London Fixed-gear and Single-speed

illbill · 22nd February 2010

Two locks through the spokes. If this was you...

...you should be ashamed.

rusty · 22nd February 2010

Those bike racks are terrible for locking up at. You can't use a d-lock at all. You need to use a long-ish cable.

moonshinewilly · 22nd February 2010

spiderpie · 22nd February 2010

Ooh I've got a good one, I'll take a photo tomorrow at college. Watch this space.

22nd February 2010

I saw this the other day, I was passing on a bus, couldn't take a picture and so I have accurately re-created it with a drawing. Either some joker somehow climbed up and fed it over the top or it's just plain magic

Jeez · 22nd February 2010

Quote:

Originally Posted by moonshinewilly

If you happened to be walking past that with a pair of scissors it'd be rude not to nick it.

hanged_up · 22nd February 2010

Quote:

Originally Posted by rusty

Those bike racks are terrible for locking up at. You can't use a d-lock at all. You need to use a long-ish cable.

Yeah this is what I lock up to at work. Have to use my Abus chain from rear triangle and just through spokes (and Krypto mini on front wheel). Luckily I can see it on CCTV all the time.

coppiThat · 22nd February 2010

http://static.lfgss.com/attachments/...anyreasons.jpg

dommyracer · 22nd February 2010

Not only is the locking shit, but the Garmin cadence/speed sensor is on upside-down

double fail

philxthomas · 22nd February 2010

SP · 23rd February 2010

Quote:

Originally Posted by ade

Superb!

TS · 23rd February 2010

Quote:

Originally Posted by illbill

Two locks through the spokes. If this was you...

...you should be ashamed.

Those things are easy to lock up to, through the rear triangle and rear wheel... Job done... Even with a mini Evo... Grey matter shortage in effect...
And great illo, Ade... :]

EEI · 23rd February 2010

Where's that photo of that bike chained to the electric cable?

mmccarthy · 23rd February 2010

Quote:

Originally Posted by ade

I saw this the other day, I was passing on a bus, couldn't take a picture and so I have accurately re-created it with a drawing. Either some joker somehow climbed up and fed it over the top or it's just plain magic

YouTube- bike prank

lae · 23rd February 2010

Some friends and I got a stationary exercise bike from a skip and locked it up on some bike racks in the city centre in York. It was there for well over a year.

Well, I found it funny anyway.

sumo · 23rd February 2010

You cant cycle in the centre of York anyway...

nickbarnard · 23rd February 2010

http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/9...0908131221.jpg

Saw this one last summer...

hanged_up · 23rd February 2010

Quote:

Originally Posted by teenslain

Those things are easy to lock up to, through the rear triangle and rear wheel... Job done... Even with a mini Evo... Grey matter shortage in effect...
And great illo, Ade... :]

The ones at my work are so close together that you can only put the bike straight in by the tyre, so I'm pretty sure a mini evo wouldn't reach. Well, the other day someone locked theirs sideways across 5 of them. I'd say that's a way to not lock your bike.

dancing james · 23rd February 2010

http://www.lfgss.com/thread38281.html#post1227034

my bad

TS · 23rd February 2010

Harsh but fair...

Greasy Slag · 23rd February 2010

Crazy fool secured it with a common tree living animal...

TS · 23rd February 2010

Guess you can't even trust your own peoples these days... *shakes head*

mmccarthy · 23rd February 2010

Common? I heard they were rather upper-class.

Greasy Slag · 23rd February 2010

world's gone mad... saddens me on the inside

even the animals turn on us, the upper class ones are slightly thinner and no good for protecting bikes, its down to their healthier diets

Brun · 23rd February 2010

Quote:

Originally Posted by ade

I saw this the other day, I was passing on a bus, couldn't take a picture and so I have accurately re-created it with a drawing. Either some joker somehow climbed up and fed it over the top or it's just plain magic

I like how the drawing depicts the rain on the bus window. Impressive work.

dooks · 23rd February 2010

Quote:

Originally Posted by philxthomas

That's technique's called "the Cameron" I think.

Skully · 23rd February 2010

hahaha yeah Cameron 'locked' his up like that! What a fucking stupid cunt.

dooks · 23rd February 2010

I wouldn't trust him to operate a mop.

The Seldom Killer · 23rd February 2010

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greasy Slag

Crazy fool secured it with a common tree ~~living~~ dead animal...

Fixed

23rd February 2010

i keep seeing this rather nice bike locked up in hampstead, rather shittly. would it be silly/twatish to write a note informing them to not lock up their £600 bike through two spokes?

The Seldom Killer · 23rd February 2010

Leave a note saying that the next time you see the bike locked like that you'll have no choice but to steal it. That'll spur the fool into action.

On the otherhand, some curious scally may take an interest in the note and then realise that the bike is for the taking and be away with it.

sshopeful · 23rd February 2010

i wonder what goes through these peoples heads when they lock it up, im guessing that they actually have to convince themselves its safe there before they leave it. #

even though its not.

31t®um · 23rd February 2010

ed's hallway

23rd February 2010

Quote:

Originally Posted by 31trum

ed's hallway

fixed

31t®um · 23rd February 2010

ha, i was trying to find a before and after shot

edscoble · 23rd February 2010

31t®um · 23rd February 2010

should have locked them to the step ladder

edscoble · 23rd February 2010

The stepladder is for Rob to get on the bike.

wooodrow · 23rd February 2010

25th February 2010

brings a tear to the eye....

dancing james · 25th February 2010

why do we spend money on bike locks when a padlock to a spoke will do

actually just put a big enough padlock on to the rim and it wont fit through the fork.

simples- why did i not think of this before?

just remembered, - i want to keep my bike

Crumb · 25th February 2010

theres a rubbish mountain bike always 'locked' near me,
where there is a big black chain which never leaves the bike rack, and the owner of the bike just wraps it around each time he leaves it there, but it looks too heavy duty for anyone to attempt a theft

Jeez · 25th February 2010

Quote:

Originally Posted by vélo libre

i keep seeing this rather nice bike locked up in hampstead, rather shittly. would it be silly/twatish to write a note informing them to not lock up their £600 bike through two spokes?

I think that you have every right to steal it and take it straight down to the police station and just tell them you found it in the street. [This is NOT legal advice].

Seriously, it's going to get nicked. The best option for him is that he learns his lesson but not his bike. The best option for you is the 10% chance he does not report it or get his bike back, and you get a lush freebie a few months down the line.

sem · 25th February 2010

i very sleepily locked my bike to thin air outside the library the other day
five hours later I got back and my bike was still locked to thin air.
miracle scenes!
phew!!!!!

that spoke padlocking is awesome :D

jersey · 25th February 2010

^^did it once. didn't walk away. checked to see who was watching, facepalmed, then fixed.

horatio · 25th February 2010

Quote:

Originally Posted by ade

brings a tear to the eye....

I am giving benefit of doubt - we only see the wheel. Maybe the frame/back wheel are locked up nice and tight with 4 fugs.. Who knows.

eggpie · 25th February 2010

Not so much how as where..
http://www.movingtargetzine.com/images/544.jpg

mattty · 25th February 2010

Haahaha!! That's too funny! :D

LaLiLuLeLo · 25th February 2010

Quote:

Originally Posted by vélo libre

Originally Posted by 31trum

ed's hallway

fixed

Ha, you mean bastid.

coppiThat · 10th March 2010

spotted this today in south london

22nd February 2010	#1
illbill	Ways not to lock your bike Two locks through the spokes. If this was you... ...you should be ashamed. Attached Thumbnails
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22nd February 2010	#5
ade	I saw this the other day, I was passing on a bus, couldn't take a picture and so I have accurately re-created it with a drawing. Either some joker somehow climbed up and fed it over the top or it's just plain magic Attached Thumbnails
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10th March 2010	#50
coppiThat	spotted this today in south london Attached Thumbnails
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22nd February 2010	#2
rusty	Those bike racks are terrible for locking up at. You can't use a d-lock at all. You need to use a long-ish cable.
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22nd February 2010	#4
spiderpie	Ooh I've got a good one, I'll take a photo tomorrow at college. Watch this space.
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22nd February 2010	#9
dommyracer	Not only is the locking shit, but the Garmin cadence/speed sensor is on upside-down double fail
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23rd February 2010	#13
EEI	Where's that photo of that bike chained to the electric cable?
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23rd February 2010	#16
sumo	You cant cycle in the centre of York anyway...
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23rd February 2010	#17
nickbarnard	http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/9...0908131221.jpg Saw this one last summer...
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23rd February 2010	#19
dancing james	http://www.lfgss.com/thread38281.html#post1227034 my bad
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23rd February 2010	#21
Greasy Slag	Crazy fool secured it with a common tree living animal...
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23rd February 2010	#23
mmccarthy	Common? I heard they were rather upper-class.
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23rd February 2010	#27
Skully	hahaha yeah Cameron 'locked' his up like that! What a fucking stupid cunt.
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23rd February 2010	#28
dooks	I wouldn't trust him to operate a mop.
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23rd February 2010	#30
vélo libre	i keep seeing this rather nice bike locked up in hampstead, rather shittly. would it be silly/twatish to write a note informing them to not lock up their £600 bike through two spokes?
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23rd February 2010	#31
The Seldom Killer	Leave a note saying that the next time you see the bike locked like that you'll have no choice but to steal it. That'll spur the fool into action. On the otherhand, some curious scally may take an interest in the note and then realise that the bike is for the taking and be away with it.
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23rd February 2010	#32
sshopeful	i wonder what goes through these peoples heads when they lock it up, im guessing that they actually have to convince themselves its safe there before they leave it. # even though its not.
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23rd February 2010	#35
31t®um	ha, i was trying to find a before and after shot
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23rd February 2010	#38
edscoble	The stepladder is for Rob to get on the bike.
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25th February 2010	#40
ade	brings a tear to the eye....
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25th February 2010	#42
Crumb	theres a rubbish mountain bike always 'locked' near me, where there is a big black chain which never leaves the bike rack, and the owner of the bike just wraps it around each time he leaves it there, but it looks too heavy duty for anyone to attempt a theft
	quote reply

25th February 2010	#45
jersey	^^did it once. didn't walk away. checked to see who was watching, facepalmed, then fixed.
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25th February 2010	#47
eggpie	Not so much how as where.. http://www.movingtargetzine.com/images/544.jpg
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25th February 2010	#48
mattty	Haahaha!! That's too funny! :D
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