Not sure where to post this but I figured it can be moved.
This morning I was locking my bike when I noticed that the bike that was already there was not locked. I looked up and down the road - nothing. Proceeded to lock my bike and move the unlocked bike into the reception of our office - so that you can see the bike through the glass from the street light where it was originally leaned and not locked. I thought it was the good samaritan thing to do. I didn't leave a note because I felt it would invite just anyone to come in and claim the bike. My initial thought was that someone in their rush to get to work was just a bit silly (the lock and detachable light were also still on the bike).
However the longer the day went on I started thinking that the bike may have been originally stolen and then just dumped there. As I was finishing up (18.30-ish) there was still no contact.
So my plan is to contact the police in the morning and report the whole incident and pass the bike to them. I don't want to post the image of the bike here as I'm cynical enough to think that a random might claim it. But if you feel that this fits your experience in SoHo today, please PM for a bit of description and following conformation, a reunion with your bike.
Now was I stupid for doing what I did? Not sure, but I just couldn't sit and do nothing when a bike was just left there.
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Not sure where to post this but I figured it can be moved.
This morning I was locking my bike when I noticed that the bike that was already there was not locked. I looked up and down the road - nothing. Proceeded to lock my bike and move the unlocked bike into the reception of our office - so that you can see the bike through the glass from the street light where it was originally leaned and not locked. I thought it was the good samaritan thing to do. I didn't leave a note because I felt it would invite just anyone to come in and claim the bike. My initial thought was that someone in their rush to get to work was just a bit silly (the lock and detachable light were also still on the bike).
However the longer the day went on I started thinking that the bike may have been originally stolen and then just dumped there. As I was finishing up (18.30-ish) there was still no contact.
So my plan is to contact the police in the morning and report the whole incident and pass the bike to them. I don't want to post the image of the bike here as I'm cynical enough to think that a random might claim it. But if you feel that this fits your experience in SoHo today, please PM for a bit of description and following conformation, a reunion with your bike.
Now was I stupid for doing what I did? Not sure, but I just couldn't sit and do nothing when a bike was just left there.