Somebody keeps vandalizing my bicycle!? Help!
04-30-15, 09:05 AM
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I don't think it's a d1ck move, even if you don't ask. It's a bike rack, it's meant for bikes, it's not being used for bikes, which means whoever paid to install it isn't getting their money's worth.
However, given that yours is the first case I've heard of a commuter being repeatedly targeted for obnoxious deflation, it's not a common thing. So if review of the tapes can identify the culprit and he can be dealt with, I bet you won't have to worry any more.
You could also look around in the back, even if there isn't an actual bike rack, there might be a pipe or some other secure feature that you could lock up to while keeping your bike out of everyone's way. That might be preferable to a rack out front in general.
However, given that yours is the first case I've heard of a commuter being repeatedly targeted for obnoxious deflation, it's not a common thing. So if review of the tapes can identify the culprit and he can be dealt with, I bet you won't have to worry any more.
You could also look around in the back, even if there isn't an actual bike rack, there might be a pipe or some other secure feature that you could lock up to while keeping your bike out of everyone's way. That might be preferable to a rack out front in general.
04-30-15, 09:13 AM
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You can try the nursing home, but don't be a weener if you are asked to not use it in the future.
For future reference, this forum will accomplish nothing for you should someone start messing with your bicycle again. Move it or confront the person messing with you. This is why you should never be a dick to your coworkers.
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04-30-15, 10:02 AM
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Aren't you dying of curiosity to know who it is? I know I would be...
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04-30-15, 10:04 AM
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I used to have this on my motorcycle; it fit perfectly right between the handlebar clamps...
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04-30-15, 10:18 AM
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04-30-15, 10:40 AM
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Little Johnny kept convincing little Jane to climb on the monkey bars while he stood on the ground. Eventually, one of her classmates told her that Johnny was doing it so he could look up her dress and see her underwear. The next day, he told her to climb the monkey bars, and she did it again! Her friend said, "Didn't I tell you what Johnny is up to?"
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04-30-15, 10:57 AM
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I'd find out who did it, and search out their vehicle....... What's good for the goose....................
2 times is two tires, three is three ----- maybe they would understand
2 times is two tires, three is three ----- maybe they would understand
04-30-15, 01:01 PM
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04-30-15, 02:43 PM
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Buy a old van and leave it there in the parking lot, (Cinderblocks instead of wheels Optional), put your Bike in it while at work .. Lock the door. 
04-30-15, 06:38 PM
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I picked up a small screamer type alarm a few months ago at a thrift shop for a few dollars, has a small pull cord to set it off kind of like a panic alarm and it is LOUD. I've thought of figuring out a way to rig it up to the bike where if the bike is moved then it would go off, problem is with wind and with other people putting bikes in a nearby rack location.
05-01-15, 05:42 AM
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05-01-15, 06:26 AM
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1.Buy a beater bike
2.Ask your boss if you can park your bike inside
3.Take the front wheel off & take it with you
2.Ask your boss if you can park your bike inside
3.Take the front wheel off & take it with you
05-01-15, 07:37 AM
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You could slob super glue all over the tire once you get to work.
Or black ink.
Or black ink.
05-01-15, 06:28 PM
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sounds like there is no evidence of anyone tampering with the bike. experience will eventually demonstrate, that flat tires take an indeterminate amount of time to manifest themselves, depending on the severity of the hole or holes in the tube.
05-02-15, 10:02 AM
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UPDATE:
So I talked to security at my work who reviewed footage of the last few days. They told me that they didn't see ANYBODY touch or mess with my bike. I thought this to be strange as two days in a row, I had a flat tire on two different bikes, both on the rear... I guess I can't dispute video evidence.
Thanks for the advice as this is exactly what I did. I found a secluded area on the side of my building and lock it down to a steel fence. Not that many people walk by and I'll be purchasing an alarm soon to notify me if it's being moved or touched.
So I talked to security at my work who reviewed footage of the last few days. They told me that they didn't see ANYBODY touch or mess with my bike. I thought this to be strange as two days in a row, I had a flat tire on two different bikes, both on the rear... I guess I can't dispute video evidence.
I don't think it's a d1ck move, even if you don't ask. It's a bike rack, it's meant for bikes, it's not being used for bikes, which means whoever paid to install it isn't getting their money's worth.
However, given that yours is the first case I've heard of a commuter being repeatedly targeted for obnoxious deflation, it's not a common thing. So if review of the tapes can identify the culprit and he can be dealt with, I bet you won't have to worry any more.
You could also look around in the back, even if there isn't an actual bike rack, there might be a pipe or some other secure feature that you could lock up to while keeping your bike out of everyone's way. That might be preferable to a rack out front in general.
However, given that yours is the first case I've heard of a commuter being repeatedly targeted for obnoxious deflation, it's not a common thing. So if review of the tapes can identify the culprit and he can be dealt with, I bet you won't have to worry any more.
You could also look around in the back, even if there isn't an actual bike rack, there might be a pipe or some other secure feature that you could lock up to while keeping your bike out of everyone's way. That might be preferable to a rack out front in general.
05-02-15, 10:47 AM
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... sending the alarm, To your phone?
Bubble Bursting .. Number 1) inside you wont hear it? and will you get sacked for suddenly leaving the Job, to respond?
Bubble Bursting .. Number 1) inside you wont hear it? and will you get sacked for suddenly leaving the Job, to respond?
05-02-15, 11:22 AM
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