Originally Posted by
Leisesturm
Threads like this always make me sad. They bring out the worst in people. How would you feel if you were somehow privy to your best friend or your spouse or anyone for that matter that you had some regard for talking gleefully about possibly injuring (or worse) another human being for the crime of being a dirtbag? Maybe not so bad if you posted in this thread. What if the dirtbag they were hoping would wind up in the ER was you?!
Whoa, hold on there. If someone steals a bike and injures themselves riding off, that is *their* fault. The owner has no obligation whatsoever to make their bike safe for *others* to ride. It's much the same for my fixed-gear -- if someone attempted to steal it while I wasn't around, and then flipped themselves over the handlebars and broke their neck because they didn't know how to ride one, how bad should I feel?
Regardless, I think we both agree that disabling the brakes is an idiotic and ineffectual way to prevent theft, and that good locking and vigilance are a better strategy.
