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someone definitely saw you working on it and waited until you were in bed and snagged it. Glad you have renter's insurance because I believe it will cover it past the deductable
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Smythe posted:well folks u may remembver me talking about my bootleg diy ebike that would go 30 mph strapped on to a 30 year old walmart bike project. that was pretty cool. it finally arrived from china and i got to assembling it. i got to the brakes and the old brake lines were incompatible with the modern brakes from the ebike kit so the motor cutoff worked, seems important. well i had to order that poo poo and it was getting dark and cold so i chained it up where it has been for the last uh year or something unmolested. u can c where this story is going. long story short someone broke my chain and stoled it. it had the motor front wheel bolted on, and i had stripped the shifters, brake levers, brake lines, chains, and grips. anyways now the that the hub motor is gone i think i have to rebuy the whole kit unless i find the motor that they jacked for sale on fb marketplace or maybe another hub motor that someone else jacked. one of my customers at work had their bike stolen from their third floor balcony while they were at work. thieves rented a cherry picker and yoinked it lmao
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Smythe posted:well folks u may remembver me talking about my bootleg diy ebike that would go 30 mph strapped on to a 30 year old walmart bike project. that was pretty cool. it finally arrived from china and i got to assembling it. i got to the brakes and the old brake lines were incompatible with the modern brakes from the ebike kit so the motor cutoff worked, seems important. well i had to order that poo poo and it was getting dark and cold so i chained it up where it has been for the last uh year or something unmolested. u can c where this story is going. long story short someone broke my chain and stoled it. it had the motor front wheel bolted on, and i had stripped the shifters, brake levers, brake lines, chains, and grips. anyways now the that the hub motor is gone i think i have to rebuy the whole kit unless i find the motor that they jacked for sale on fb marketplace or maybe another hub motor that someone else jacked. drat, that's awful. Did they get the battery? That was like 60% of the cost on my conversion.
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Ive had dozens of bikes stolen and it never gets any easier, ive had my current for 7 years now and ive become quite attached. if it got stolen I'd be very 
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Stealing from not rich people is pretty loving lame, we can all agree
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dang. why dont they just stick to stealing catalytic converters
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Nov 10, 2021 00:28
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cool av posted:dang. why dont they just stick to stealing catalytic converters The stealing cats thing is just lmao to me, I've never ever heard of anybody having their catalytic converter stolen in NZ. Entire cars sure, but not just the cat.
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Jokerpilled Drudge posted:someone definitely saw you working on it and waited until you were in bed and snagged it. Glad you have renter's insurance because I believe it will cover it past the deductable ya i thnk so too Mr. Sharps posted:one of my customers at work had their bike stolen from their third floor balcony while they were at work. thieves rented a cherry picker and yoinked it lmao thats crazy drat Cat Puke posted:drat, that's awful. nopers, just the front wheel with the motor and the frame lol. stil got all the parts. apparently i can rebuy the tire+motor for $200. not bad.. Suplex Liberace posted:Ive had dozens of bikes stolen and it never gets any easier, ive had my current for 7 years now and ive become quite attached. if it got stolen I'd be very sad sending u good vibes Good Soldier Svejk posted:Stealing from not rich people is pretty loving lame, we can all agree agreed
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Good Soldier Svejk posted:Stealing from not rich people is pretty loving lame, we can all agree stealing bikes is praxis imo. shittier the bike even more important it is to take parts off. bike seat $5, wheels $5, frame $10. ez snip snip free handle of smirnoff, little lifehack. if you dont want ur bike stolen, get a CAR.
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Nov 10, 2021 01:05
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seeing bikes being stolen is why onewheels, e-scooters, or if you're a demented adrenaline junkie, a EUC is much more viable and discreet too. Very easy to deploy, take it anywhere since it's a million times smaller and lighter than a bike, maintenance is arguably more difficult but durability evens that out, also a little bit of a skill ceiling that makes any would be thief nosedive, and a serial with GPS~
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Good Soldier Svejk posted:Stealing from not rich people is pretty loving lame, we can all agree  Xaris posted:stealing bikes is praxis imo. shittier the bike even more important it is to take parts off. bike seat $5, wheels $5, frame $10. ez snip snip free handle of smirnoff, little lifehack. if you dont want ur bike stolen, get a CAR. 
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Suplex Liberace posted:Ive had dozens of bikes stolen What the gently caress dozens?? Unless you're exaggerating by a factor of 10 you might be a world record holder on this one
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use a ulock and a chain, or even better spend 10 bucks on a 2x4 and 2 ceiling hooks and hang your bike inside
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Polo-Rican posted:What the gently caress dozens?? Unless you're exaggerating by a factor of 10 you might be a world record holder on this one could be dutch
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ArmZ posted:use a ulock and a chain, or even better spend 10 bucks on a 2x4 and 2 ceiling hooks and hang your bike inside yea thats my plan for next. but i will need a pully system since im gonna hang it above my stairs. gonna be neat. also deadly in an earthquake =D
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Polo-Rican posted:What the gently caress dozens?? Unless you're exaggerating by a factor of 10 you might be a world record holder on this one
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remember folks: chains are more resistant to angle grinders than u-locks. they bounce around when they're getting cut and it's harder to find purchase. look for a chain with links thicker than 12mm, preferably hardened steel. principle is the same if you're gonna use a u-lock, in that if it's any thinner than 12mm it can be cut with bolt cutters by an average strength person. 16mm is the sweet spot. get one that locks on both ends of the u make sure your anchor point is solid. some people sabotage bike stands and come back to them later for an easy grab
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Xaris posted:dozens sounds extreme but bike thefts (or part thefts) are super duper common in the bay area. i imagine it's also true for NYC and poo poo as well. ulocks don't really stop a 3-second angle-grinder job; it's mostly just to convince them to steal from the rube whose too poor (or not smart) to buy better than a lovely combo wire-lock. but why not get both. can confirm, bike theft is super prevalent in nyc and it sucks rear end. delivery workers get held up at gunpoint for their ebikes with horrible frequency.
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sat on my keys! posted:can confirm, bike theft is super prevalent in nyc and it sucks rear end. delivery workers get held up at gunpoint for their ebikes with horrible frequency.
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mila kunis posted:toronto is an incredibly aloof place and canadians in general hate talking to strangers, making friends and a social circle after moving there is not that easy. I was there for a week and had the exact opposite experience ... friendly affable people, everyone i met. Could be different after moving there, cant speak from experience, but my two friends who went there for university had a solid group of friends  insanely expensive though, i agree w that
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Lastgirl posted:seeing bikes being stolen is why onewheels, e-scooters, or if you're a demented adrenaline junkie, a EUC is much more viable and discreet too. Very easy to deploy, take it anywhere since it's a million times smaller and lighter than a bike, maintenance is arguably more difficult but durability evens that out, also a little bit of a skill ceiling that makes any would be thief nosedive, and a serial with GPS~ nobody steals those bc they make the rider look like a big dweeb
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In Toronto I just use the Bike Share system to get around and it's gotten so much better with the hundreds of stations and new bike lanes. I have cyclist friends who think they're too heavy and unwieldy but honestly they're still perfectly quick and I feel a lot safer than on a road bike whose skinny tires get lodged in streetcar tracks. There was a good YouTube video on Dutch grandma bikes which I feel captures the appeal of a solid commuter bike I'd otherwise be tempted to get a nice bike but they get stolen too much. This way I don't even worry about repair and occasionally I'll find an electric one they're piloting. For $100 a year it's so nice and I've forgotten the pain of waiting for a bus to never come. It's amazing how such a small and hard-fought infrastructure investment has made my travel around the city so effortless (except for the drat hills to St. Clair).
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lil poopendorfer posted:nobody steals those bc they make the rider look like a big dweeb nobody gives a gently caress what anyone looks like though, even if they did everyone will all be dead and dirt one day anyways so what's the point  Radirot posted:I chain myself to my bike i juice my modded heelies and have a backpack that carries my collapsible e-scooter and a battery attache to the backpack to always keep juicing both on the go 24/7 so nobody can ever steal it if i'm always going
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My city has a really bad bike theft problem that has just been left to fester for 20 years and I rode really junky bikes that I put together or got dirt rear end cheep. Thats why bikes rule if there is enough they just become like pens, very fluid in terms of ownership.
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Cugel the Clever posted:My biggest question is where the gently caress do these all go? Are there really that many scummy riders/shops/resellers that will buy bikes of dubious origin at the quantity we see being stolen? Does anyone have an answer? I'm also curious.
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Lastgirl posted:nobody gives a gently caress what anyone looks like though, even if they did everyone will all be dead and dirt one day anyways so what's the point lol heelies id be falling on my rear end all the time (i haven't skated in 100 years)
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Cat Puke posted:Does anyone have an answer? I'm also curious. i'd assume stolen bikes are just openly sold without worry because the nypd are pathologically opposed to bikes and give negative shits.
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Epic High Five posted:HATE
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Harik posted:i'd assume stolen bikes are just openly sold without worry because the nypd are pathologically opposed to bikes and give negative shits. didn’t somebody link to a story itt about a nerd who tracked down his stolen e-bike with an air tag and the police didn’t want to help. when he finally got the cops to come with him to the shop trying to resell it, an employee threatened him physically IN FRONT OF THE COPS and they were still reluctant to make him give the guy his bike back lol
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Radirot posted:lol heelies id be falling on my rear end all the time (i haven't skated in 100 years) its the illegal kind that makes you go really fast and the best part is that its juiced enough to kick gravel into car side mirrors  anti car culture warriors gotta have radical means of transpo, yanno, gotta keep up with the lifestyle
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4qsKNUKih4 you slip on these puppies and you're king of the sidewalk, and nobody's going to gently caress with you you do whatever you want
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eSports Chaebol posted:didn’t somebody link to a story itt about a nerd who tracked down his stolen e-bike with an air tag and the police didn’t want to help. when he finally got the cops to come with him to the shop trying to resell it, an employee threatened him physically IN FRONT OF THE COPS and they were still reluctant to make him give the guy his bike back lol https://www.theverge.com/22667600/delivery-workers-seamless-uber-relay-new-york-electric-bikes-apps
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Lastgirl posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4qsKNUKih4 https://youtu.be/2929b8jcFQ4
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