What is up with the supposed rash of bike thefts? Is this out of control or what? I have never been a victim and now that I've said that...but seriously who's stuff is getting stolen and where? - The Chainlink2024-03-29T14:55:09Zhttps://thechainlink.org/forum/topics/what-is-up-with-the-supposed?commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A118130&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noIt's true! I saw the boogie m…tag:thechainlink.org,2010-02-25:2211490:Comment:1589472010-02-25T16:39:19.331ZAmber Khttps://thechainlink.org/profile/AmberK
It's true! I saw the boogie man again. He was sleeping on the sidewalk on Hubbard near Hoyne yesterday around 5:30p.<br />
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<cite>Eric Roach said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/what-is-up-with-the-supposed?id=2211490%3ATopic%3A116239&page=3#2211490Comment158697"><div>Nice. A good story to scare kids..."If you don't lock up your wheels at night the West Town Boogie Man will steal them!"<br></br><br></br><cite>iggi said:…</cite></div>
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It's true! I saw the boogie man again. He was sleeping on the sidewalk on Hubbard near Hoyne yesterday around 5:30p.<br />
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<cite>Eric Roach said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/what-is-up-with-the-supposed?id=2211490%3ATopic%3A116239&page=3#2211490Comment158697"><div>Nice. A good story to scare kids..."If you don't lock up your wheels at night the West Town Boogie Man will steal them!"<br/><br/><cite>iggi said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/what-is-up-with-the-supposed?id=2211490%3ATopic%3A116239&page=3#2211490Comment158627"><div>its the west town bike boogie man. its been a long standing myth, but the recent sightings confirm his existence. and i hear he smells much like the sasquatch.<br/><br/><cite>Amber K said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/what-is-up-with-the-supposed?id=2211490%3ATopic%3A116239&page=3#2211490Comment158596"><div>I think I saw the same guy around 5:30p Monday eve on Oakley near maybe Iowa. He had a bunch of wheels hanging from his shopping cart. I turned to look back at him and he was staring right at me.<br/><br/><cite>Eric Roach said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/what-is-up-with-the-supposed?id=2211490%3ATopic%3A116239&page=3#2211490Comment158568"><div>While riding west on Augusta today at 9:00am I spotted a shopping cart with 10 or so bicycle wheels with tires in it (and a bunch of other random stuff) at the corner of Augusta and Leavitt. I was running late so I could not stop and take a picture. Just an FYI to those with a bike not double locked in that area.</div>
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</blockquote> Nice. A good story to scare k…tag:thechainlink.org,2010-02-24:2211490:Comment:1586972010-02-24T23:45:46.630ZEric Rhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/EricRoach
Nice. A good story to scare kids..."If you don't lock up your wheels at night the West Town Boogie Man will steal them!"<br />
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<cite>iggi said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/what-is-up-with-the-supposed?id=2211490%3ATopic%3A116239&page=3#2211490Comment158627"><div>its the west town bike boogie man. its been a long standing myth, but the recent sightings confirm his existence. and i hear he smells much like the sasquatch.<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Amber K…</cite></div>
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Nice. A good story to scare kids..."If you don't lock up your wheels at night the West Town Boogie Man will steal them!"<br />
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<cite>iggi said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/what-is-up-with-the-supposed?id=2211490%3ATopic%3A116239&page=3#2211490Comment158627"><div>its the west town bike boogie man. its been a long standing myth, but the recent sightings confirm his existence. and i hear he smells much like the sasquatch.<br/> <br/>
<cite>Amber K said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/what-is-up-with-the-supposed?id=2211490%3ATopic%3A116239&page=3#2211490Comment158596"><div>I think I saw the same guy around 5:30p Monday eve on Oakley near maybe Iowa. He had a bunch of wheels hanging from his shopping cart. I turned to look back at him and he was staring right at me.<br/><br/><cite>Eric Roach said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/what-is-up-with-the-supposed?id=2211490%3ATopic%3A116239&page=3#2211490Comment158568"><div>While riding west on Augusta today at 9:00am I spotted a shopping cart with 10 or so bicycle wheels with tires in it (and a bunch of other random stuff) at the corner of Augusta and Leavitt. I was running late so I could not stop and take a picture. Just an FYI to those with a bike not double locked in that area.</div>
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</blockquote> its the west town bike boogie…tag:thechainlink.org,2010-02-24:2211490:Comment:1586272010-02-24T20:55:06.006Zigzhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Iggy
its the west town bike boogie man. its been a long standing myth, but the recent sightings confirm his existence. and i hear he smells much like the sasquatch.<br />
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<cite>Amber K said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/what-is-up-with-the-supposed?id=2211490%3ATopic%3A116239&page=3#2211490Comment158596"><div>I think I saw the same guy around 5:30p Monday eve on Oakley near maybe Iowa. He had a bunch of wheels hanging from his shopping cart. I turned to look back…</div>
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its the west town bike boogie man. its been a long standing myth, but the recent sightings confirm his existence. and i hear he smells much like the sasquatch.<br />
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<cite>Amber K said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/what-is-up-with-the-supposed?id=2211490%3ATopic%3A116239&page=3#2211490Comment158596"><div>I think I saw the same guy around 5:30p Monday eve on Oakley near maybe Iowa. He had a bunch of wheels hanging from his shopping cart. I turned to look back at him and he was staring right at me.<br/><br/><cite>Eric Roach said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/what-is-up-with-the-supposed?id=2211490%3ATopic%3A116239&page=3#2211490Comment158568"><div>While riding west on Augusta today at 9:00am I spotted a shopping cart with 10 or so bicycle wheels with tires in it (and a bunch of other random stuff) at the corner of Augusta and Leavitt. I was running late so I could not stop and take a picture. Just an FYI to those with a bike not double locked in that area.</div>
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</blockquote> I think I saw the same guy ar…tag:thechainlink.org,2010-02-24:2211490:Comment:1585962010-02-24T19:03:01.043ZAmber Khttps://thechainlink.org/profile/AmberK
I think I saw the same guy around 5:30p Monday eve on Oakley near maybe Iowa. He had a bunch of wheels hanging from his shopping cart. I turned to look back at him and he was staring right at me.<br />
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<cite>Eric Roach said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/what-is-up-with-the-supposed?id=2211490%3ATopic%3A116239&page=3#2211490Comment158568"><div>While riding west on Augusta today at 9:00am I spotted a shopping cart with 10 or so bicycle wheels with tires in it…</div>
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I think I saw the same guy around 5:30p Monday eve on Oakley near maybe Iowa. He had a bunch of wheels hanging from his shopping cart. I turned to look back at him and he was staring right at me.<br />
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<cite>Eric Roach said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/what-is-up-with-the-supposed?id=2211490%3ATopic%3A116239&page=3#2211490Comment158568"><div>While riding west on Augusta today at 9:00am I spotted a shopping cart with 10 or so bicycle wheels with tires in it (and a bunch of other random stuff) at the corner of Augusta and Leavitt. I was running late so I could not stop and take a picture. Just an FYI to those with a bike not double locked in that area.</div>
</blockquote> Most good Ulocks can hardly b…tag:thechainlink.org,2010-02-24:2211490:Comment:1585742010-02-24T17:36:37.582ZJessicahttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Jessica
Most good Ulocks can hardly be cut with a 4 foot bolt cutter. Or maybe I'm just a sissy and can't get a good grip on the damn thing... it's about as big as I am. Ha.<br />
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Grinders are much more inconspicuous than a huge set of bolt cutters. =)
Most good Ulocks can hardly be cut with a 4 foot bolt cutter. Or maybe I'm just a sissy and can't get a good grip on the damn thing... it's about as big as I am. Ha.<br />
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Grinders are much more inconspicuous than a huge set of bolt cutters. =) While riding west on Augusta…tag:thechainlink.org,2010-02-24:2211490:Comment:1585682010-02-24T17:12:32.039ZEric Rhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/EricRoach
While riding west on Augusta today at 9:00am I spotted a shopping cart with 10 or so bicycle wheels with tires in it (and a bunch of other random stuff) at the corner of Augusta and Leavitt. I was running late so I could not stop and take a picture. Just an FYI to those with a bike not double locked in that area.
While riding west on Augusta today at 9:00am I spotted a shopping cart with 10 or so bicycle wheels with tires in it (and a bunch of other random stuff) at the corner of Augusta and Leavitt. I was running late so I could not stop and take a picture. Just an FYI to those with a bike not double locked in that area. There was a rash of bike thef…tag:thechainlink.org,2009-09-15:2211490:Comment:1195042009-09-15T01:52:57.002ZEric Rhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/EricRoach
There was a rash of bike thefts early this morning (between midnight and 6 am on 9/14) on Augusta between Hoyne and Damen. I saw the aftermath of at least four bikes that got violated:<br />
> My roommate's new Schwinn Cutter- they got the rear wheel, pedals (probably worth... $0!), saddle, seat post and one brake pad(?). He just brought the bike home 2 days ago!;<br />
> The saddle of someone's bike that lives in my building;<br />
> Two other bikes down the road are missing wheels, saddles, and…
There was a rash of bike thefts early this morning (between midnight and 6 am on 9/14) on Augusta between Hoyne and Damen. I saw the aftermath of at least four bikes that got violated:<br />
> My roommate's new Schwinn Cutter- they got the rear wheel, pedals (probably worth... $0!), saddle, seat post and one brake pad(?). He just brought the bike home 2 days ago!;<br />
> The saddle of someone's bike that lives in my building;<br />
> Two other bikes down the road are missing wheels, saddles, and seatposts.<br />
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I, fortunately, have two Kryptonite u-locks on my two bikes with a black gated fence between them. I am now hoping they don't come back with more tools! Bringing my bikes inside is a HUGE pain since I live on the third floor, but it will probably seem like a great idea in hindsight if they get stolen. Really? I think I have the lo…tag:thechainlink.org,2009-09-14:2211490:Comment:1190762009-09-14T05:51:03.583ZTank-Ridin' Ryanhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Tank
Really? I think I have the long version of the Evo, and mine has the "hook" at one end. Maybe they improved it with two locking points instead of one.<br />
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<cite>notoriousDUG said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/what-is-up-with-the-supposed?id=2211490%3ATopic%3A116239&page=3#2211490Comment118410"><div>the long Evo has hasps on both ends and easily locks frame and front wheel at 90% of viable lock spots.<br></br> <br></br> <cite>mattbikes1 said:…</cite></div>
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Really? I think I have the long version of the Evo, and mine has the "hook" at one end. Maybe they improved it with two locking points instead of one.<br />
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<cite>notoriousDUG said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/what-is-up-with-the-supposed?id=2211490%3ATopic%3A116239&page=3#2211490Comment118410"><div>the long Evo has hasps on both ends and easily locks frame and front wheel at 90% of viable lock spots.<br/> <br/>
<cite>mattbikes1 said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/what-is-up-with-the-supposed?page=3&commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A118338&x=1#2211490Comment118337"><div>Correct, the NYC lock is not, but it is so short that you can only lock your frame to a sign post or lock your frame to the wheel...as far as I have seen yet.<br/> <br/> <cite>DonRay A.K.A. Zesty said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/what-is-up-with-the-supposed?page=3&commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A118130&x=1#2211490Comment118130"><div>Not all Kryptos have the angle at one end. <br/><br/><cite>mattbikes1 said:</cite><blockquote><div>Bring your bike inside at night or anytime you can, why take the risk? Get a good U lock. Kryptonite sucks, period. You can get better for less. On Guard brand. Use a short u lock, less area to be tampered with. Purchase renters insurance.</div>
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</blockquote> Ha ha, mine too! It has held…tag:thechainlink.org,2009-09-13:2211490:Comment:1185222009-09-13T05:21:45.104Zmattbikes1https://thechainlink.org/profile/mattbikes1
Ha ha, mine too! It has held up real well despite the not so nice appearance. I think I actually picked mine up for $15 on clearance at a bike studio in Minneapolis. I had one before that which eventually seized up. I lubricate my current lock with powder graphite and it works like a champ.<br />
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<cite>Davo said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/what-is-up-with-the-supposed?id=2211490%3ATopic%3A116239&page=3#2211490Comment118429"><div>Ive had an on guard lock for…</div>
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Ha ha, mine too! It has held up real well despite the not so nice appearance. I think I actually picked mine up for $15 on clearance at a bike studio in Minneapolis. I had one before that which eventually seized up. I lubricate my current lock with powder graphite and it works like a champ.<br />
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<cite>Davo said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/what-is-up-with-the-supposed?id=2211490%3ATopic%3A116239&page=3#2211490Comment118429"><div>Ive had an on guard lock for at least 5 years in all sorts of weather. the plastic covering finally cracked and was slipping off. So I Oiled the lock to get rid of some of the rust and E-taped the plastic back on. Good as new. the best 20 bucks I've ever spent.</div>
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Ive had an on guard lock for at least 5 years in all sorts of weather. the plastic covering finally cracked and was slipping off. So I Oiled the lock to get rid of some of the rust and E-taped the plastic back on. Good as new. the best 20 bucks I've ever spent.
Ive had an on guard lock for at least 5 years in all sorts of weather. the plastic covering finally cracked and was slipping off. So I Oiled the lock to get rid of some of the rust and E-taped the plastic back on. Good as new. the best 20 bucks I've ever spent.