Bike theft

I could never condone taking physical retribution on a bike thief. Oh no, indeed - that would be wrong. But this, via the ever-stylish Velorution is pretty funny: It may or may not be fake, but it also contains the clue about why tackling someone in the act might not be such a good idea -...
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Remember the German bear who tried to make good his escape from the zoo by stealing a bike ? Well it seems that they’re all at it. This time, it was a bear making off with a car - allegedly attracted by the peanut butter sandwich left on the seat by the car’s...
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Nope. I’m not suspicious at all. btw – do you want to buy a $50 bike?
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Remember the Sheldon Brown Locking Method? This one: Well, I thought this article on Commute By Bike showed a potential flaw in Sheldon’s system: Basically, what the thief’s done is cut every single one of the spokes so they can take the
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Have a look at this photo, and make up your own mind: This was all that was left of someone’s bike that’d been stored in the factory yard at one of my clients’ offices. They had a break in just before christmas, and as well as a bunch
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When I was in That London the other week, I took some photos of locked bikes around Angel tube station, Firstly, here’s a picture of one way to stop your bike being pinched. Have a bike that no-one would want to buy. Actually, it’s just the
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When I was in That London the other week, I took some photos of locked bikes around Angel tube station, for my other blog. Firstly, here’s a picture of one way to stop your bike being pinched. Have a bike that no-one would want to buy. Actually, it’s just the sort of bike I’d buy,...
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Yes, they’ve been at it again . . .well sort of. I did a little noodling around on YouTube, and came up with two public information videos about locking your bike. The first is from the ’70s, and is worth watching if only for the Quentin Cr
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Well, what do you know - the UK government takes bike theft seriously. The ‘keep your bicycle safe’ page on the Home Office’s web site lists all sorts of useful tips for protecting your bike from theft. The first of these is to get yo
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This joke’s a metaphor - stick with it ’till the end: Two guys are on safari, and camping out in a tent. Suddenly, a lion sticks his head through the tent flap, and says, “Roarrr! I’m a lion, and I’m hungry, so I’m g
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