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That's interesting! We never lock the bikes we use for for work up. Just leave them sitting around unlocked on the streets of Leeds when we're making drops. We've never had one go missing, have had a couple of cases of kids taking them for joy rides and one case of me having to leg it down the street after one very wobbly pissed lad who gave the bike up as soon as I grabbed him. I wonder why it is that they're so unappealing to thieves?
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Strange one to report, and could be tempting fate a bit much but thought it would be interesting to some, especially those who are looking to buy but concerned about theft.
I keep my Bullitt in the bike store at the back of the underground carpark of my building. You need a building fob to enter, but that hasn't stopped people from breaking the door to get in and steal bikes throughout the summer.
First they stole all of the Bromptons and a cervelo s3.
They then stole all the alloy race bikes and in the process completely destroyed someones brand new Specialised Allez trying to break a cheap lock by twisting the frame.
Not once have they even batted an eye at my Bullitt or tried to remove parts from it.
They are capable of cutting a New York D-Lock as there are many left over as evidence from other thefts, but my bike now sits in a room of rusty old abandoned bikes that aren't of any interest to them.
I took out insurance with Hiscox immediately after the first theft. Sadly I cant get the thing back upstairs into my flat without dismantling it and i do like to use it every few days, but generally i think its safe from theft, (they wouldn't know what to do with it or how to ride it out i presume.)