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Yesterday i spotted a almost new bike which was chained to a bike pole outside a tube station all mangled and twisted,some stupid thief obviously did whatever he could to steal it and couldn't break its lock,but in the process destroyed the whole bike...i feel sorry for the person who owned it who must have returned from work to see it in that state....since so many people are now useing bikes its about time someone thought up a way of securing bikes properly.

Here's another example below of an attempted bike theft,the picture speaks for itself.




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Posted: 2007-05-08 02:38:41
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i think it time to but plates on out bike soo we know who its registerd to
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Posted: 2007-05-08 02:43:23
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I think there already is a bike registration scheme,but not quite sure how it works and if its even effective enough?


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Posted: 2007-05-08 02:49:01
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all about the datatag...

www.datatag.co.uk

or just use a proper bike lock, kryptonite and abus make the best lock out there, abus generally make motorbike locks, and if they be good enough for a motor bike, they are good enough for a push bike, or failing that a kryptonite new york lock and chain will do you for most things, £100 of pure metal,

you should always spend 10% of what your bike cost on a lock, and please please remember to lock your bike up properly...

1) find an immovable object, lamp post, telegraph pole, bike rack
2) lean bike up against it
3) put lock through frame and rear wheel
4) take off the front wheel
5) either put it with the lock at the back or take it with you
6) lock the lock

That, my friends is the best way to lock a bike. It shouldn't go anywhere but please bear in mind that if someone wants your bike the will get it no matter what, I did a little test a while ago and put one of my bikes to a lamp post outside my house for 4 days and everyday someone tried to steal it, but my abus lock was going nowhere

so get yaself a proper lock and lock ya bike up properly.

job done
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Posted: 2007-05-08 07:41:38
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That still won't stop or deter someone from vandalising the bike because he or she can't nick it.

My proposal is to find a way to put off Bike thiefs off altogether, so they think twice.
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Posted: 2007-05-08 13:19:04
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i had £1500 worth of bike nicked in 2000.

it had a Datatag, Squire Paramount D Lock (£50) and Kryptonite Cable (£30)

and it was caught on CCTV - which i watched 2 hours after it happened.

Did i get the bike back? was the theif caught? NO. bloody pikies knicked it, and the police (that took 4 days to take a statement) knew that but said its not worth trying to find the kid that knicked it as the cctv wasnt clear enough.
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Posted: 2007-05-08 13:25:56
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Sorry to hear that mate, Well that explains perfectly what im trying to say here.
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Posted: 2007-05-08 13:36:30
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I am really sorry to hear about your bike,
I spotted two s***bags trying to nick a car last year the Police didnt even send a patrol car!

I am sure its a pure coincidence, but we had "travellers" in the area at the time, but we must not automaticaly blame a poor downtroden minority who are merely "following their traditional way of life" must we

If bikes had to be registered and insured the insurance companies MIGHT be able to put some pressure upon the Police about the rsing tide of thefts but given their inability to keep up with any kind of theft in the UK I doubt it.




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[ This Message was edited by: Nitro Fan on 2007-05-08 12:59 ]
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Posted: 2007-05-08 13:58:39
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Beginning to like my P990i at long last! But getting frustrated with my buggy W950i, hey ho!

[ This Message was edited by: Nitro Fan on 2007-05-08 13:03 ]
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Posted: 2007-05-08 14:02:33
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I was in town a couple of weeks ago and overheard a couple of lads (about 14-15) while they were locking their bikes to a bike rack. One of them said the most important bit was to lock the fron wheel so that was what they both did. All that was locked to the rack was the front wheel. I went over to them said "watch this" and undid the quick release front wheel and wheeled the bike off (I did give him his bike back). I did then show him to lock his bike through the frame, back wheel and front wheel removed and locked. Kids dont think these days.
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Posted: 2007-05-08 14:36:43
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