So on Saturday I decided that my road bike and my tri bike is are both a bit too flashy and might get stolen if I leave it outside of work...figured I should build up a single speed bike. So I bought an Iro frame, went down to the LBS and picked up more parts and two hours later I was riding my new black single speed bike.

So Monday rolls around and I ride it into work and park it on Wall St. and right off of Water St. When I come out of work it is gone. I only got to ride it once...

Not that anyone will see it around Manhattan...but if you do

Pic attached

sorry to hear, i guess you should just build a beater. the IRO looks very nice IMO.

that's ****ty man, but you should've known that little cable wouldn't last in NY

I figured Wall St., middle of day, cameras...who would steal a bike with so many people around.

I was going to pick up a u-lock on my way home...and the funniest part is that my boss asked me joking around before I walked out "Is it still there?"

Was it actually locked to a street sign like that at the time? Is there any chance the cops impounded it? I don't know how stringent they are about locking up to signs in the city.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7zb8YXrmIA

Take nothing for granted.

Maybe your boss stole it.....

Seriously, sorry to hear of your bad luck. I've just started riding my new fixie in NYC, and everytime I park and lock it for more than a few minutes I halfway expect it to be gone when I get back. Everyone I've talked to who rides regularly in NYC seems to have had at least one bike stolen.

I bought one of the Kryptonite mini U-locks. Most guys will tell you the only thing that really works is the giant NYC chain and padlock, but I just can't bring myself to carry around a lock that weighs nearly as much as my bike. I've also been told that the key is to get something that can't be quickly compromised with bolt cutters or a hack saw (like the cable you had, unfortunately), and then to avoid parking where the bad guys know you will be gone for a while (movie theaters, work, etc.). I try to lock un in front of coffee shops, cafes or any place where there are people coming and going and I might just be one of them.

Of course the safest thing is to carry the 10lb. chain and ride a beater that cost less than the lock, but that's not as fun is it?

Oh by the way, the picture is after I locked it up in the morning on my way to work...I decided to turn around and just get a picture.

wow thats terrible man, i ****ing hate theifs

sorry to hear it. definitely rock a chain + bodega lock.

You actually thought that cable would hold it?

Always either big chain or 2 u-locks.

i run two u-locks when i am at work. never had a problem. Sorry to hear about your loss.

or the cheap padlock...

my guess is that cable lock with that bike would be stolen over an 8 hour period in the daytime 6 out of 10 times.

Surprisingly, if you can get the chain around your waist, it's hardly even noticeable. I've got a decently long commute, and I just lock my New Yorker around my waist. I tried putting it in my backpack, but that just sucks. Tried riding with it wrapped around the handlebars, but surprise it's like riding with 10 pounds on your handlebars. Maybe if you know somebody who has one, you can try locking it around your waist to see how it feels. I really do forget it's there until I think about it. I am, of course, assuming one can get it around ones self. I've got the 3.25' one and can just get it around myself.

It's always best to take your bike into your work.
Most cubicles are large enough to fit a bike.
Even better if you have your own office.

I've heard about this video on here many times but hadn't seen it until now. Truly sickening.

Dude, sorry to hear that, that sucks. That's right near where I work too, recognize it from your photo.

Can't hurt, might want to check with the NYPD. Judging by where you parked it, it's kind of in the way.

Yeah I'm pretty sure its against some law to lock something to a street sign. Might want to check with the cops.

yeah shame on you for using that cable and lock anywhere else aside from a beach vacation.

You must not have seen these guys. Video The Neistat brothers steal their own bikes in NYC in clear daylight in ridiculously obvious ways. And no-one ever stops them. They use hand saws.. and loud rotary saws etc..

NYPD wouldn't take it for locking it against a street sign.
My office is on Wall Street and I live around the corner...it's a very busy area and you'd never think it would happen. Reality is that these things do not only happen in poorly lit alleyways...they happen under your nose. Most people are too busy running to Starbucks to notice.
With a weak cable & lock that you used, if I were a thief I would think it's a set-up.
Sorry about the loss...just think how much worse it would have been if you decided to bring the Tri-bike in that day and use the same lock.
(speaking of Tri...I was lucky enough to get an early registration for NYC Tri 2009)

Sorry to hear that man, Always sucks.

sorry for your loss...definitely hurts.

As if a lesson wasn't already learned, locking you bike close to the street in that manner dictated that the bike will be knocked over by passersby or a car trying to park, then run over.

I refrained from riding to work until they put up scaffolding around my building, then I could lock my bike directly in front of the building (they will not allow bikes inside the building, not even in the underground parking lot, unless it is a folding bike). Needless to say, I use an OnGuard Bulldog U-lock & check my bike every hour (gives me a reason to ecape the office).

Sorry for your loss.