Damen Blue Line Caution

Today I have seen two people who have had stuff ripped off their bike by someone who had tools, and an upsetting amount of time to steal parts.

 

One bike had Brooks and seat post stolen, they had a bike chain on them to secure them and the thief had time/tools to defeat it.

 

The other had seat, post, and crank set stolen.

 

Obviously the guard there has not been doing their job well...

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Permalink Reply by Michael J Blane on November 19, 2011 at 12:21pm

That totally sucks.

I'll bet the guard is there to "guard CTA property".

Permalink Reply by Fran Kondorf on November 19, 2011 at 12:59pm

Stole the CRANK SET?! Was this during the day, or overnight?

Not a high-traffic area or anything. WTF

 -f

 

 

Permalink Reply by Mike Zumwalt on November 19, 2011 at 1:07pm

The inside bike storage area is out of sight and inside past the guard at Damen

I worked on my bike right in the Fullerton ave. (Red line) station so most times people don't notice.

Stole the CRANK SET?! Was this during the day, or overnight?

Not a high-traffic area or anything. WTF

 -f

 

 

Permalink Reply by Justin Villar on November 20, 2011 at 5:56am

If the cranks were powerspline, those slide right off with no tool required beyond the 8mm hex. 


Fran Kondorf said:

Stole the CRANK SET?!

 

 

Permalink Reply by Fran Kondorf on November 20, 2011 at 8:30am

Justin,

 I've read about the ball-bearing/wax trick to deter thefts. Wheels, saddles, & racks seem to be the most commonly ripped items.

 I'm not a mechanic and assumed (I know) that cranks were at least bolted on to some degree.

 How would you go about locking them? Can you? Mine are OEM and inexpensive so I'd never thought about it until now.

 -f



Justin Villar said:

If the cranks were powerspline, those slide right off with no tool required beyond the 8mm hex. 

 

 

Permalink Reply by Justin Villar on November 20, 2011 at 10:19am

Oh, I wasn't really saying that there was anything extra that could have been done to prevent the theft, I was just pointing out that it might not be as hard as you seemed to think. Or maybe you were just surprised at how random it was? Cause yeah, what the fuck, who thinks to steal a crankset. Useless internet comment on my part, really. You're right, crank arms are bolted on, but most also require a crankpuller to remove, which is a specialized tool. However, there are some kinds of cranks that don't require the use of a crankpuller, all you need is the hex wrench, or in some cases a socket wrench, to get the crank bolt off. Anyway, wheels and seats are most commonly targeted because so many of them are quick-release and then not locked. If everything you have is bolt-on and someone is walking around with tools, though, there's really not much you can do if they're determined. Just lock everything you can, and leave your bike in a different spot every time.

Permalink Reply by Fran Kondorf on November 20, 2011 at 10:48am

 

Yeah, just what I thought- pretty random. I knew most needed a crank puller for removal, so that's why I was confused. I guess if it ain't nailed down there's no stopping the bastards.

 Thanks for responding. "Useless internet comment" ?- apparently you haven't followed most of mine.

*Apologies to Dug. I didn't mean to hijack the thread.*

 Carry on.

 

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