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i’m amazed that i’ve got this far in life without having my bike stolen. i’ve always been careful locking it up and have always kept it indoors at work and at home. But I wasn’t this time. I have been too distracted to think how they actually managed to nick it. I had a cable at the front connected to a d-lock at the back, but the d-lock is too short and bike rack design is too shit, so I think I may have locked it round the seat post instead of the frame bit as it’s often tight getting it to lock around the frame and I was late for the cinema
 
Orang Utan said:
arse, here’s a first: some lowlife has stolen my bike
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That's a shit thing to happen, OU :(

Don't give it up though. The one time I had a bike stolen I spent a few angry hours patrolling the streets looking for it and found it dumped in a hedge. Was so fucking happy to get it back.
 
a_chap said:
That's a shit thing to happen, OU :(

Don't give it up though. The one time I had a bike stolen I spent a few angry hours patrolling the streets looking for it and found it dumped in a hedge. Was so fucking happy to get it back.
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I had to get my dad to come and pick me up but while I was waiting, every cunt on a bike who whizzed past me got the narrow eyes of suspicion. Was thinking I might have to batter them off my bike with my helmet to get it back. Gonna hit the second hand shops on Friday to see if I can see it - not sure what I'd do if I saw it on sale - just grab it and walk out?
 
beesonthewhatnow said:
That’s good at least. Your main problem is going to be finding a suitable replacement at the moment…
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We have spare bikes at work and I'm getting a lift in tomorrow. I also have a token for £3K for a new bike anyway. I just wanted to keep my old one for the weekends as I was going to get a heavy tourer with panniers for commuting. Not sure what I'll get now.
 
Cid said:
get a medium-high spec bike that fits you perfectly.
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That's what my other bike is. It's 853 and I made the frame on Dave Yates' course. Super-practical randonneur. A curmudgeonly old git's build. S&S couplers, 8 speed Dura Ace and Rotor RSX4 cranks. It weighs 25 lbs and I really, really wanted a weight weenie superbike. This Parlee Zero is close enough in fit. The top tube is 1cm more than my steel frame. I can get it to fit very nearly perfectly, which is the best you can realistically hope for with a carbon frame. Unless you go full custom which is hard to find with carbon and enormous money and probably not as good layup/feel as the off the peg moulded carbon frames. The Parlee gets such rave reviews for its blend of feel/comfort/handling. Riders say they descend on it faster than on anything else. And it's stupidly light, to boot. Top of my wishlist. I was always planning to upgrade my steel bike to a superbike bit by bit, but I seem to have done it in one jump because the opportunity came along. I never thought I could aspire to the Zero. It's a 15 grand build with 600 kms on it and I paid 3600. The Parlee also has Lightweights so I can sell one pair now. And it has Etap, which was part of my plan. I'm going to build my perfect cockpit.
 
Orang Utan said:
Looks like the insurance company will send me a new bike, 'like for like', whatever that means
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It means a new bike of a similar nature and equivalent quality, usually. Technically like for like means exactly the same bike (this year's model or the nearest thing they can get)
 
Orang Utan said:
I had to get my dad to come and pick me up but while I was waiting, every cunt on a bike who whizzed past me got the narrow eyes of suspicion. Was thinking I might have to batter them off my bike with my helmet to get it back. Gonna hit the second hand shops on Friday to see if I can see it - not sure what I'd do if I saw it on sale - just grab it and walk out?
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6 years on and I still eye up any grey looking bike with intense scrutiny. The bastard (or more realistically the guy he would have sold it to) is out there :mad: :hmm::(
 
klang said:
had a couple stolen. still keeping an eye on sales and trading sites. it hurts.
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Had to give up riding in London, nowhere to store it overnight and the one experiment I risked leaving it outdoors with a cheap decathlon saw it get the wheels and seat stolen within a week then bike stolen and a wheel left within another week once I'd replaced the damn missing bits

London looks fairly nice to ride around now which is a shame
 
i’ve always managed to stash my bike indoors at home even if it’s in the way in a corridor or at the end of my bed.
 
It’s all the other bike crap that really seems to take up space though - all the spares, tyres, wheels, boxes of bits, turbo trainer, trackpump, helmets etc Its everywhere :hmm:
 
I have four bikes in the shed now, there's only one secure place to lock them and my one's at the back of the heap so it makes me ride it less. I could do with getting a couple of those ground anchors but not sure how easy they are to fit in a concrete floor.
 
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