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Sorry.

My bike’s just been nicked.

Fergus O’Neil writes:

In my ongoing series of ‘greeting cards for Irish people to express themselves properly’ I’ve produced this Valentines card. A pack of 3 ‘Fancy A Ride’ hand-pulled screen printed cards for the best answer to: Where is the best cycling route to take a loved one on a ride in Ireland?

Lines close at 2pm

Fancy A Ride Card (GrandGrand)

Cards For Irish People To Express Themselves Properly (GrandGrand)

John O’Reilly writes:

I know you don’t normally do this but would be great if you could make an exception. Had my bike stolen from literally outside the door of our office in [Mount Pleasant Business Centre] Ranelagh [Dublin] in the middle of the day. Lock cut. I bought it from the Biking.ie guys 2 months ago and it was gone in a few seconds, true pros.. Needless to say would be delighted with any details of its whereabouts, and word of warning to those in the area that these lads go around with tools cutting locks in middle of the day. Someone might recognise them in the video too.
Below is the bike. a black, white and green Trek 4500.

 


An airless ‘energy return wheel’ working concept by designer Brian Russell:

…instead of air, it uses rubber stretched over a series of carbon nano tube reinforced composite rods to provide its cushioning. these rods can be adjusted, changing the tension of the rubber to suit different types of terrain, improves flexing and recoil cycling. with the intention of reducing weight, a 29er wheel made from carbon fiber is incorporated. further improvements include the possibilities of implementing a thin sidewall to keep mud and trail debris out for a more consistent ride.

designboom

Nathan F writes:
I wanted to share a small bit of news with you. This morning I went out to my garden shed to get my bike (purchased a few months ago via the bike to work scheme) and head to work. When I went to unlock the shed I noticed the bolt plate had been partially unscrewed with a screw missing. When I got inside the shed, I saw that my bike helmet
was not on the bike where I always leave it (it was on a shelf) and the lid of my toolbox was open (which I hadn’t left open). After a bit of confusion I came to the conclusion that during the night somebody had unscrewed the bolt from the shed door to bypass the lock and got inside with a view to stealing the two bikes inside. However, thanks
to the numerous posts on Broadsheet about bikes being stolen and the excellent video about how to properly lock a bike, I always fully lock the two bikes together in the shed. So nothing was taken. Thanks. I am a bit worried about why they partialy screwed the bolt plate back on to make it look like nothing had happened though.
Perhaps they’ll be back tonight with a lock cutter!!

The Department of Transport’s 2009 National Transport Policy Framework has an ambitious target to get 10 per cent of all commuters cycling by 2020 – aided by tax incentives under the Cycle to Work Scheme, which IBBA says resulted in the sale of 90,000 bicycles between 2009 and 2011.

Under the scheme, employers can buy a bike up to €1,000 for employees to cycle to work and recover the cost from the employees’ pre-tax salary over the next 12 months.

With no benefit-in-kind taxation, employees can save up to 52 per cent of the cost of the bike.

 

And then it gets nicked.

Number Of Cycling Commuters Rises Dramatically (Frank McDonald, Irish Times)

(Sam Boal/Photocall Ireland)