Stolen bikes

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Oliver Schick

Yes, although there has recently been a worrying spate of thefts from bread bins. Different ways of getting into them--I think I've only heard of one where the side was cut before; others had the lock attacked. I have no idea if it's related to the 'lockdown' (oh, the irony), but these things had a reputation for years of being pretty safe owing to being noisy to get into, like metal boxes in front gardens, but that reputation has taken a hit recently.

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Dropped.Bars in reply to @Oliver Schick

Seems like there's been a big increase in thefts from these things. I had my bike stolen from one last month. Looked as though they had disc cut through the lock to open the whole thing up then cut through whichever locks they fancied.

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Oliver Schick in reply to @Dropped.Bars

Sorry to hear that. Yes, perhaps it's just that streets under lockdown don't lend themselves to passive surveillance. Thieves may (correctly) believe that they're less likely to be disturbed. Sometimes, all it takes is for that deterring worry to be taken away.