sad bike theft WTF on Damen and Augusta


Spotted this morning on Damen just south of Augusta. I originally thought that a car had run into the bike rack and knocked it over, but the completely unblemished street light pole a couple of feet away made me think that someone removed this rack to steal a bike. Has anyone seen this before? I thought those racks were indestructible.

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Permalink Reply by millenial removing Bernie tattoo on December 12, 2009 at 12:24pm
A U-lock couldn't be slipped past the baseplate, so this was not a theft attempt.
Permalink Reply by Tank-Ridin' Ryan on December 12, 2009 at 1:28pm
And smashing into bike rack to steal a bike? You're going to damage the bike AND your car. You'd have to be an idiot and/or driving a stolen car to attempt this.

envane x said:
A U-lock couldn't be slipped past the baseplate, so this was not a theft attempt.
Permalink Reply by Primitive Don on December 12, 2009 at 2:55pm
Don't forget - we have a lot of crazy drunk drivers in the city. There's a restaurant on the corner - the entrance has been destroyed TWICE by crazy drunks piloting large SUVs.
Permalink Reply by Eric R on December 12, 2009 at 4:04pm
It looks like the concrete gave and not the bike rack.
Permalink Reply by jen on December 13, 2009 at 5:48am
Word to the wise, never touch any part of a scene like that. Listened to a podcast about a couple that happened upon an abandoned car scene ... long story short ... it was a setup by police and the guy (who thought he was doing right by opening the trunk and looking for the missing driver) was booked / thrown in jail. Call 311 again and report.

H3N3 said:
I reported it to 311, for what that's worth (usually worth something but I think the request goes directly to the bike program, which I've surmised is on furlough due to the budget crisis.)

Walking to the store a little while ago . . . come upon a parked car with its trunk all the way open and a dissembled mid-high end Trek aluminum bike in it (with a floor jack and such).
I stand there dumbfounded . . . no-one around, look around the corner. Nobody anywhere.
Finally closed the trunk and moved on but if anyone sees me on some sort of hidden camera expose* let me know.

*how do you due the accent on a windoze peecee?
Permalink Reply by heather s on December 13, 2009 at 12:07pm
thanks everyone for making me feel better, sort of... guess it was a car and not bike thief after all.
Permalink Reply by Tony Adams on December 14, 2009 at 8:55am
heather stratton said:
thanks everyone for making me feel better, sort of... guess it was a car and not bike thief after all.

It could have been a drunk SUV driving bike thief.

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