If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)

Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie

Hi there,
There is an issue with role permissions that is being worked on at the moment.
If you are having trouble with access or permissions on regional forums please post here to get access: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365403/you-do-not-have-permission-for-that#latest

Today I saved a bike

mloc123 · 2012-10-29 15:26:17

From being robbed. In town meeting a friend after the marathon. On our way back by south William street I saw two scobes eyeing up a bike. I stopped for a moment and the saw one open the QR on the front wheel. So I walked up and told the to **** off and leave the bike, after some to and fro and one of them saying he would…

29-10-2012 3:26pm

#1

mloc123

Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,454 ✭✭✭

Join Date: October 2005

Posts: 8991

From being robbed.

In town meeting a friend after the marathon. On our way back by south William street I saw two scobes eyeing up a bike. I stopped for a moment and the saw one open the QR on the front wheel.

So I walked up and told the to **** off and leave the bike, after some to and fro and one of them saying he would wrap the bike around my head I went to find a Garda, luckily town was full of them today.

He took it much more serious than I expected and ran back with me. They were gone but the bike wasn't. Made my day.

I don't expect the owner to have the bike for long however. Locked only with a cheap cable through the front wheel and nothing else.

44

Comments

#2 29-10-2012 5:46pm

Keep_Her_Lit

Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 725 ✭✭✭

Join Date: August 2010

Posts: 697

mloc123 wrote: »

From being robbed.

Fair play to you. There's probably little chance that the owner will read your post, so we'll have to thank you on his/her behalf.

Imagine that for every new addition to the Stolen Bikes Thread, there was a contrasting tale of derring-do added here by vigilant(e) Boardsies.

Go, Fearless Boardsies!!!

0
#3 29-10-2012 5:58pm

Zyzz

Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,874 ✭✭✭

Join Date: September 2011

Posts: 2784

mloc123 wrote: »

From being robbed.

In town meeting a friend after the marathon. On our way back by south William street I saw two scobes eyeing up a bike. I stopped for a moment and the saw one open the QR on the front wheel.

So I walked up and told the to **** off and leave the bike, after some to and fro and one of them saying he would wrap the bike around my head I went to find a Garda, luckily town was full of them today.

He took it much more serious than I expected and ran back with me. They were gone but the bike wasn't. Made my day.

I don't expect the owner to have the bike for long however. Locked only with a cheap cable through the front wheel and nothing else.

:rolleyes:

Well done none the less!

0
#4 29-10-2012 8:45pm

Wishbone Ash

Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,038 ✭✭✭✭

Join Date: May 2006

Posts: 24776

Well done OP.

On a similar topic, I spotted this "locked" bike recently.

"shakes head"

0
#5 29-10-2012 9:11pm

Dermot Illogical

Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,131 ✭✭✭

Join Date: January 2010

Posts: 3058

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Well done OP.

On a similar topic, I spotted this "locked" bike recently.

"shakes head"

Spotted this in Germany a few weeks back.

0
#6 29-10-2012 9:24pm

AltAccount

Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,058 ✭✭✭

Join Date: September 2011

Posts: 1860

Yep, saw this over the summer but never posted it. Some people deserve to get their bikes nicked... :rolleyes:

...not that this in any way reflects on the wonderful random act of kindness the OP did. Someone owes you a pint, OP!

0
Advertisement