My bike was stolen

that sucks man :(
where do you live? nobody ever ever self-locks in new york

Oxford, UK. There's like two bikes per person and most of them are beaters here, so it's usually fine.

Really sorry to hear this.

Locking up to a proper immovable object is really the only way to go. If it's for an extended period like several days then multiple locks would be great.

My friend from Detroit recently saw my bike locked to a street sign and said "In Detroit, they'd just steal the street sign."

^happened to me once in the peak district (OK they only pulled the sign out of the ground and removed the bikes).

lol at Thames Valley Police questions. "What colour is the sprocket chainguard? What type of handle grips does it have?"

Jon Snow feels ur pain

My bike was stolen a few months ago (again) while it he possession of a friend, which is fine because it was insured. My problem is that I don't have proof of ownership and although they'd be happy with a photo, for some reason I don't seem to have a single picture of that bike, despite my camera and my ride being seen together on numerous occasions.

I've found a photo using GIS of a bike of the exact same model and colour as mine and I'm tempted to send it to the insurers but I fear being sussed out if they were to perform the exact same search. Chances of that happening, d'you reckon? Would you do it?

My brother had his bike stolen recently (house burglary), he did have a photo, but I got the impression from him that they were very nitpicky, and did do searches for that sort of thing. Of course if it's the only way you've got any chance of getting the money, then it might be worth a shot, idk.

He did do a bank statement from when he bought it, and a reference to the price at the time as well, don't know whether that helps.

unfortunately that particular bike was an insurance replacement from the last time it was stolen so I don't have any proof of purchase. (wasn't the same insurance company apparently, otherwise that would have saved me a lot of time).

I think I might just keep digging and/or appeal to the facebook community to see if any of my friends have a picture somewhere.

ah, balls. Yes, definitely doctored picture the way to go. What sort was it? (in ungoogleable terms obv).

Was a Sp3cialized H4rdr0ck Sport and about five years old although in decent nick. I'd pretty much given up on it and donated it to a friend (whose flat it was stolen from outside) anyway, so if I can get a more suitable replacement I'll be quite happy. bit of a hassle, but I suppose it has to be.

Replaced! With a Mongoose Maurice that I may never ever lock outside.

congrats! keep it safe.

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I increasingly feel like i just left the bike upthread outside a pub somewhere.

u can insure bike? State Farm won't insure mine.

think it might be covered under home insurance?

oh ok

It's covered under home/renters, but depending on yr deductible it might not matter much.

My bike was stolen

(in july)

:-(

(in july)

cannot believe this still hasn't happened to me though

did you get a replacement? What happened? Bike theft is the fucking worst

i was stupid and forgot i left it unlocked. in a city thats basically giving it away for free. it was my dream bike lemond so it was kinda painful.
i just got a used one off craigslist the other day but its not rideable yet

caught a guy levering the pvc window into our apartment building this morning. six or seven bikes in there, all locked but seeing as most ppl are out duing the day (i just had a late start this AM) that wouldnt have been a huge problem for him. gonna ask management to cage the windows.

My bike was stolen in August. I chained it up under the stairs to my building (where it was hidden from the street) and used a decent lock but some son of a bitch found it and stole it. I didn't have it insured :(

I'm getting a new bike soon and I'm not sure whether to lock it to railings outside (using a decent D-lock of course), or keep it in the hallway to my building where there is nothing to chain it to but the front door locks and it wouldn't be visible from the street. Any thoughts on which would be a better place to keep it?

keep it in your apartment

, paolo

yeah and if nothing else, lock the front wheel to the bike so people can't just roll it away

I do both of those things (lock frame + wheel around a pole, even a kind of big pole) with my ABUS SUPER DUPER SWIVEL LOCK

http://www.wigglestatic.com/product-media/5360060984/ABBOR5990B---Bordo-5900.jpg

The police found my bike that got stolen, four months later. They saw some guy who looked a bit dodgy and who had a bike so they stopped him and asked where he got it. He said he bought it on Youtube :s

They checked the serial number and sure enough it was mine, so now I have two bikes. I'm going to sell the stolen one even though I only got it in April. It had been kept in good condition and now it has a padded seat cover and one of those seatpost bags, so that's a plus

The moral of this story is take a note of your bike's serial number just in case

Hooray!

score 1 for profiling!

wow, i don't think this has ever happened afaik. taking a drink just for you, congrats!