Originally Posted by
I-Like-To-Bike
Guess I'm overdue, I've owned and ridden bikes for 61 years including many in stick fingered Philadelphia and never had one stolen. I did once have a small accessory bag stolen from a bike parked outside my hotel in Gouda, NL.
I stand corrected: many bikes that are left locked outside get stolen at some point. Better?
I use bicycles as a means of transport. That means locking them up in front of market places, banks, work, pubs etc. In around 30 years I've had 4 bicycles stolen.