Sani2C:Shock, Horror and Sadness

[kosmonooit]

True! But in some places more so than in others. A LOT MORE SO.

 

Yes like London, UK. Bike never lasted more than two months no matter what lock I used. Spent a year there as a {skint) post grad student.

[Tiny K]

and it is usually by those who stay in townships

 

Unfortunately so

[Bianchisti]

and it is usually by those who stay in townships

 

Reminds me of the lyrics of a certain song:

 

“…I’m tired of being a poor nigger; worse I’m black, my stomach hurts so I’m looking for a purse to snatch…”

[Caerus]

Yes like London, UK. Bike never lasted more than two months no matter what lock I used. Spent a year there as a {skint) post grad student.

Jeez, you must have bad luck, 9 years of commuting in London and only ever had one bike, and one lock, granted it was a gold level(level 5) lock, still use it and there is no way a bolt cutter can get through it.

[jules1976]

Hope u guys recover the last two bikes

 

i also hope that you had them properly insured !!

 

good luck with finding them

 

hope the other hubbers learn from this painful lesson

[dev null]

Bikes get nicked just as badly in the UK. Difference there is the fact that most of the buggers actually know the value of the bikes and which ones are desireable. Over here they are opportunists.

 

BTW, my bikes sleep with us in our bedroom. The wife has moaned a bit about the space it takes up in front of her wall mirror, but mostly she puts up with it. They aint going to the garage.

Edited May 17, 2012 by Moridin

[Bianchisti]

Yes like London, UK. Bike never lasted more than two months no matter what lock I used. Spent a year there as a {skint) post grad student.

 

Again, if my bike gets stolen twice this year, it’s not going to make me feel better. My problem is with how we are conditioned by the circumstances we live in and the things we are subjected to. We adapt in order to survive crime. We are used to high fences and burglar proofing. Leaving yourself a bit of room between the car in front of you at the robot when you have to stop late at night. All the things you do to keep yourself safe. It’s like the other thread about Mango not loading someone’s bikes. The quality of service drops and the more it drops, we have to get used to lower levels of service. What exactly else can we do?

 

My sister had an armed robbery at her house last year. Their take on it is that they can’t stop living because of it. You take the precautions but you have to live and move on. You have to become hardened to the situations you get exposed to.

 

I just feel we get so used to crime we offer the “material things” philosophy. Being hijacked is okay for as long as you survived and came away unscathed. What’s next? Being raped is okay provided they don’t kill you?

[Bianchisti]

BTW, my bikes sleep with us in our bedroom. The wife has moaned a bit about the space it takes up in front of her wall mirror, but mostly she puts up with it. They aint going to the garage.

 

And thats what I mean about adapting to crime. At some point it was okay on the lawn outside. Then it had to be locked in the garage. Now it's in his bedroom. Whats next?

[kosmonooit]

Yes we adapt, thats the wonderful thing about being human.

Edited May 17, 2012 by kosmonooit

[dracs]

And thats what I mean about adapting to crime. At some point it was okay on the lawn outside. Then it had to be locked in the garage. Now it's in his bedroom. Whats next?

 

http://c.cslacker.com/485l.jpg

Edited May 17, 2012 by dracs

[sadamhussein]

And thats what I mean about adapting to crime. At some point it was okay on the lawn outside. Then it had to be locked in the garage. Now it's in his bedroom. Whats next?

 

your answer is at 20 seconds:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iogcq6v5ulI

Edited May 17, 2012 by sadamhussein

[jules1976]

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http://c.cslacker.com/485l.jpg

 

Brilliant

[DirtyFrank]

Lets keep things in perspective.

 

There are on average 50,000 + bicycles stolen in Amsterdam alone, every year.

 

As said before bicycle theft is huge in England as well.

 

Not that I`m trying to underplay the original poster, i would also be devastated by this type of loss.

[T-Bob]

I know one woman who put her bike at the back of bakkie inside canopy on the morning of the Argus and she locked the canopy to have coffee and breakfast quickly. When she came back and the bike was gone. The thief managed to break open the canopy and she had to borrow bike to complete Argus.

 

Jeez that is tough. I never lock my canopy. I guess I should start.

 

That said I actually went for a ride the other week and after I propped my bike up against the passenger side and walked around to the drivers side to get changed etc, bumped into a mate and we decided to go to get a coffee around the corner. 2hrs later after coffee and lunch came back to find my bike still propped up against my ute... had just totally forgotten to put it in the car. MIddle of Cape Town.

[Joe Low]

So far 3 recovered..2 stolen.

 

I think in these circumstances you need to give one back

 

I dont think you're mates were silly, bikes locked on a trailer, then they steal the trailer - thats audacious.

 

It had occurred to me when i went for Panorama that the Thule can be removed with bikes on pretty quick, but i've had it eighteen months before that penny dropped.

[Joe Low]

and it is usually by those who stay in townships

Sure, the incidence of petty theft is greatest amongst the really poor the world over.