Some little oik has knicked my bike cover

[KevlarPants]

Glanced out the window this morning, thinking about heading down to madeira drive for the american chopper/ace cafe thingy and I noticed that there isn't a cover on my bike.
Double take moment.
At first I thought I was going mad, looked around the flat for it grumbling about going senile waaay to early, but nope, its not here. The missus hasn't got it in the car boot, and it wasn't windy last night apparently.
I wouldnt mind but its the mankiest cover of the three in that bay.

People eh?!?

[Ichy]

Maybe they were planning on nicking your bike, but when they took the cover off they thought that was worth more!

[White Noise]

do what i do and lock the cover down, i do it to stop chavs messing with my bike and "parking attendents" *cough* tossers *cough* ticketing my bike.
at least now you have an excuse to buy a nice new one
WN
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[KevlarPants]

Well, as it turns out someone was trying to knick the bike as the front lock came apart in my hands when I unlocked it this morning. Some sort of cutter got 95% through the padlock.

Not sure what they were playing at though as the oxford chain on the rear wheel is much much tougher (I would imagine).

Picked up a a new oxford lock down madeira drive at the ace cafe jobbie. Squillions of bikes. Great fun. I'd love to spend the afternoon just cruising up and down the seafront being part of it but sadly got things to do.

On a side note, am I supposed to inform anyone of the fact that someone tried to nick my bike? I'm guessing not ...

[Delvard]

Well it might be the afternoon but it still must be a little early for me because I swear when I read the thread title it read:
Some little oik has kicked my bike over
So all I can say is, be glad it was only your cover




Andy
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[JodieWodie]

Rig your cover up with personal rape alarms..that is what I have done.
A couple of blokes and a van tried to nick my bike a couple of months back, so I tie the cover together underneath the bike with an alarm, have another alarm tied under the front of the cover looped round the front lock (Oxford |Monster to concreted ground anchor)..and an alarm tied under the back of the cover looped around the back wheel lock.These alarms were only £3 each from Maplins.

Gits aren't they !!?
What kind of lock was it ?
I also added a Thatcham approved Oxford disc lock for good measure.

I tell you what...the little things worked. About 2 weeks later a couple of chavvies tried their luck.....they got their ears blasted and my neighbour battered one of them Nice one
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[White Noise]

KevlarPants do you live near brighton?
WN
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Buy my wife: 96' Yam XJ600s (Diversion)
Wing Commander White Noise - SE Clique
Riding Tip #86: See God, then back off a bit: Problem is i haven't seen god yet, just a close up of tarmac on revett straight

[riichy]

all lend you my dads police dog for tonight, tie that to your bike and i can safely say it ant going any were..
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[KevlarPants]