Interesting attempted theft
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A Firend nearly had his wifes bike knicked, this was interesting as
1/ It's a horrid old Apollo hybrid worth at most £50 he uses for 2 miles to the station and back - not worth knicking
2/ He D-locked it to railing, so fairly secure
3/ It appears they attached a tow rope to the D-lock to try and break it, the railing were bowed out about 12" (they are pretty sturdy to look at!) and the front wheel wrecked where the bike twisted onto it, the D-lock was bent to buggery but had held up.
Have fun out there!
Simon
1/ It's a horrid old Apollo hybrid worth at most £50 he uses for 2 miles to the station and back - not worth knicking
2/ He D-locked it to railing, so fairly secure
3/ It appears they attached a tow rope to the D-lock to try and break it, the railing were bowed out about 12" (they are pretty sturdy to look at!) and the front wheel wrecked where the bike twisted onto it, the D-lock was bent to buggery but had held up.
Have fun out there!
Simon
Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.
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Worth nicking to some scrote, unless it was for shit'n'giggles.
You mention station & tow-rope - any CCTV footage? Can't help thinking that they've probably caused more than the value of the bike in damage to the transmission of the vehicle used.Location: ciderspace0 -
Most scrotes knicking bikes don't have cars!
There is some CCTV apparently, but the camera nearest the attempted theft was facing the wrong way, the one that saw it is so far away they could only just make out th colour, not even make and model!
SimonCurrently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.0 -
Why did he try to have his wife's bike nicked?What do you mean you think 64cm is a big frame?0
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EH?Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.0
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"A friend nearly had his wifes bike nicked".
I just wondered why he considered it at all. <comedydrumrollhere>.What do you mean you think 64cm is a big frame?0 -
Did read a thread on Singletrack last week where the would-be thief, having failed to saw through the lock, started on the fork instead. Home-made Lefty, anyone?Location: ciderspace0
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