Expensive bike abandoned in cage at work?
10-17-08 | 10:29 AM
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Expensive bike abandoned in cage at work?
We have two bike cages in the parking garage where I work. This building just opened a few months ago, and I moved in here just over 2 months ago. Someone hung an electric assist bike, fairly new and pretty nice, up on a wall rack in one of the cages and left it there, and it hasen't moved since I've been working here.
I use these cages every day. That fine bike is covered with dust now. Both of the tires are flat. Another odd thing is that it is not locked, but it has a huge, burly lock in the holster on the frame. And both of the tires are flat.
Last week someone put a leaflet for a public storage company in the spokes. Possibly a member of the facilities staff.
I thought they might have flattened the tires to prevent theft, but why not just lock it, too? The lock is there, unused. And anyone with a combination to the cage can just drive off with it or walk it out of there.
Strange.
I use these cages every day. That fine bike is covered with dust now. Both of the tires are flat. Another odd thing is that it is not locked, but it has a huge, burly lock in the holster on the frame. And both of the tires are flat.
Last week someone put a leaflet for a public storage company in the spokes. Possibly a member of the facilities staff.
I thought they might have flattened the tires to prevent theft, but why not just lock it, too? The lock is there, unused. And anyone with a combination to the cage can just drive off with it or walk it out of there.
Strange.
10-17-08 | 12:41 PM
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Contact building management if it's taking up needed space, otherwise leave it be. There was an "abandoned bike" in our bike cage, there for over 2 years, dust coated. Recently they cleaned up the bike cage area and what do you know, that bike was removed before the cleaning date, must have been the owner (U-locked). Then, this week, that same bike showed up AGAIN, with a new seat and apparently tuned up. But it hasn't moved since Monday, so now we are timing the dust build up again.
10-17-08 | 12:46 PM
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We have two bike cages in the parking garage where I work. This building just opened a few months ago, and I moved in here just over 2 months ago. Someone hung an electric assist bike, fairly new and pretty nice, up on a wall rack in one of the cages and left it there, and it hasen't moved since I've been working here.
I use these cages every day. That fine bike is covered with dust now. Both of the tires are flat. Another odd thing is that it is not locked, but it has a huge, burly lock in the holster on the frame. And both of the tires are flat.
Last week someone put a leaflet for a public storage company in the spokes. Possibly a member of the facilities staff.
I thought they might have flattened the tires to prevent theft, but why not just lock it, too? The lock is there, unused. And anyone with a combination to the cage can just drive off with it or walk it out of there.
Strange.
I use these cages every day. That fine bike is covered with dust now. Both of the tires are flat. Another odd thing is that it is not locked, but it has a huge, burly lock in the holster on the frame. And both of the tires are flat.
Last week someone put a leaflet for a public storage company in the spokes. Possibly a member of the facilities staff.
I thought they might have flattened the tires to prevent theft, but why not just lock it, too? The lock is there, unused. And anyone with a combination to the cage can just drive off with it or walk it out of there.
Strange.
10-17-08 | 02:00 PM
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There are a couple of folks that leave their bikes unlocked in the cages. One or two. Most lock them, though. Supposedly only those that have bikes and have applied for access have the code to the door. Haven't heard of any problems yet.
10-17-08 | 02:08 PM
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There is this thing called a pump....
10-17-08 | 02:29 PM
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It could be a stolen bike that was left there by the thief.
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10-17-08 | 02:32 PM
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10-17-08 | 06:50 PM
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