...but after going out for a fag break i noticed that someone's locked what can only be described as a junk bike on the other side of the railing to my beloved whip and blatantly looped their lock around my top tube, locking my bike to the railings and their bike as well...


An honest mistake, or a not-so-subtle attempt to make me leave my bike overnight and angle grind my locks?

cut his lock and take your bike

What kind of lock?

keep an eye on it all day, at the end of your shift if its still there cut his lock

If you do, maybe lock his bike back up (if you can) with a note saying what happened.

Sketchy as fuck...
Might be worth giving the rozzers a bell for some advice.

EDIT: What horatio said.

If it's still like that when you need to leave, do what tikastefano said.

Which is what Chris Crash said, but with recognition of an earlier post ;)

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what planet do you live on? Rozzers? like they'll give a fart.

Abus chain lock - probably worth more than the bike.

Will just keep an eye I think, but action will have to be taken at 5:30 if it's still there. Thing is how am I gonna cut a fairly befty lock?

grinder is best, if not then long bolt croppers.

abus chain locks go in seconds with bolt croppers

You anywhere near a fire station?

Could go either way.

Still, I reckon you should just kill their lock and move your bike. If you accidentally lock onto someone else's bike then I'm afraid you get what you deserve.

Sounds dodgy to me, using a decent abus on a crap bike.

Can you get hold of an angle grinder and extension lead? If so, cut the lock off and leave a note. I wouldn't go to the trouble of putting another lock on his/her bike, cos that'll only get cut too.

lol fuck the lock go through the frame that ill teach them!

I'm a law abiding citizen and my first instinct is to inform the authorities.
You are quite right though and depending where it is locked up, i suggest bolt cutters as darkness falls and retrospective note if you get through.

Where I work has a workshop that has some good saws... not sure we've got a bolt cutter though. Will keep you informed...

might be an innocent mistake as there are a lot of numpties out there. i would be eagle-eyed if i were you though

I heard this was a trick used by bike thieves to make you leave your bike overnight, either that or a total dumbass. I'm inclined to go with the 'cut his lock and free your bike' option. He/she wont do that again if it's an innocent mistake, plus u get your trusted steed back.

Good luck whatever you decide. Interested to see what happens.

yeah maybe if you cut their lock and put yours on it, with a note, you could come back to unlock theirs when they call. that'd be the good egg thing to do.

@Broker sorry - I was a bit shocked that anyone would suggest a pig might give a fuck.

but then they come back later with their angle grinder and fuck up your £50 quid lock :/

Grind their lock, leave their bike locked up with a cheap chain/padlock combo with a note.

Only potential problem is if they want compensation for the abus.

Tough titties, I say. A mistake it may be, but what if you couldn't wait until 5:30?
Cut it and leave a note.

Compensation!! Nah JimL, the only thing they should get out of this is the knowledge of how to properly lock their bike in the future! EEEEdiots!

its only been 30 give it till after lunch at least.

yeah i'm gonna wait - probably is just a numpty.

i agree except for the part about locking their bike back up with your lock.

if it is dodgy they'll cut your lock off the bait-bike just to spite you for blowing their plans. then you've essentially wasted two decent locks (potential value £200+) for the sake of making safe one crappy old beater (potential value £30) that was probably stolen and only being used as bait anyway.

of course if it is a genuine mistake then... harsh but fair i'd say. can't you get hold of some £5 pos halfords lock and leave the junk bikle locked up with that? that or just leave it unlocked with a note i say.

hope it doesn't come to that tho.

a.

On the one hand, there's colour-matching of Object proportions going on (even the back of the front reflector matches the frame) - so maybe it's a 'real person's' bike.

On the other hand, they've had to loop the chain up from the level of their step-through top-tube, in order to entwine your top-tube. That seems deliberate, or they're pushing the fuckwit envelope.

That doesn't look as if it's even locked onto the railings, just your bike through the railings. Far too dodgy.

If I'm right, you should cut their lock now.

Cut their lock at 1pm. Then lock your bike somewhere else for today.

like BMMF said that would be hard to do "accidentally" plus a £20 bike locked with a £50 quid lock ..come on!

Cut the fucker take their "bait" bike and build your self a polo step through ;)

I think you're not being paranoid at all, mongrel. That looks like a little twat taking the piss to me.

The nerve to lock his bianchi three times, the last looping through your free standing red bike...

id bring it inside!