Dirty thieving scumbags...

garrynolan
garrynolan Posts: 560
edited July 2010 in The bottom bracket
... stole my Boardman Hybrid Team. I think I was 'cased' as my roadie (obviously more valuable) normally hangs in the place where the hybrid was temporarily hanging - either that or the thief was thick as sh1te as the roadie was in the same shed! Hope his nuts fall off!! :x
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  • tlw1
    tlw1 Posts: 22,154
    sh1te news - hope you hadn't tightened the wheels last time out
  • garrynolan
    garrynolan Posts: 560
    matthew h wrote:
    sh1te news - hope you hadn't tightened the wheels last time out

    The thief would have had a hard time riding it as there was very little air in the tyres - it's mostly ridden in winter. Obviously relieved but still can't believe he didn't take the other bike - it wasn't even hung up as I had just returned from a charity cycle in Cork. The place is like Fort Knox now.
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  • rapid_uphill
    rapid_uphill Posts: 841
    Great idea, lock the door after the horse has bolted.
    garrynolan wrote:
    The place is like Fort Knox now.
  • ColinJ
    ColinJ Posts: 2,218
    rapid_uphill wrote:
    Great idea, lock the door after the horse has bolted.
    garrynolan wrote:
    The place is like Fort Knox now.
    They know that there is another good bike waiting there for them so only one of two horses has bolted!
  • garrynolan
    garrynolan Posts: 560
    rapid_uphill wrote:
    Great idea, lock the door after the horse has bolted.
    garrynolan wrote:
    The place is like Fort Knox now.

    We have two "guard dogs" and one of them sleeps in the shed - bloody useless - but we believe we had been checked out and someone was giving food to the mutts to gain their trust to gain access without them barking. It's possible they confused the bikes in the dark. Ah well...
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  • Bunneh
    Bunneh Posts: 1,329
    Sleep in the shed with a few burly mates, leave the shed unlocked so the thieving scrote/s can get in, then beat the sh*t out of them.
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  • garrynolan
    garrynolan Posts: 560
    Bunneh wrote:
    Sleep in the shed with a few burly mates, leave the shed unlocked so the thieving scrote/s can get in, then beat the sh*t out of them.

    Oh, I wish! Sometimes kneecapping has it's uses...
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  • Lillywhite
    Lillywhite Posts: 742
    edited July 2010
    Why do people leave their bikes in garden sheds? :shock: I've heard stories where tea leaves target sheds in a complete street carefully removing doors by removing screws from hinges looking for bikes. Sheds must be the least secure storage place apart, of course, from an open garden.
  • verylonglegs
    verylonglegs Posts: 4,023
    Lillywhite wrote:
    Why do people leave their bikes in garden sheds? :shock: I've heard stories where tea leaves target sheds in a complete street carefully removing doors by removing screws from hinges looking for bikes. Sheds must be the less secure storage place apart, of course, from an open garden.

    Agree but it all depends on what space people have available. Mine hangs on a wall indoors in pretty much the same way as the wiggle advert on Eurosport.
  • Lillywhite
    Lillywhite Posts: 742
    verylonglegs wrote:
    Agree but it all depends on what space people have available. Mine hangs on a wall indoors in pretty much the same way as the wiggle advert on Eurosport.
    Space is a concern to most people I agree, but sheds are not suitable and I have no sympathy for those that come on this site moaning that their pride and has been stolen from a shed/garden. If they can't find a secure place within their dwelling then a secure steel cabinet would be a far better option. Even garages are not 100% secure.
  • sheffsimon
    sheffsimon Posts: 1,282
    Lillywhite wrote:
    verylonglegs wrote:
    Agree but it all depends on what space people have available. Mine hangs on a wall indoors in pretty much the same way as the wiggle advert on Eurosport.
    Space is a concern to most people I agree, but sheds are not suitable and I have no sympathy for those that come on this site moaning that their pride and has been stolen from a shed/garden. If they can't find a secure place within their dwelling then a secure steel cabinet would be a far better option. Even garages are not 100% secure.

    Mmm..or maybe the fault lies with the theiving b@stards nicking from sheds.
  • Mike67
    Mike67 Posts: 585
    verylonglegs wrote:
    Lillywhite wrote:
    Why do people leave their bikes in garden sheds? :shock: I've heard stories where tea leaves target sheds in a complete street carefully removing doors by removing screws from hinges looking for bikes. Sheds must be the less secure storage place apart, of course, from an open garden.

    Agree but it all depends on what space people have available. Mine hangs on a wall indoors in pretty much the same way as the wiggle advert on Eurosport.

    Does that mean you stand there just staring at it in admiration too? :D

    Seriously, I park my car hard up against the garage door so they can't open it and get to my bikes. I guess that means I'm sad and value my car less than my bikes as I'd prefer them to take that first.

    Agreed some people have little space so do need an outdoor storage. I know if I didn't have a garage then there is no way I could store it in the house..1 for space reasons, 2. for non-cycling wife reasons :D

    There is some kind of secure bar thingy that fits under a shed floor so that you can lock items to it. I know it wouldn't stop the determined thief but it may slow them down so they get disturbed.
    Mike B

    Cannondale CAAD9
    Kinesis Pro 5 cross bike
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  • Sirius631
    Sirius631 Posts: 991
    The fact that an item is not theirs is enough to disuade an honest man from taking it.

    The most stringent security does not disuade the dishonest, although it may defeat them. They just see it as a challenge.
    To err is human, but to make a real balls up takes a super computer.
  • Lillywhite
    Lillywhite Posts: 742
    SheffSimon wrote:
    Mmm..or maybe the fault lies with the theiving b@stards nicking from sheds.

    You aren't going to stop some people, particularly in dense urban areas, trying to steal other folk's property so you have to take any necessary precautions yourself otherwise you'll continue to drive your insurance premiums up.

    I consider myself lucky since I live in a rural village with low crime figures but that doesn't stop me ensuring that the four bikes that my wife and I own are stored in a secure internal store room and when I'm out I never leave my bike unattended.
  • jason23
    jason23 Posts: 71
    Bunneh wrote:
    Sleep in the shed with a few burly mates, leave the shed unlocked so the thieving scrote/s can get in, then beat the sh*t out of them.

    1 star accomodation for 3 months until they turn up again!
    Doesnt sound like much of a plan.

    Either secure the place or set nasty nasty traps that will draw blood or maim. Dig a pit with spikes or go proper rambo style and engineer some nasty bear traps and swinging spike traps.

    You will go out for a ride one morning to find a disemboweled scum bag groaning in your shed ; )
  • jason23
    jason23 Posts: 71
    This is the shed security solution we have all been waiting for....



    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fK6N4HZa ... re=related
  • Lillywhite
    Lillywhite Posts: 742
    jason23 wrote:

    Either secure the place or set nasty nasty traps that will draw blood or maim. Dig a pit with spikes or go proper rambo style and engineer some nasty bear traps and swinging spike traps.

    You will go out for a ride one morning to find a disemboweled scum bag groaning in your shed ; )

    You are, of course, joking otherwise you're probably related to Tony Martin. :shock:
  • jason23
    jason23 Posts: 71
    Lillywhite wrote:
    jason23 wrote:

    Either secure the place or set nasty nasty traps that will draw blood or maim. Dig a pit with spikes or go proper rambo style and engineer some nasty bear traps and swinging spike traps.

    You will go out for a ride one morning to find a disemboweled scum bag groaning in your shed ; )

    You are, of course, joking otherwise you're probably related to Tony Martin. :shock:

    Its no joke, stealing is a serious business ; )
    Respect tony
  • Lillywhite
    Lillywhite Posts: 742
    jason23 wrote:
    Its no joke, stealing is a serious business ; )
    Respect tony

    Reminds me of the notice that a businessman in our village put in his window.

    'This place is protected by a pit bull terrier with aids.' :wink:
  • jason23
    jason23 Posts: 71
    Lillywhite wrote:
    jason23 wrote:
    Its no joke, stealing is a serious business ; )
    Respect tony

    Reminds me of the notice that a businessman in our village put in his window.

    'This place is protected by a pit bull terrier with aids.' :wink:

    classic.
    Some people say thieves deserve a 2nd chance. i think that they simply need to be aware of ex-special forces. If theyre gonna come creeping in the wee hours and break into peoples sheds they deserve all manner of Saw style horror devices.
    I would mount their heads on my shed wall like hunters trophies, illuminated with uplighters : ) lol

    Cyclings great but its healthy to have a second hobby. Catching bike thieves is a challenge and public service.
  • swagman
    swagman Posts: 115
    If i caught a thief id lock him up in a cage and keep him in my cellar for a couple of years. :lol:
    I nearly got one the other day. :x
  • purple rain
    purple rain Posts: 44
    Having been the victim of bike thieves myself I am warming to the idea of sharia law.
  • Sirius631
    Sirius631 Posts: 991
    Seriously, an ex-club mate of mine was so paranoid about his motorbike being nicked from his shed in the dodgy area he lived that he set up a draw-string and shotgun arrangement. I haven't seen him for years so don't know wether he was had for firearms offences or he just forgot one day. :shock:
    To err is human, but to make a real balls up takes a super computer.

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