Fiona writes:
My Lapierre bike was taken between 6.20pm and 7.45pm outside Super Valu in Ranelagh {Dublin 6] lastFriday [April 24] Above is what it should look like, however what is different is my bike had red writing on the saddle, not blue. The lock and one tyre was left behind, so the bike should have one Michelin Dynamic tyre but presumably the thief will add another similar one….
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That’s terrible! Did you just lock it through the wheel?
Dad, is that you?
What would make you think that? They left a tyre behind, not a wheel.
So they took the bike but randomly took off one of the tires before cycling away? Unless Fiona only locked a tire, which would be quite impressive, I think we can assume she meant that a wheel & lock was left.
Beautiful bike, just got a Lapierre full-suss trail bike this past month and I love it. Only comes out on weekends though.
I’ll keep an eye out
Good luck !
Many only come out on weekends, Clampers.
Mostly.
Left a tyre, or the wheel ?
If they left just the tyre that’s pretty impressive.
Maybe they’ll be able to re-tyre, on the profits of their crime.
ha!
How did your experiment with only locking the quick release tyre instead of the frame go Fiona?
Sadly there’s no such thing as a quick release tyre. That’s one thing technology hasn’t given us yet.
This is the reason I never use those bike racks that only lock the wheel.
If you put your back wheel into the space you can still lock your bike correctly through both wheel and frame. I know. I’ve locked my bike up loads of times there. And I still have it.
It’s a pain, I can only ever get it to work on the higher up spots not the low ones.
Inhale a little more and keep trying.
i hope you get it back!
Fiona
I had a bike stolen once, one I had built myself, over months and months, piece by piece as I could afford whilst on the dole. It’s difficult to describe how low I got after that.
I hope you get your bike back and that the thief suffers something painful.
Steady on there, Dave.
So worrying, I lock my bike up there for an hour or so most mornings. Can’t believe someone had the gall to take a one-wheeled away from there at that time of the day