Brick Lane Vandalism - Please Help

"cunthood"

Heroic word of the day.

Todd Horrible stuff! There's so much shit going on round there.

The guy in the window might not have done it. I can imagine a lot of people lock their bike's there and he has to sit and listen to thieves trying to wedge/smash bikes off his railings. That's me reasoning. He still sounds a cock.

If thieves can't get your bike they smash it in:
1:Because they're pissed off they can't get it.
2: in the hope you abandon it ('til the morning) so they can get proper tools and have it in the middle of the night.

this is what i thought at first. i honestly don't know who did it. the total outpouring of support on here, though, has cheered me right up. i'm off to make my first round of stops to people who whispered me help/advice, so if you see me carrying or pushing my frame around, give a shout.

RPM [quote]tynan London hates bikes.

But it loves them too sometimes..don't forget that.[/quote]

I suppose I am just going on day-to-day experience, I would love to believe I was wrong, but I do think, after many many years of riding in London, that London hates bikes.

I am never treated with such contempt as when I am with my bike.

although we're a bunch of dickheads....we do love our fellow cyclist :)

tynan [quote]RPM [quote]tynan London hates bikes.

But it loves them too sometimes..don't forget that.[/quote]

I suppose I am just going on day-to-day experience, I would love to believe I was wrong, but I do think, after many many years of riding in London, that London hates bikes.

I am never treated with such contempt as when I am with my bike.[/quote]
i would agree with you,im stumped on any examples of love for bikes in London.

London hates pretty much everyone, except options traders and hedge fund managers, as far as i can tell

Well I love you all!...though technically I'm not from London.
So in that case...Grimsby Town sends it's love!!! ;-)

Hampshire shall join you in expressing our fondness for flip and his bicycle

shit man. that's rough...
i know how it feels, had countless bikes nicked/vandalized over the years. it's not just the money if you've put a lot of time and effort into building something.
the police aren't going to do anything at all. you can count on that! (no disrespect to them, but bike's just aren't a priority for them).
take revenge! i reckon the idea of chaining loads of bikes to his window is excellent. there's no need to resort to vandalism or violence (although it's very tempting).
this is the kind of revenge you want! much respect to that old bloke.
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I hereby volunteer for unspecified non-violent retaliation to be visited upon this selfish prick at some point in the not too distant future.
Rational:
1) If he did it he deserves comeuppance
2) If he didn't he may have been able to stop it
3) If neither of the above is true then he could have been more compassionate to someone else's misfortune

aidan [quote]tynan [quote]RPM [quote]tynan London hates bikes.

But it loves them too sometimes..don't forget that.[/quote]

I suppose I am just going on day-to-day experience, I would love to believe I was wrong, but I do think, after many many years of riding in London, that London hates bikes.

I am never treated with such contempt as when I am with my bike.[/quote]
i would agree with you,im stumped on any examples of love for bikes in London.[/quote]

the good times:

TDF, getting pissed at the prologue
TOB, bikes, in London and it didn't rain
roller races!
this forum?
CM?
HH!!! good friday and track days

the "scene" man.

there's stuff in London that people have to travel here to be a part of, if you think cyclists are hated here, try riding out into the burbs or cuntryside where they all drive pissed up at 70mph and chuck shit out the windows at you. places where there are NO bicycles locked up in the high st..

bad places.

That's kinda what I'm getting at.

well, me being optomistic and positive, who'd have thought it..

i am unstumped! thanks.

flip.
It sounds like you did all you could and that was just a horrible situation, with really bad timing, resulting from bad luck.
I have a saddle you can have (but I'll have to post it as I'm out of town – whisper me if you want it).
Thankfully the worst I've ever had was a kicked in front wheel which was

1. Annoying/Expensive/Time Consuming.
   
2. Just really, really depressing.
   Chin-up sunshine.
   

what a fucking cunt, he deserves aids. Sorry to hear about that. The more I hear of that shithole the more I hate it, infested with pricks and crap curry houses. Burn in hell I say!

Burn the curry house/take a hammer to the wank in the window ride - date TBA[u]

1. Hael (dual weilding hammers)
   

Burn the curry house/take a hammer to the wank in the window and kill his kids in front of him ride - date TBA

1. Hael (dual weilding hammers)
   2 chris crash (top that bottle with an oly rag)
   

Fill his house with bricks. Deposit them through his various windows. It is 'Brick Lane, mate' after all.

Also flip, I have a old conversion that you could borrow untill you get the bike sorted proper if you like, nothing special but it will get you A to B meanwhile :)

Burn the curry house/take a hammer to the wank in the window and kill his kids in front of him ride - date TBA

1. Hael (dual weilding hammers)
   2 chris crash (top that bottle with an oly rag)
   3 Nicholas (brick man)
   

nimhbus Yeah, Bricks in the window.

If he doesn't like it? ' This is Brick Lane, My friend'

Or, lock a shit bike there and hide round the corner with a camera, and film him vandalising it.

i agree with this +1

on the other hand, i've got a front wheel you can have if you want and can have a go at truing the wheels or replacing spokes. i'm actually doing a wheel for someone tomorrow.

I would never be the one to suggest a campaign of low level harassment, and would certainly never advise you to:

• sign the guys address up for a dozen of the filthiest freebie porn catalogues
  
• push superglue and toothpicks into all his locks at 4am and break them off
  
• put up fake public health notices on the outside of the restaurant
  No you should rise above their level.
  And you should certainly not post his address here so that others can have a pop.
  No definately not.
  

Which is it?

Food safety in Tower Hamlets: http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/data/environment/data/food-safety/data/inspections.cfm

DOS?: http://www.city-spice.co.uk/

sorry about your troubles dude that is shit stuff.
brick lane can be dodgy for bikes. most of london is really. i like brick lane though, despite the fact it can be a bit horrorshow. lock up to the railings outside the Vibe Bar in future - and never on those side streets. look for CCTV to park under in strange places.
got a spare saddle too if sparky, phil, etc. blah.

get straight back on it.

cheers jonny - think you saw me waiting on the church street with my fucked rims this afternoon, i nodded at you