Messing with a mans bike is like messing with a mans wife, sister or daughter...
Um, no. No it's not.
Hey, bonus question! Is messing with a woman's husband, brother or son equivalent to messing with a man's wife, sister or brother? Why or why not? Think carefully!
Extra extra special bonus question! Is messing with a woman's bike like messing with her husband, brother or son? Why or why not? Is it a stupid question? If so, how might you justify making the same comparison between a man's bicycle and women close to him in his life?
To the OP: if you insist on pranking, I think you'll need to be sure that the water in the tubes is pressurized - otherwise, you won't be fooling him for even five seconds.