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Posted by ryanm on Jul-24-2003 14:05:

Bike Theft Captial of the World

Don't mind me, I just need to vent a bit.

So after having my $900 bike stolen after Sasha I was a bit upset. I few retarded phone calls to the police accomplished nothing. So I went a few weeks without a bike (which is really hard for me), DrGoodvibe was nice enough to lend me his bike until I could afford to buy a new one.

I've been using it a lot over the past month, riding down to cherry beach, molson amphitheatre, etc. I keep my bike in my kitchen at the back of our house along with 3 others.

so...

I come home on Tuesday and realize that the bike is not there. I thought to myself, alright, maybe one of my roomates borrowed it. So last night, they were all home and I asked them if they had borrowed my bike and they all said no.

so...

Yeah Beh's bike was stolen right out of my kitchen (we deduced it to be some time around 4 pm on Monday)

So needless to say I'm extremely upset for a number of reasons.

1. I lost my best friends bike
2. Someone came into our house and only took my bike, no stereo, computer, or anything like that.
3. and finally, it's the second bike stolen in 2 months.

So I can now vouch for the rumour/fact that Toronto is the bike theft capital of the world.

Posted by Pyromancer224 on Jul-24-2003 14:12:

oy thats hella bad luck dude
sorry to hear that

Posted by Durafei on Jul-24-2003 14:12:

Sorry man...

Here in Waterloo, where I study, bikes get stolen pretty much all the time as well.. In fact, if within a year your bike isn't stolen, your bike must be a piece of shit. My friend recently lost 2 bikes within 2 months.. Now he's walking.. I guess it's a good business selling stolen bikes.

Posted by Pyromancer224 on Jul-24-2003 14:16:

durafei - u serious? im thinking of bringing my bike with me to v1...cuz i heard u can store it there and bkie around campus

Posted by Matt on Jul-24-2003 14:23:

let's set up a bike sting operation

Posted by E*Master on Jul-24-2003 14:50:

You should look into Bike insurance. if u have a $900 bike you should insure it. My bike cost me 50 bucks so if they steal it.. but then again all I got is a plain blue mountain bike with nothing fancy. But yeah, bike insurance would be a good idea next time.

Posted by E*Master on Jul-24-2003 14:52:

quote:
Originally posted by Mosaic
let's set up a bike sting operation

then jump the bastards with Baseball bats and then extort the money out of them to buy ryanm and his friend new bikes

Posted by Elmo-On-XTC on Jul-24-2003 15:05:

Sorry to hear that Ryan
maybe you should buy another bike and strap an explosive to it so that when someone tries to steal it it blows up in there face (even if it's a small one, not TNT or anything )

seriously, auto/bike thieft is getting out of hand in Toronto

Posted by ryanm on Jul-24-2003 15:21:

quote:
Originally posted by E*Master
You should look into Bike insurance. if u have a $900 bike you should insure it. My bike cost me 50 bucks so if they steal it.. but then again all I got is a plain blue mountain bike with nothing fancy. But yeah, bike insurance would be a good idea next time.

ya tell me about it, but watch as soon as I get insurance, nothing would get stolen. Isn't that the way it works???

Posted by NightCreature on Jul-24-2003 15:37:

Re: Bike Theft Captial of the World

quote:
Originally posted by Pyromancer224
durafei - u serious? im thinking of bringing my bike with me to v1...cuz i heard u can store it there and bkie around campus

as long as you don't leave your bike locked outside for long durations you should be fine...

Also v1 is so close to MC, Engineering, Biology... you do not really need a bike when you live in v1!

Posted by E*Master on Jul-24-2003 16:16:

quote:
Originally posted by ryanm
ya tell me about it, but watch as soon as I get insurance, nothing would get stolen. Isn't that the way it works???

lol yeah that's true. Nah, this is why i would never buy anything expensive that I can't putin my pocket or put in my back pack or leave at home to enjoy. I think u should get a cheaper bike. Yeah but I am all up for the Sting operation with baseball bats! I'll get my trysty Tire Iron (not soccer season but I will make an exception)

Posted by 'mju:zik on Jul-24-2003 16:24:

lol you can get a motorcycle for 900 bucks

Posted by trancendental on Jul-24-2003 17:02:

It's obvious, you need to lock your bike in a locked house

Posted by drgoodvibe on Jul-24-2003 17:43:

sorry boss.. =\ don't worry about me though, I've still got my other bike. I'm just sorry you lost your mode of transportation again. Its bullshite i think though, how could someone walk into your house, go into the back where your kitchen is, skip out on the nicer bike, and leave without taking anything else.. *me confused*

Posted by Durafei on Jul-24-2003 19:11:

Re: Re: Bike Theft Captial of the World

quote:
Originally posted by NightCreature
as long as you don't leave your bike locked outside for long durations you should be fine...

Also v1 is so close to MC, Engineering, Biology... you do not really need a bike when you live in v1!

LOL, speaks another victim of a stolen bike.. Wasn't yours locked when you left it ??

Posted by Pyromancer224 on Jul-24-2003 20:04:

well i was gonna go biking with my gf round campus once in a while

Posted by ++ EGO ++ on Jul-24-2003 20:22:

DAMN THOSE BIKE THIEVES...you bastards...

hey man, I'm sorry to hear that but... hell, my worst experience was losing my Bike when I was 5 years old, 'till this day I am still searching for it... I WILL NOT FORGET!

Posted by SeventhSun on Jul-24-2003 20:59:

sSpeaking of stolen bikes, anyonegot one for sale? i wont steal one but i'll buy a hot one? i'd prefer a mountain bike, but a speed bike or a bmx will do.

Posted by ++ EGO ++ on Jul-24-2003 22:37:

quote:
Originally posted by SeventhSun
sSpeaking of stolen bikes, anyonegot one for sale? i wont steal one but i'll buy a hot one? i'd prefer a mountain bike, but a speed bike or a bmx will do.

Posted by drgoodvibe on Jul-24-2003 22:39:

Posted by nismodreams on Jul-24-2003 23:06:

Sorry to hear that man...happened to me last summer my bike almost got stolen..
I locked it at south common mall, west mississauga(you'd think the suburbs are safer...5 years ago this area used to be sooo good people had character) and left it there for a few days. My car was at the body shop and I picked it up a little earlier. Being excited I forgot the bike and went back a few days later to see the rear wheel bent. I tied it with the frame but prob some dumbass thought I locked it with the wheel. Reason I bring this up is cuz I sent it for repairs and just picked it up yesterday. $90 for new wheel and chain

Another story: Summer of '99 me and my friend were chillin in the car early hours of morning. 7 or 8 thugs came and tried stealing my car..askin for keys, wallet, etc. Cops came, sent the car for fingerprinting for 3 days, interviewed us for hours...it really sucked!! When I think of it now, its hard to believe the two of us(small guys) managed to distract 7 guys for an hour and so call the cops...I guess they were drugged up and f**ed out of their minds!!

Either way I hate people like that!

Posted by SeventhSun on Jul-24-2003 23:10:

It was a f$%^&ng joke dood's take it easy, lighten up a little

Posted by NOISE on Jul-25-2003 18:14:

I don� t think Toronto is the capital for bike theft.
We are not the biggest biking city out there.
Reasons for not being a biking town are:
There's not enough bike paths and bike lanes on the roads.
Drivers don't respect bikers.
Suburbia sucks ass. Who wants to bike an hour to get downtown?

If you're familiar with the bike lock company Kryptonite (who supposedly makes the best locks out there), Chicago as the highest bike theft. This is based on the amount of bikes stolen having a Kriptonite lock and who reported it.

I read that in New York city 170 bikes are stolen everyday.

I suggest that if you have an expensive bike for mountain biking, get yourself a below 100$ bike if you're going to leave it locked somewhere. This is what I do.

Posted by nismodreams on Jul-25-2003 19:09:

umm btw noise i like your signature

Posted by NightCreature on Jul-27-2003 00:40:

Re: Re: Re: Bike Theft Captial of the World

quote:
Originally posted by Durafei
LOL, speaks another victim of a stolen bike.. Wasn't yours locked when you left it ??

yes, it was stolen because I left it there for 4 months, while I was away on coop

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