So there I am in work when the security guard calls me to say someone is messing with my bike, I look out of the window 4 floors up to see 2 scrotes on push bikes riding away. Seems the security guard yelled at them.
I went down to my bike to find the Disc lock in two pieces, as I was checking the bike they came riding back through the bottom of the car park, too quick though.
Old bill came round quite quickly, gave them discriptions etc.
I had my Baghira stolen from the same place just before Christmas and I am certain it was the same lot, one of them was even wearing the same clothes.
mate can you tell me what they look like, want to see if it is the same little sh!te bags that nearly had it on their toes with a KTM here just before xmas…
I’m in clerkenwell, which is literally a stones throw from you.
Im near there, mate. Looks like you have good security people. If you want to park a little closer to liverpool st station, you can lock to mine which is attached to a lamppost? and right in my line of view every day of the working week (I tend to have conf calls at my desk rather than going to meetings and it takes me exactly 1m28s to get down there if I need to)…
signed ‘mad bike-protective psycho bitch from hell’
There was two of them, both on push bikes, bmx. One wearing grey hoodie and matching jogging bottoms and one wearing a black coat with hood and jeans. the first was white the latter looked asian.
I thought they hadn’t damaged the bike but I got on it to ride home and found they’d bent the front disc. I had to get it home or else it would have gone. So a rather slow ride home with much juddering on braking was had by me.
Funnily as I was on my way home on the A40 I heard sirens behind me as I was filtering I got to the road works and slowed to allow them to pass, but they pull along side and had a good look at me. I looked back and pointed at myself asking if they wanted me to pull over, they just turned the blues and twos off and waved bye. :exclamationmark:
sorry to say my mate works in old street! and he regularly comes home to tell of young lads on scooters trying to have ago at his bike! he’s chased them off loads of times and they still keep coming back! therye little fuucckkks!!! I fuggin love to get hold of one of them!
I like to idea of a sting operation - some cricket bats - but I wouldn’t advocate the use of extreme violence. Just bust em up a little? Would send out a message?
I wonder if we should start a campaign and distribute leaflets making other bikes aware of this - kind of like a neighbourhood watch type of thing. Maybe add a few signs to bike bays (in consultation with the councils) to advise that its a high risk theft area? Then petition the councils to install more street furniture to lock bikes to etc etc.
