Uni research - theft questionnaire
ollie_d
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Hey,
I’m a Third year university student studying design technology. For my major project I have chose the problem area of bicycle theft. I was wondering if you could take a moment of your time help with my research by answering the following questionnaire.
(just copy and paste and delete inappropriate answers)
1. How often do you use your bike?
Daily few times a week Once a week Few times a month
2. What do you use your bike for?
Commuting Recreational Both
3. Is your bike ever left unattended? i.e. locked up.
Yes No
4. Where is your bike left when locked up?
5. How is the bike usually locked up?
Through front wheel Through back wheel Through frame
Through frame and one wheel Through frame and both wheels
6. How often is it left unattended?
Every time it is used Daily Weekly Occasionally
7. Is your bike locked up when stored at home?
Yes No
8. Have you ever had your bike stolen?
Yes No
9. If yes, where from?
Train Station School Shops Town centre Home
Other (please specify)
10. Was the bike locked up when stolen?
Yes No
11. Was the bike locked to a secure bike rack?
Yes No
12. What was the bike locked up with?
D lock Chain Combination of both
13. How was the bike locked up?
Through front wheel Through back wheel Through frame
Through frame and one wheel Through frame and both wheels
Thanks for your help.
I’m a Third year university student studying design technology. For my major project I have chose the problem area of bicycle theft. I was wondering if you could take a moment of your time help with my research by answering the following questionnaire.
(just copy and paste and delete inappropriate answers)
1. How often do you use your bike?
Daily few times a week Once a week Few times a month
2. What do you use your bike for?
Commuting Recreational Both
3. Is your bike ever left unattended? i.e. locked up.
Yes No
4. Where is your bike left when locked up?
5. How is the bike usually locked up?
Through front wheel Through back wheel Through frame
Through frame and one wheel Through frame and both wheels
6. How often is it left unattended?
Every time it is used Daily Weekly Occasionally
7. Is your bike locked up when stored at home?
Yes No
8. Have you ever had your bike stolen?
Yes No
9. If yes, where from?
Train Station School Shops Town centre Home
Other (please specify)
10. Was the bike locked up when stolen?
Yes No
11. Was the bike locked to a secure bike rack?
Yes No
12. What was the bike locked up with?
D lock Chain Combination of both
13. How was the bike locked up?
Through front wheel Through back wheel Through frame
Through frame and one wheel Through frame and both wheels
Thanks for your help.
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ollie_d wrote:Hey,
I’m a Third year university student studying design technology. For my major project I have chose the problem area of bicycle theft. I was wondering if you could take a moment of your time help with my research by answering the following questionnaire.
(just copy and paste and delete inappropriate answers)
1. How often do you use your bike?
Daily
2. What do you use your bike for?
Both
3. Is your bike ever left unattended? i.e. locked up.
Yes
4. Where is your bike left when locked up?
ermm....
5. How is the bike usually locked up?
Through frame and one wheel
6. How often is it left unattended?
Every time it is used
7. Is your bike locked up when stored at home?
No
8. Have you ever had your bike stolen?
had bits stolen
9. If yes, where from?
Other (please specify) pub
10. Was the bike locked up when stolen?
Yes
11. Was the bike locked to a secure bike rack?
No lampost
12. What was the bike locked up with?
cheep D lock
13. How was the bike locked up?
Through frame
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1. How often do you use your bike?
few times a week
2. What do you use your bike for?
Both
3. Is your bike ever left unattended? i.e. locked up.
Yes
4. Where is your bike left when locked up?
shops,house etc.
5. How is the bike usually locked up?
Through frame and one wheel
6. How often is it left unattended?
Occasionally
7. Is your bike locked up when stored at home?
Yes
8. Have you ever had your bike stolen?
Yes
9. If yes, where from?
Other (please specify)
coming home, went over a field/cut in middle of housing estate and got punched off, tryed running after him but he got away, never seen again
10. Was the bike locked up when stolen?
n/a
11. Was the bike locked to a secure bike rack?
n/a
12. What was the bike locked up with?
n/a
13. How was the bike locked up?
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1. How often do you use your bike?
All week and one day of the weekend (sat or sun)
2. What do you use your bike for?
Both
3. Is your bike ever left unattended? i.e. locked up.
Yes(I lock it)
4. Where is your bike left when locked up?
Outside my office at work, (small building you see, but although I can't see it directly)
And at home it's in the locked garage on a rack.
5. How is the bike usually locked up?
Through back wheel and Through frame with the saddle off.
6. How often is it left unattended?
Every time it is used at work and whenever the bike is stored in the garage.
7. Is your bike locked up when stored at home?
Yes
8. Have you ever had your bike stolen?
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Mongoose Tyax Elite 2007
Carrera Limited Edition TDF
Full suspension - King of the forest!
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1. How often do you use your bike?
Daily
2. What do you use your bike for?
Recreational
3. Is your bike ever left unattended? i.e. locked up.
Yes
4. Where is your bike left when locked up?
The nearest bike rack/ item thats harder to break than my lock and that my lock will fit around.
5. How is the bike usually locked up?
Through frame and both wheels (d-lock + cable from kryptonite) I put the lock around the rear wheel next to the seat tube in the middle of the rear triangle then stretch the cable from the lock up to the front wheel and back.
6. How often is it left unattended?
Occasionally
7. Is your bike locked up when stored at home?
No (but I am considering getting a floor bolt lock thing put into garage floor. I guess like this - http://www.kryptonitelock.com/Products/ ... =&pid=1162 )
8. Have you ever had your bike stolen?
Yes
9. If yes, where from?
Town centre over the road from a cinema at a fairly busy crossroads
10. Was the bike locked up when stolen?
Yes
11. Was the bike locked to a secure bike rack?
Yes
12. What was the bike locked up with?
To be honest - with an unsuitable cable lock
13. How was the bike locked up?
Through frame
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1. How often do you use your bike?
few times a week
2. What do you use your bike for?
Recreational
3. Is your bike ever left unattended? i.e. locked up.
In the garage / very occaisionally at forest trails (whilst in cafe) but never in town
4. Where is your bike left when locked up?
Garage
5. How is the bike usually locked up?
Through back wheel and Through frame with Kryptonite chain and (sometines) Kryptonite D lock as well
6. How often is it left unattended?
Garage at home - see above
7. Is your bike locked up when stored at home?
Yes
8. Have you ever had your bike stolen?
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1. How often do you use your bike?
Daily
2. What do you use your bike for?
Both
3. Is your bike ever left unattended? i.e. locked up.
No
4. Where is your bike left when locked up?
Railway station or town
5. How is the bike usually locked up?
Through frame but has bolt through skewers.
6. How often is it left unattended?
Daily
7. Is your bike locked up when stored at home?
No
8. Have you ever had your bike stolen?
No
9. If yes, where from?
10. Was the bike locked up when stolen?
11. Was the bike locked to a secure bike rack?
12. What was the bike locked up with?
13. How was the bike locked up?"Internet Forums - an amazing world where outright falsehoods become cyber-facts with a few witty key taps and a carefully placed emoticon."0 -
1. How often do you use your bike?
Daily
2. What do you use your bike for?
Both
3. Is your bike ever left unattended? i.e. locked up.
Yes
4. Where is your bike left when locked up?
Designated bike parking area or railings in a public area.
5. How is the bike usually locked up?
Through the frame, i have locking skewers as well so wheels and seat are secure
6. How often is it left unattended?
Daily
7. Is your bike locked up when stored at home?
No
8. Have you ever had your bike stolen?
No
9. If yes, where from?
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10. Was the bike locked up when stolen?
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11. Was the bike locked to a secure bike rack?
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12. What was the bike locked up with?
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13. How was the bike locked up?
-Giant TCR advanced 2 (Summer/race)
Merlin single malt fixie (Commuter/winter/training)
Trek superfly 7 (Summer XC)
Giant Yukon singlespeed conversion (winter MTB/Ice/snow)
Carrera virtuoso - RIP0 -
1. How often do you use your bike?
few times a week
2. What do you use your bike for?
Recreational
3. Is your bike ever left unattended? i.e. locked up.
Yes
4. Where is your bike left when locked up?
Outside a shop/cafe
5. How is the bike usually locked up?
Through frame and both wheels
6. How often is it left unattended?
Occasionally
7. Is your bike locked up when stored at home?
No
8. Have you ever had your bike stolen?
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1. How often do you use your bike?
Once a week
2. What do you use your bike for?
Recreational
3. Is your bike ever left unattended? i.e. locked up.
Yes
4. Where is your bike left when locked up?
depends where i am going sometimes outside the gym
5. How is the bike usually locked up?
Through frame and one wheel usually locke to another bike aswell
6. How often is it left unattended?
Occasionally
7. Is your bike locked up when stored at home?
Yes
8. Have you ever had your bike stolen?
Yes
9. If yes, where from?
Home
10. Was the bike locked up when stolen?
Yes locked in a shed
11. Was the bike locked to a secure bike rack?
No
12. What was the bike locked up with?
n/a
13. How was the bike locked up?
n/a0 -
1. How often do you use your bike?
Daily
2. What do you use your bike for?
Both
3. Is your bike ever left unattended? i.e. locked up.
Yes
4. Where is your bike left when locked up?
usually to designated bike stands or rails.
5. How is the bike usually locked up?
Through frame and one wheel
6. How often is it left unattended?
Occasionally
7. Is your bike locked up when stored at home?
No
8. Have you ever had your bike stolen?
Yes
9. If yes, where from?
paper shop
10. Was the bike locked up when stolen?
Yes
11. Was the bike locked to a secure bike rack?
No
12. What was the bike locked up with?
Chain
13. How was the bike locked up?
Through frame
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1. How often do you use your bike?
couple of times a week
2. What do you use your bike for?
Recreational
3. Is your bike ever left unattended? i.e. locked up.
No
4. Where is your bike left when locked up?
5. How is the bike usually locked up?
in room
6. How often is it left unattended?
never
7. Is your bike locked up when stored at home?
No
8. Have you ever had your bike stolen?
Yes
9. If yes, where from?
Home
10. Was the bike locked up when stolen?
Yes
11. Was the bike locked to a secure bike rack?
Yes
12. What was the bike locked up with?
Combination of both
13. How was the bike locked up?
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ollie_d wrote:Hey,
I’m a Third year university student studying design technology. For my major project I have chose the problem area of bicycle theft. I was wondering if you could take a moment of your time help with my research by answering the following questionnaire.
(just copy and paste and delete inappropriate answers)
1. How often do you use your bike?
few times a week
2. What do you use your bike for?
Both
3. Is your bike ever left unattended? i.e. locked up.
Yes
4. Where is your bike left when locked up?
chained to the heaviest/most difficult removed item/object
5. How is the bike usually locked up?
Through frame
Through frame and both wheels
6. How often is it left unattended?
Occasionally
7. Is your bike locked up when stored at home?
Yes
8. Have you ever had your bike stolen?
Yes
9. If yes, where from?
Town centre
Home
Other (please specify)
10. Was the bike locked up when stolen?
Yes
11. Was the bike locked to a secure bike rack?
No
12. What was the bike locked up with?
D lock
13. How was the bike locked up?
Through frame and one wheel
Thanks for your help.
Wanted one lightweight hardened steel D lock at least 16mm thick to deter theft.
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1. How often do you use your bike?
Daily
2. What do you use your bike for?
Both
3. Is your bike ever left unattended? i.e. locked up.
No
7. Is your bike locked up when stored at home?
No
8. Have you ever had your bike stolen?
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1. How often do you use your bike?
few times a week
2. What do you use your bike for?
Recreational
3. Is your bike ever left unattended? i.e. locked up.
Yes
4. Where is your bike left when locked up?
Bike park / lamp post
5. How is the bike usually locked up?
Through frame and one wheel
6. How often is it left unattended?
Occasionally
7. Is your bike locked up when stored at home?
No - bike not physically locked.
8. Have you ever had your bike stolen?
No
9. If yes, where from?
10. Was the bike locked up when stolen?
11. Was the bike locked to a secure bike rack?
12. What was the bike locked up with?
13. How was the bike locked up?Stumpjumper FSR 09/10 Pro Carbon, Genesis Vapour CX20 ('17)Carbon, Rose Xeon CW3000 '14, Raleigh R50
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1. How often do you use your bike?
Daily/few times a week
2. What do you use your bike for?
Both
3. Is your bike ever left unattended? i.e. locked up.
Yes
4. Where is your bike left when locked up?
Cycle stands/railings, in view of security cameras where possible and/or security guards!
5. How is the bike usually locked up?
Through frame and both wheels
6. How often is it left unattended?
Every time it is used
7. Is your bike locked up when stored at home?
No
8. Have you ever had your bike stolen?
Yes
9. If yes, where from?
Town centre
10. Was the bike locked up when stolen?
Yes - 2 locks
11. Was the bike locked to a secure bike rack?
No
12. What was the bike locked up with?
Combination of both
13. How was the bike locked up?
Through frame and both wheels0 -
1. How often do you use your bike?
Daily
2. What do you use your bike for?
Get to/from work, leisure, commuting
3. Is your bike ever left unattended? i.e. locked up.
Yes
4. Where is your bike left when locked up?
Depends, at home in the garage. Out of house, then where I can see it, or inside.
5. How is the bike usually locked up?
Frame, front and rear wheels
6. How often is it left unattended?
Everyday, when I'm sleeping
7. Is your bike locked up when stored at home?
Yes
8. Have you ever had your bike stolen?
Yes
9. If yes, where from?
Bristol city centre and college and home garage.
10. Was the bike locked up when stolen?
bristol centre: yes
college: yes
home: no
11. Was the bike locked to a secure bike rack?
bristol centre: yes
college: yes
home: no
12. What was the bike locked up with?
D lock
13. How was the bike locked up?
bristol centre: through rear wheel & frame
college: fron & rear wheels and frame, along with 5 other bikes0