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Divvy Vandalism

Spotted this morning in Uptown. It was clearly a targeted attack, as nothing else in the area was tagged and it was done to make the bikes uncomfortable to ride (note the paint all over each saddle). Has anyone else seen significant vandalism on Divvy's? This is the worst I've seen since its inception.

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Permalink Reply by Andrew Bedno on September 4, 2014 at 2:17pm

Awwww, what kind of sicko harms a poor defenseless bike.

Let's start the quite probably true rumor that the kiosks all have video recording.

Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on September 4, 2014 at 3:35pm

I've also seen a little bit of that, but they have been isolated incidents.

h' 1.0 said:

To answer the question in the OP-- I've seen some seats that looked like they were intentionally ripped, and I've seen some magic marker graffitti on bikes and kiosks.  But nowhere near the level I would have anticipated.

Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on September 4, 2014 at 3:35pm

Very true.

S said:

The paint may rub off onto clothing even if it appears to be dry.  Paint on your clothing is more than inconvenient if it ends up ruining expensive clothing.

notoriousDUG said:

It's not very hard to tell if paint is wet or not before you sit down.  Paint on your butt, while inconvenient, I don't think has much of an effect on actual comfort.

Permalink Reply by Chitown_Mike on September 4, 2014 at 4:17pm

When my ex was sneaking around (hence why she is an ex) there was plenty of tagging in and around Chicago and the local suburbs....

notoriousDUG said:

 How much stuff gets tagged in Chicago every night?

I'd point fingers at our good friend and cycling advocate John Kass.

skyrefuge said:

Someone was really disappointed that they didn't get to ride #DIVVYRED when it was out and about in July, and wanted to increase their odds?

But seriously, this seems really weird. Most spray-painting of property is done as some form of communication, with words or symbols or pictures getting a message across. But this wasn't a case where the bikes were simply being used as a public canvas; it was pretty clearly an attack on the bikes themselves. Makes me think it was done by someone who was pissed about one too many Divvy riders passing her too closely on the sidewalk, or by a really passive-aggressive anti-bike person.

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