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Old 18th August 2008   #1
broken_777
Stolen bikes Dalston recent news...

a guy comes into a shop with no bottom bracket and cranks.......
he locked his bike infront of a pub in dalston(i pressume prince george) and went for drink on saturday night and someone removed his cranks and BB......
and left his saddle and dura ace NJS seatpost intact.....
someone steals on order for someone else????
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Old 18th August 2008   #2
SOAR
Yes, I was talking to the same guy yesterday. Understandably, totally fucked off. Somehow feels worse because the twat thief had to be so pre-prepared.

Note to all - get your bikes insured. It takes some of the stress out of leaving them locked up.
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Old 18th August 2008   #3
silver
 
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would insurance cover stolen bits?
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Old 18th August 2008   #4
Greasy Slag
 
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nope. most don't cover theft of parts
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Old 18th August 2008   #5
broken_777
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Yes, I was talking to the same guy yesterday. Understandably, totally fucked off. Somehow feels worse because the twat thief had to be so pre-prepared.

Note to all - get your bikes insured. It takes some of the stress out of leaving them locked up.

no..... dont leave them anywhere in dalston/de beaviuor/hackney
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Old 18th August 2008   #6
JimL
How the hell do you stop someone nicking your BB? (Apart from the obvious never-leave-your-bike-anywhere-ever tactic)
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Old 18th August 2008   #7
pj (pj)
i can't quite believe this still goes on. the pub must know about it and surely want to do something about it, unless they are complicit in some way.
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Old 18th August 2008   #8
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nope. most don't cover theft of parts
True. A lot of policies also won't cover acts of vandalism that don't completely wreck the bike (i.e. frame). You have to ask a lot of specific questions when buying a policy.
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Old 18th August 2008   #9
The Seldom Killer
 
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the pub must know about it and surely want to do something about it, unless they are complicit in some way.
LIke so many other people in this country, I would imagine that the pub just doesn't want to get involved in something that it isn't involved in. All they care about is selling beer in which to drown your sorrows.
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Old 18th August 2008   #10
pj (pj)
the pub is involved in it, whether they like it or not. and any pretensions towards fulfilling a social a role a totally undermined by their complicity in larceny. bikes are being stolen from inside their front garden, repeatedly, night after night. thieves are coming along with crank pullers and ratchet sets, taking the time to remove cranksets, lift out parts. they know this is going on. they haven't even put up a warning sign.
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Old 18th August 2008   #11
|³|MA3K
 
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A guy needs a bit of time to get a bb surely?
Sucks nevertheless.
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Old 18th August 2008   #12
|³|MA3K
 
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Oh yeah:

Don't drink in the Ponce George, they don't give a fuck about us so why patronise them?
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Old 18th August 2008   #13
hael
 
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I remember an Insurance thread of yesteryear, too wired from all that red bull to use the search but I remember someone saying they changed to MoreThan insurance as it covered bits stolen, with an excess
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Old 18th August 2008   #14
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Thers's are market there for bike specific locking bolts, like you get on car alloys. They could be used all over a bike: wheels/seatpost/cranks (and therefore protecting BB) Unless someone has already invented it..........
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Old 18th August 2008   #15
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http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/product...ard_ultra.html

Yes, for a car but you get the idea.....
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Old 18th August 2008   #16
Shinscar
 
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5 of us drank there on Friday night and was fine... come on wise up people.
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Old 18th August 2008   #17
hael
 
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this is aaaaaaaur place maaate!
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Old 18th August 2008   #18
deadly fanny pack
 
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another good reason to leave those cotter cranks on your bike.
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Old 18th August 2008   #19
broken_777
well the pub owners stance is " I dont give a shit about their bikes" when someone asked him to put camera or something outside..........
and one guy who works there had just his front brake nicked when he went in for coupla seconds.......so the result is the gang lives near in the de beaviour estates and nick for someone who later uses the parts to build their own bikes and sells them....
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Old 18th August 2008   #20
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Most recent i heard about the prince george is that the group which owns the pub has a policy against signs on the outside which is why they wont put up something about bikes... bit bizarre.
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Old 18th August 2008   #21
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If the pub is so popular with cyclists, and parts pinching is so common.

Why does no one step in and make a scene when catching someone red -handed dismantling a bike?
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Old 18th August 2008   #22
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no..... Dont Leave Them Anywhere In Dalston/de Beaviuor/hackney
+1000000
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Old 18th August 2008   #23
lupin
I would never leave a nice looking bike locked around Hackney, unless I'm sitting next to it. I live there and never had a problem but I use my old racer to go around.
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Old 18th August 2008   #24
pj (pj)
basically when building a beater you have to make it look really nasty. i converted a raleigh but it looks a bit too nice, still a bit nickable. going to have to trash it up a bit.

you have to really ride a pile of shit to the pub, unless you know there's safety in numbers. putting together a beater is harder than it looks.
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Old 18th August 2008   #25
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If the pub is so popular with cyclists, and parts pinching is so common.
why would you still drink there?
obviously the people that go there have bikes could you not ride another 5 mins to a safer pub?
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Old 18th August 2008   #26
SOAR
Quick note re. insurance. If you insure your bike as part of houshold insurance cover, many companies will include stolen parts/damage. Plus it is a lot cheaper than stand alone bike insurance.
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Old 18th August 2008   #27
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Yeah why is this pub so popular if it's so fucked for bike theft? I don't get it.
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Old 18th August 2008   #28
h2o
It's actually quite a nice, congenial pub that stays open late-ish.

But I don't go there so much as it's a bit of a walk from my place.
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Old 18th August 2008   #29
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it's utter bollocks what goes on at the prince george. the security of my bike is just about top of the list when choosing a pub.

I reckon we should all post comments on beerintheevening and other pub websites. They'd start to think about bike security when everyone stops going there.
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Old 18th August 2008   #30
fred
 
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http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs...George/Hackney

log in and post a message
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Old 18th August 2008   #31
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it's utter bollocks what goes on at the prince george. the security of my bike is just about top of the list when choosing a pub.

I reckon we should all post comments on beerintheevening and other pub websites. They'd start to think about bike security when everyone stops going there.
it's my local and i like it and go there a lot - but i think this is a good idea.
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Old 18th August 2008   #32
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I dare ya!
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Old 18th August 2008   #33
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its like rocket science around here innit

is Dalston a rough

what do you fucking think?
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Old 19th August 2008   #34
pj (pj)
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It's actually quite a nice, congenial pub that stays open late-ish.
if by 'nice and congenial', you mean 'full of indolent scumbags with rich parents. can't cycle there because bike will get stolen when pub locks doors for late-ish drinking' then i'd have to agree.
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