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Pfff, people get upset when their bike is stolen? and a rich one at that...
The average lifespan on mine are about 5 -6 months (up from 3...yeah!!
). I do always buys second hand at around a 100$.
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I've had my car broken into ($300 damage) and rear licence plate stolen in the last 6 weeks.Originally posted by alva
Pfff, people get upset when their bike is stolen? and a rich one at that...
The average lifespan on mine are about 5 -6 months (up from 3...yeah!! ). I do always buys second hand at around a 100$.
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The bike was about 10 years old. Cost me $500 or so at the time. A reasonable-quality 20 speed mountain-bike.I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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I don't have a bike, nor a car, and they can steal my tram for all I care.DISCLAIMER: the author of the above written texts does not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for any offence and insult; disrespect, arrogance and related forms of demeaning behaviour; discrimination based on race, gender, age, income class, body mass, living area, political voting-record, football fan-ship and musical preference; insensitivity towards material, emotional or spiritual distress; and attempted emotional or financial black-mailing, skirt-chasing or death-threats perceived by the reader of the said written texts.Comment
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10 years old! Pfft! What type of American are you! Get out there an consume! Get a new bike. Upgrade! New, better, faster!
On the bright side, you got 10 good years out of that bike, which ain't half bad.
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No, they are just generally lazy and a bike usually isn't worth the effort.Originally posted by Odin
There are honest people in DC?
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If it wasn't locked nobody stole it, you gave it away.
If it weren't for people like you there wouldn't be any thievery in this world, now would there?Comment
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Ha! How about you buy a car mister money. Or a lock....for your bike.
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Originally posted by Darius871
If it wasn't locked nobody stole it, you gave it away.
If it weren't for people like you there wouldn't be any thievery in this world, now would there?
grog want tank...Grog Want Tank... GROG WANT TANK!
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I bet it was an offshoot of the same thug gang that stole Che's bike. Bastards!
Let's form a posse. Arrian, get the rope.
Donegeal, you with us or against us? These bike thefts can't continue.Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
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what kind of person who has a secretary rides a bike?Originally posted by Colonâ„¢
What kind of American steals a bike anyway? A bike."I hope I get to punch you in the face one day" - MRT144, Imran Siddiqui
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DanS likes all things green.Originally posted by MRT144
what kind of person who has a secretary rides a bike?
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Relying on the goodness of human nature may work more often than not, however...Originally posted by DanS
I relied on the maxim that most people are honest and would not steal an unlocked bike in broad daylight while I ran into the restaurant to get takeout. I have had much success with this in the past.
Was it a basic beater bike, or something higher end?
If you have quick releases on the wheels, (lots of beach cruisers hereabouts don't) my trick when I was too lazy to lock it is to loosen the quick release on the rear window and flip the shifters a bit so there will be an impromptu gear change. That would slow down any grab and go types just enough for me to get within range.
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When the going gets tough, the tough pedal harder.Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
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