Tonight 10/26/11 at the Damen Brownline stop.

The Securitas guard grabbed me as i was unlocking at about 1140 pm. He let me know that an older guy was circling and eyeing my bike. The kid had the best intentions and didn't know if the guy had just put the bike up on the wall or not so he just watched it.

Heads up for stolen bike activity. I let the kid know about the stolen bikes crew and gave him knowledge on prevention. Next time he'll call the cops cause he knows this bike is mine (it's my back up sadly but i'll let him know my everyday as well).

Just thought I'd share.

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Permalink Reply by Zoetrope on November 21, 2011 at 9:39am

Sounds like a good idea to me. It also just crossed my mind (I'm sure people have already done this in some areas) to put up fliers that tell you the right way and the right kind of lock to use when locking up your bike.

Davo said:

Would flyering, in an area that has had recent bike thefts, about watching out for bike theves be a good deterrent? I'm thinking like a bunch of them on poles, trees, business windows... Kind of like having the security signs in front of homes that dont have them. Also maybe bystanders would pay more attention if they saw these signs.

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Permalink Reply by Anne B. on November 22, 2011 at 2:40pm

I'm up for flyering in this area starting about a week from now (knuckled down under studying for finals currently)- any suggestions on what the flyer text should emphasize?