people in real life yet. where abouts do you work? i work in ucd which is bike thief central. latest figures suggest that 4 bikes a day are stolen. i wouldn't be surprised if it's way more than that a lot of days. i do see people using disgracefully fragile locks around these parts.

i just bought one of the biggest thief magnets that there is and am wondering has anyone ever got a bike stolen when locked with kryptonites or the decent abus shackles? i have an evo mini with a cable and will probably invest in an abus granite too.

Karma

i find locking up outside the arts block is the best place, and not in the regular bike racks. maybe not close to where you work in the college. close to a smoking area would be good as well. i will keep a eye out for something shiny... :P

4 a day, jaysus, security is as bad as the porters of trinity...

flickerx

alritelad wrote: »

i just bought one of the biggest thief magnets that there is

What did you get?

alritelad

flickerx wrote: »

What did you get?

a bianchi pista. obviously not the most valuable bike out there by a long shot, but it's very, very shiny!

Caroline_ie

alritelad wrote: »

i am relatively new here and am not aware of whether i know people in real life yet. where abouts do you work? i work in ucd which is bike thief central. latest figures suggest that 4 bikes a day are stolen.

I work in D15 - i am not going to drive to work to avoid my bike being stolen, I am only 2.5km away and there is no way I will use my feet for things like 'walking' or 'running', and No real commute means I am home quicker to switch bikes.

Bianchi Pista needs a GPS tracker for sure ... it's not a case of 'is it going to get stolen' ... but more of ' when is it to get stolen.' ... sad

Glitterangel76

Does anyone know how bad bike theft from Connolly station is and any of the Luas Red Lines..

I've to start commuting (cycle) from Clontarf to The Black Horse at the end of May, so was going to cycle some of the way and get the Luas. (I only cycle 10/15mins to work at the moment, so will prob cycle further once I get fitter :rolleyes: )

Now my bike is no way an expensive one by any means.. its a simple Raleigh MB...but its mine and I want it to stay that way.

I have a Raleigh bike lock but I'm thinking of getting a NY Kryptonite lock. Will that be enough?!

M25

MY bike got stolen in Waterford last saturday. Was so pissed off!!!! I had to walk all the way home took me close to an hour! It was locked up & everything. Really want my bike back

Ciaran500

M25 wrote: »

MY bike got stolen in Waterford last saturday. Was so pissed off!!!! I had to walk all the way home took me close to an hour! It was locked up & everything. Really want my bike back

Locked with what?

petethedrummer

Bike locking advice from a Locksmith:
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=520597

Some advice from a fella called Hal:
http://www.streetfilms.org/archives/hal-grades-your-bike-locking/
http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/04/03/streetfilms-how-well-is-your-bike-locked/

Gavin

More advice from your fellow boardsers
http://wiki.boards.ie/wiki/Locks_%26_Security

Tayto2000

alritelad wrote: »

latest figures suggest that 4 bikes a day are stolen.

Eh no Tribune about two years ago using figures they made up and attributed to an 'anonymous source'...That's not to say there isn't a good bit of theft though, it's seen as a fairly soft target for thieves I reckon. Get a proper shackle lock and you'll be grand.

I feel sorry for the owners of all the nice bikes I see in UCD locked up with crappy thin cable locks that can be popped open with a biro... Or all the QR wheels still locked to the racks with the rest of the bike gone... Madness.

Húrin

Why did these hooded youths suddenly start picking on your workplace Caroline?

M25

I had a thick cord & a big lock on it.

Caroline_ie

Húrin wrote: »

Why did these hooded youths suddenly start picking on your workplace Caroline?

It's not the 1st time ... i think it's the area .. lots of 'em

neilled

alritelad wrote: »

a bianchi pista. obviously not the most valuable bike out there by a long shot, but it's very, very shiny!

Yep, there are a few Planet X's around UCD, one is in pink incidentally. I spotted your bike today actually.