Bike stolen - why leave expensive lock?

spurious

Walking through Dublin (and I've no reason to presume it's not the same elsewhere), I notice lots of expensive bicycle locks where once there were bicycles.

Now why, if your bike has been nicked, would you leave the expensive lock still attached to the bike stand?

I am kept awake by such musings.

EB_2013

Are the frames still attached.

Could be someone who uses the same bike stand everyday and doesn't want to carry a heavy lock around with them.

spurious

EB_2013 wrote: »

Are the frames still attached.

Could be someone who uses the same bike stand everyday and doesn't want to carry a heavy lock around with them.

Maybe, but have a look and you'll see what I mean - seems very odd to me, that so many people will leave locks.

Never any frames, just locks lying on the ground, still attached to the stands.

A lot of people leave the locks in "their" place. It's pretty normal.

Luke92

spurious wrote: »

Maybe, but have a look and you'll see what I mean - seems very odd to me, that so many people will leave locks.

Never any frames, just locks lying on the ground, still attached to the stands.

Its like a dog marking his territory. They are saying don't come near my parking spot or I'll film you on my helmet cam and make you out to be a dîck!

stimpson

If you only lock your bike outside work then it makes sense to leave the lock there rather than lug it everywhere with you. A decent lock is heavy.

Depraved

Bastards stole the keys as well and left the locks to taunt the owner. Obvious really.

eeeee

spurious wrote: »

Maybe, but have a look and you'll see what I mean - seems very odd to me, that so many people will leave locks.

Never any frames, just locks lying on the ground, still attached to the stands.

It's for exactly the reason EN_2013 said. if you don't want to carry your lock around and you're in the same place everyday you just lock it up.and use it when you get there. those licks are a couple of kills weight in some cases. if they were from robbed bikes they'd be cut/broken open. No great mystery or conspiracy!

El Horseboxo

I'm presuming there's no key. What good is a lock without one? Thieves usually rob shít to sell. Even if they managed to get it open and closed by other means they'd never move it on. And i doubt they'd be robbed for personal use.

spurious

Cyclists and their mysterious ways. I thank you.

El Horseboxo

El Horseboxo wrote: »

I'm presuming there's no key. What good is a lock without one? Thieves usually rob shít to sell. Even if they managed to get it open and closed by other means they'd never move it on. And i doubt they'd be robbed for personal use.

I think the OP meant that if you arrived to find your bike gone, would you not take your lock back.

El Horseboxo

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I think the OP meant that if you arrived to find your bike gone, would you not take your lock back.

Missed that. Well I think he answered his own question with that one.

kneemos

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I think the OP meant that if you arrived to find your bike gone, would you not take your lock back.

What good is the lock if your bike has been stolen?

beauf

kneemos wrote: »

What good is the lock if your bike has been stolen?

The bike hasn't been stolen. The lock is just heavy so they leave it on the rack. Probably have another lock at home or the bike is kept inside at home.

diomed

As said above the lock is left attached to the bike rack. When the cyclist arrives on the bike they take the key out of their pocket, open the lock, and lock the bicycle to the bike rack.
Nobody is going to go to a bike rack that has a lock attached and use an angle grinder to cut the lock off. Who needs a broken lock?

Cee-Jay-Cee

Maybe the keys were attached to the bike so the thief opened the lock, took the bike but was obviously too much in a hurry to get away to take the lock too or maybe the owners simply leave then there for the following day.

P. Breathnach

If the bike had been stolen, then we can infer that the lock hadn't given sufficient protection. Why steal an inadequate lock?

Zippie84

kneemos wrote: »

What good is the lock if your bike has been stolen?

Could always take it for your next bike if you buy one - or if it's expensive, flog it on gumtree, or some other local selling group.

Banjo String

spurious wrote: »

Walking through Dublin (and I've no reason to presume it's not the same elsewhere), I notice lots of expensive bicycle locks where once there were bicycles.

Now why, if your bike has been nicked, would you leave the expensive lock still attached to the bike stand?

I am kept awake by such musings.

Yep, I noticed about nine million bicycle locks, minus the bicycles when I was in Beijing.

Doctor Jimbob

diomed wrote: »

As said above the lock is left attached to the bike rack. When the cyclist arrives on the bike they take the key out of their pocket, open the lock, and lock the bicycle to the bike rack.
Nobody is going to go to a bike rack that has a lock attached and use an angle grinder to cut the lock off. Who needs a broken lock?

I always use bike racks with locks attached. Its not as if there's a lack of room

ThunbergsAreGo

Surely if the bike is gone the lock has been broken?

Clearly people who don't want to carry locks home. I do the same at the train station

Mint Aero

Jesus will ye carry yer locks home and stop littering the place with them! and causing distress to the OP. Can't ye see he's not sleeping at night over the mess yer making!?

NachoBusiness

Why are there so many bikes with vandalized bent and twisted wheels yet we never seem to see the vandals doing their handy work?

Personally I think it's just Uri Geller going around taking the piss.