Bike thieves should be tortured to death and hung on railings outside bike shops to decompose. If you've put time into your bike, or even if you haven't it's the most dear inanimate item we own. No true motorcycle enthusiast could ever steal one.
We had a spate of bike thefts round here which had a similar 'modus operandi' involving a local bike shop. If you're new to biking, ask around and only use a shop you can trust. There are plenty, especially the ones where all the staff ride and it's not usually a 'gin palace' either. Only trouble is, stealth taxes, H&S cobblers, big groups, internet sales of stuff sold by folk working out of their garage etc are all thinning them out.
Remember, E-Bay won't fit a crank for you - use them don't lose them!
This bloody soap box gets higher every day....sorry.
Posted: 09/02/2010 at 08:24
