Having A Giraffe

11:00 am January 17, 2013 Ewok

Why the long neck?

James Hayes writes:

My lovely bicycle was stolen on Tuesday between 11.00 and 12.00 outside Firestation Artist Studios, on Buckingham St [Dublin]. It’s a Dawes ‘Competition Giro’ – a blue racer, with two yellow bottle cages, however it can now be more easily recognised by the ridiculous black steering stem extension, which makes it look like a giraffe who’s joined the priesthood. If readers would be so kind as to keep an eye out for me, that’d be excellent. Modest reward offered for its safe return.

Anyone?

Meanwhile, we’ll just leave this here.

42 thoughts on “Having A Giraffe”

Jimbo on January 17, 2013 at 11:03 am said:

http://www.halfords.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_11101_catalogId_15551_productId_231109_langId_-1_categoryId_212470
- Donmarko on January 17, 2013 at 11:05 am said:
  
  LOL Very cheeky of you
- Daithi on January 17, 2013 at 12:22 pm said:
  
  Jayzuz,
  The weight of that thing would bend the frame of his bike.
  - Oldmanfitz on January 17, 2013 at 12:42 pm said:
    
    http://lost.ie/sporting-goods/sports-equipment/i-may-have-stolen-your-bike?fb_action_ids=10151302115128647
    
    maybe its found?
Donmarko on January 17, 2013 at 11:04 am said:

Sorry to hear about the bike & I will keep an eye for it. But WHY oh WHY would you leave it unattended in Buckingham Street ?
- DD on January 17, 2013 at 12:27 pm said:
  
  Maybe he thought the name of the street sounded posh?
Rod on January 17, 2013 at 11:05 am said:

If a Tyrannosaurus Rex designed the bicycle it would look something like this
cyclecrunk on January 17, 2013 at 11:07 am said:

Ireland is the safest place to have a bike.
- Donmarko on January 17, 2013 at 11:25 am said:
  
  Sorry, NOT Buckingham Street
- neil on January 17, 2013 at 11:37 am said:
  
  Bikes are precious.
- catsigliere on January 17, 2013 at 11:51 am said:
  
  We must demand the right to have control over our own bikes!
Kolmo on January 17, 2013 at 11:10 am said:

I notice while walking around town, there are a lot of young native inner city type children/teens cylcling on bikes that seem to be too large for them, and very expensive looking, maybe santa was very generous and hopes they grow into them, but being a native Dub myself – I suspect not.. somebody is stealing our bikes – and somebody is buying our stolen bikes, surely the high frequency of thefts would attract even a glancing interest from the Gardai??
- Dave on January 17, 2013 at 11:24 am said:
  
  Totally. I saw a kid going through Rathmines the other day on a bike that was way too big for him and the bike was worth about 1500 euro.
  - Parp on January 18, 2013 at 3:07 pm said:
    
    What did the Garda say when you reported it?
- PaulyD on January 17, 2013 at 12:19 pm said:
  
  Gardai don’t give a s**t. Too busy dealing/not dealing with other crimes.
Liz on January 17, 2013 at 11:18 am said:

jesus christ – enough with the bikes or i’m moving to thejournal.
- Yoyo on January 17, 2013 at 11:40 am said:
  
  Up de Ra…
  - Liz on January 17, 2013 at 12:02 pm said:
    
    ?
  - DD on January 17, 2013 at 12:29 pm said:
    
    Up the Raleigh?
  - Rod on January 17, 2013 at 1:06 pm said:
    
    is that French?
Joe on January 17, 2013 at 11:18 am said:

I’m gonna guess ur a tall chap, with the steering and seat set that high u bough the wrong size frame.

get proper sized frame for your new bike.
Pia on January 17, 2013 at 11:31 am said:

perhaps?
http://lost.ie/sporting-goods/sports-equipment/i-may-have-stolen-your-bike?fb_action_ids=530737380284865&fb_action_types=og.recommends&fb_source=timeline_og&action_object_map={%22530737380284865%22%3A137775146381718}&action_type_map={%22530737380284865%22%3A%22og.recommends%22}&action_ref_map=[]
Stoolio Iglesias on January 17, 2013 at 11:31 am said:

I just watched the video from the link posted – looks like that guys bike is featured in the ‘how to lock your bike’ section after 0.22secs! Christ on a bike!
Jean on January 17, 2013 at 11:35 am said:

http://lost.ie/sporting-goods/sports-equipment/i-may-have-stolen-your-bike?fb_action_ids=10151302115128647
- neil on January 17, 2013 at 11:38 am said:
  
  That’s what I was thinking alright.
- DD on January 17, 2013 at 12:30 pm said:
  
  Sounds like a scumbag.
John Gallen on January 17, 2013 at 11:45 am said:

A man needs a woman like a fish needs a bicycle. Just sayin’
Pidge on January 17, 2013 at 11:53 am said:

http://lost.ie/sporting-goods/sports-equipment/i-may-have-stolen-your-bike?fb_action_ids=10151302115128647
- Pidge on January 17, 2013 at 11:53 am said:
  
  Oh, sorry, others have posted it too!
Pidge on January 17, 2013 at 11:54 am said:

Oh, sorry! Other people posted that too.
Loadameballs on January 17, 2013 at 11:54 am said:

Broadsheet is basically a hipster’s lost and found site.
- Clampers Outside! on January 17, 2013 at 11:57 am said:
  
  That’s not a fixie
- Kolmo on January 17, 2013 at 12:11 pm said:
  
  If this wasn’t here, how would we show the world our pseudo-1970′s totally-not-affected kookyness to the world?
  - Pierce on January 17, 2013 at 12:49 pm said:
    
    There’s doesn’t have to be anything affected about riding a steel bicycle.
    - Pierce on January 17, 2013 at 12:59 pm said:
      
      There’s doesn’t haves to be anythings affected abouts ridings a steel bicycles.
whatsyeronesname on January 17, 2013 at 12:04 pm said:

ah feck it anyway, I’ve just tried for the last 20 minutes trying to find a post I saw the other written by the drunk guy who stole a BLUE BIKE on his way home when he was shit faced drunk and who also lost his wallet….come on, does anyone remember? by some small chance who reckons its the same bike? broadsheet help pleeease.
- Chucky R. Law on January 17, 2013 at 1:39 pm said:
  
  Sometimes you can spend ages searching for something and discover it was there all the time. If you post an entry about your lost page on lost.ie then I reckon there’s a good chance someone might have found the page already. Despite what some might say, people are generally pretty honest.
Maebh on January 17, 2013 at 12:07 pm said:

Get onto KC on Today fm, he had a guy on yesterday saying that he had ‘accidentally’ taken a bike while drunk in Dublin city centre, it was blue and vintage-y looking! Worth a try!
Gemma on January 17, 2013 at 12:13 pm said:

maybe it was him? or Her? – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5DyBkYKqnM
frillykeane on January 17, 2013 at 12:29 pm said:

Jesus yere great at finding bikes but when it comes to finding me the pair of Justin Bieber tickets I’ve bin’looking for …. Yere feckin useless

#IDON’TNORMALLYDOTHIS
mike on January 17, 2013 at 1:15 pm said:

Aw now c’mon broadsheet.

Look, if you’re advertising 2 stolen bikes in a day, then I need to add my woe:

1. April 2010, New black Giant Hybrid, stolen 9pm from outside Spar on Parliament St Dublin. I had a crappy cable lock on it. I reported it to Pearse St guards, and I presume they are still searching. They were also to get back to me on the video footage also

2. Summer 1990: Midnight, O Briens pub, Sussex Road. Not locked, sure I only popped in to use the gents for a minute. Red with Bailer Twine on it. Sentimental value.

3. 1993, The Gingerman Pub. Pink. Enda Kenny drinks there.

I’ll send a drawing when I have time.
Parp on January 18, 2013 at 3:10 pm said:

Someone should post a link to that guy who stole the bike that’s on lost.ie, it would be hilarious.