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Street signs being pulled out of concrete?

Not sure what to make of this-- look at the most recent reports:

http://stolenbike.org

 

 

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Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on June 2, 2011 at 8:02pm

Thanks for the footwork.

Agree, poorly mounted sign.  I'll admit to locking to signs stuck in the grass depending on the location-- e.g. on hospital grounds in sight of the entrance/security booth.  But you can bet I'll test them first.

I suppose if these folks made the effort to dump the sign back out there we can assume the bikes are back in the possession of the almost-victim . . .

 

Permalink Reply by Kevin C Dormant on June 2, 2011 at 8:08pm
The bikes are back in the possession of the victims.

H3N3 said:

Thanks for the footwork.

Agree, poorly mounted sign.  I'll admit to locking to signs stuck in the grass depending on the location-- e.g. on hospital grounds in sight of the entrance/security booth.  But you can bet I'll test them first.

I suppose if these folks made the effort to dump the sign back out there we can assume the bikes are back in the possession of the almost-victim . . .

 

Permalink Reply by Mike Zumwalt on June 2, 2011 at 8:55pm

The signs that ARE in the sidewalk have one bolt and nut and most times have washers hammered in between the post and base to replace the missing.

  But still you think you locked your bike to a pole which can be lifted up, replaced and you bike is gone.

 

So to surmise lock the frame to the back wheel, cable lock to the front wheel, take the seat off.

Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on June 3, 2011 at 6:43am
I see stripped frames laying around in alleys all the time.  Usually they are devoid of any parts that could be even halfway valuable.  Often the frames are in good shape with good paint but are nothing special. This doesn't surprise me in the least.  Not the fact that they are willing to destroy the frame to get the rest of the bike nor the fact that the thief was too spatially "gifted" to understand what he was doing when he picked a spot to cut.   A cheap tubing cutter from a dollar store would cut a frame tube in about 20 seconds if there wasn't any cable in the way (which is probably why this thief picked this spot to cut.)

Bradford Smith said:
Saw this some time back on N California Ave.
Permalink Reply by Len Krietz on June 3, 2011 at 7:15am

Saw this frame outside the Jewel on Southport last week.  Real similar frame cut & missing front wheel, all other parts on bike.  Frame was also still locked to bike rack by a cheap cable lock.  Coincidence, dumb theif or someone's idea of "street art"?


Len
James Baum said:

I see stripped frames laying around in alleys all the time.  Usually they are devoid of any parts that could be even halfway valuable.  Often the frames are in good shape with good paint but are nothing special. This doesn't surprise me in the least.  Not the fact that they are willing to destroy the frame to get the rest of the bike nor the fact that the thief was too spatially "gifted" to understand what he was doing when he picked a spot to cut.   A cheap tubing cutter from a dollar store would cut a frame tube in about 20 seconds if there wasn't any cable in the way (which is probably why this thief picked this spot to cut.)

Bradford Smith said:
Saw this some time back on N California Ave.
Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on June 3, 2011 at 7:49am

Since that is a OPC BSO I don't think the thief had his coffee yet that morning when he targeted it for theft.  No components on that bike (other than maybe a cheap wheelset) worth the time  just taking off even if someone gave it to you for free. 

 

Maybe the thief wanted to make a crack pipe out that chunk of frame?

Permalink Reply by jen on June 3, 2011 at 7:51am

This thread is specifically in reference to reports of signs being pulled out of the ground.

We have never had such a report in 6 years and here's two in one night.

 

Thats not true!

http://chicago.stolenbike.org/node/184333

my stolen bike posting from last year! where the pole was removed from the ground!

 



H3N3 said:

This thread seems to have the same drift that seemingly every thread has lately-- would be great if everyone could please click the link in the top post and read the reports before responding.

Just curious as to how many are reading/responding from portable/handheld devices?

 

To clarify-- we get reports of unbolted street signs constantly, and have for years.

 

 

Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on June 3, 2011 at 7:58am

Thanks for the clarification, Jen. A good percentage of the reports received require a little squinting and filtering and guesswork to be understood-- in lieu of more detail I'm sure I just assumed it was another unbolted sign.

Sorry you never got your bike back.

Permalink Reply by Kevin C Dormant on June 3, 2011 at 10:02am

You must mean this one from November 16th...

 

Bike A was locked to a wrought iron fence with a u-lock. Bike B was u-locked to just the frame of Bike A. Thieves sawed through the frame of Bike A to steal Bike B. Bike A was left locked to fence. Bike B and u-lock are gone.

http://chicago.stolenbike.org/node/190776

Cameron Puetz said:

There was a report last year where someone cut the frame and left the bike to steel another bike that had been locked to it.


Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on June 3, 2011 at 10:21am

Oh, man!  That is a serious Dis!

 

Your bike isn't even WORTH stealing and now it is worth even less with a ruined frame...

Cameron Puetz said:

There was a report last year where someone cut the frame and left the bike to steel another bike that had been locked to it.


Permalink Reply by Tony on June 3, 2011 at 11:37am

I found another sucker pole outside of Richard's bar on Halsted/Grand/Milwaukee.

It seems that someone removed the bolt that attaches the pole to the base and replaced it with an incorrectly sized smaller bolt to make it seem like it was secure.

Lesson of the day: Always check your sucker pole before locking up.

Permalink Reply by Kevin C Dormant on June 3, 2011 at 11:47am
Subpart of lesson of the day would be that poles for street signs are never as good a locking site as a bike rack or a parking meter (left for the convenience of bicyclists). It may not be as convenient, but it's worth it to try to scout out an alternative locking site, and never leave your bike locked to a pole overnight.

Tony said:

[snip]

Lesson of the day: Always check your sucker pole before locking up.

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