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so do i have to take my witch burning hat off?
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roxy So let's get a bunch of stupid signs, old bike frames, furniture, and the like and lock it out in front? I do believe there is a designer or two on this forum who could help us make some flyers.
I think the points should be:
- London doesn't care about bikes
- Police don't take bike theft seriously
- Bicycles are some people's only affordable way to travel around this city
- Bicyclists deserve support
- Criminal damage of personal property will not be tolerated
- Businesses who don't support bicycling shouldn't be given custom
- Mean people suck.
- (may I throw in) Brick Lane should only be for cycling and pedestrians
- The cops know that bike theft and stolen bike sales are in the open on Brick Lane and do nothing.
- Everyone loves a bit of arrospok
Come on now you creative people, draw dammit draw!
roxy I also think it's important that flip is there.
So I say we go nuts tomorrow night or monday next week.
I don't want your anger to die down and laziness to set in by Monday, but that would give those nifty designers hanging about some time to scam free prints of their spiffy protest signs and fliers.Sounds good I think flip should be there too I say monday next week. That way we can try posting on a few other forums local forums (ideas people is c+ still going) to tell flips story and try and get some more support.
Bigger numbers is better.
- London doesn't care about bikes
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u know where it says 'to advertise here call eine', above the free market?
Id be up for wearing some hi viz, getting a ladder, and going over it with 'buying stolen bikes is illegal' or something along those lines.
All official looking, with a po po crest and all.
I have the spray paint and the graffiti skills, who has a ladder and holding skills?
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Sounds good I think flip should be there too I say monday next week. That way we can try posting on a few other forums local forums (ideas people is c+ still going) to tell flips story and try and get some more support.
Bigger numbers is better.
there will be enough from here i think.. c+/bikeradar/cycle chat is full of holier than thou types.
(not all! i post there sometimes)
Maybe other sites like this. Not proper ones full of twats.
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you missed one out:
roxy
I think the points should be:
- London doesn't care about bikes
- Police don't take bike theft seriously
- Bicycles are some people's only affordable way to travel around this city
- Bicyclists deserve support
- Criminal damage of personal property will not be tolerated
- Businesses who don't support bicycling shouldn't be given custom
- Mean people suck.
- (may I throw in) Brick Lane should only be for cycling and pedestrians
- The cops know that bike theft and stolen bike sales are in the open on Brick Lane and do nothing.
- Everyone loves a bit of arrospok
- comicial racist logo's solve everything!
- London doesn't care about bikes
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roxy So let's get a bunch of stupid signs, old bike frames, furniture, and the like and lock it out in front? I do believe there is a designer or two on this forum who could help us make some flyers.
I think the points should be:
- London doesn't care about bikes
- Police don't take bike theft seriously
- Bicycles are some people's only affordable way to travel around this city
- Bicyclists deserve support
- Criminal damage of personal property will not be tolerated
- Businesses who don't support bicycling shouldn't be given custom
- Mean people suck.
- (may I throw in) Brick Lane should only be for cycling and pedestrians
- The cops know that bike theft and stolen bike sales are in the open on Brick Lane and do nothing.
- Everyone loves a bit of arrospok
Come on now you creative people, draw dammit draw!
Devil's advocate here but let's keep the list concise and think about it as people who don't really care that much about bikes or people who are into them because they're the people we're trying to target. Talk to a keen cyclist about any of the points above and they'll probably agree on all but their opinion doesn't really matter if we're going to get wider interest:
- London doesn't care about bikes [Why should it?]
- Police don't take bike theft seriously [Good point. Let me rephrase below]
- Bicycles are some people's only affordable way to travel around this city [Good point. Let me rephrase below]
- Bicyclists deserve support [Why?]
- Criminal damage of personal property will not be tolerated [Good point. Let me rephrase below]
- Businesses who don't support bicycling shouldn't be given custom [Good point. Let me rephrase below]
- Mean people suck. [And?]
- (may I throw in) Brick Lane should only be for cycling and pedestrians [Good point. Let me rephrase below]
- The cops know that bike theft and stolen bike sales are in the open on Brick Lane and do nothing. [Good point. Let me rephrase below]
- Everyone loves a bit of arrospok [Porn!]
The issues could be:
- If the police don't have the time or resources to take bicycle theft seriously then isn't this sending out the message to thieves that their unacceptable, criminal, behaviour is totally acceptable. What sort of example is this to set and how does it impact on the community at large? Also consider that much petty theft is often closely connected with supporting drug addiction and abuse; again a bigger community issue that the police seem unconcerned about by their lack of action.
- Criminal damage and vandalism will not be tolerated. On xx/xx/2008 a bicycle was vandalised when chained up outside No. 6 Woodseer St. E1, if this can happen to a bicycle it can happen to a car, a property, anything of yours that you've probably worked hard for that can be attacked by selfish yobs. Although the police are now investigating this incident without an arrest this still sends out the message that mindless vandalism is acceptable. It is not.
- Cycling is a valuable way of making sure that London's busy streets are less congested, making them safer and cleaner. Cycling locally also means that fewer cars are parked in the streets on which we live and work, creating more room for everyone. Cycling to work is not only healthy and economical it cuts down on the burden on public transport; plus if you're fed up with smelly, noisy, buses and packed underground stations and trains then try cycling instead - you'll feel the benefits in no time.
The above is probably still too long and covers a range of separate issues but it would have the double effect of being a positive endorsement of cycling and it would shit-up window vandal man. If we can't burn the witch we can at least singe him a little.
:)
- London doesn't care about bikes
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Pisses me off when cars hare down Brick Lane at ridiculous speeds. That is an accident waiting to happen. I agree with the passive not the agressive in this case but my friend had something similar and sat outside until the police turned up. He has had to buy a new back wheel himself but is going to be forwarding the cost to the guy and the police are aware of the situation. At least he may be made to pay. I quite like the idea of the suicide bike and filming him and then having a dirty protest.
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yes well I wasn't really phrasing there.
I think perhaps a few short & concise slogans for signs are in need. One statement, a few words, saying why we're there.wYs = RIGHT ON! but maybe something funny, sarcastic, ironic, so it will stay longer.
- isn't "To Advertise here call eine" gone? Doesn't mean we can't do it somewhere though. I think that's a great idea. Who has the slogan?!!?
How about
"Don't steal my bike."
"Stealing bikes is stealing from the poor"
"Bike theft can destroy someone's job/life"
"I love my bike, please don't buy it from that thief" with a picture of orphan Annie or Oliver or something.ok but like funny....
- isn't "To Advertise here call eine" gone? Doesn't mean we can't do it somewhere though. I think that's a great idea. Who has the slogan?!!?
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Flip - just go and smash his windows, and if he comes out, throw a MTB directly at his head.
You know at school when the teachers said "If somebody hits you, report him to a teacher"? Yeah well, that's bullshit. If someone hits you, you hit them back twice.
Don't be a pussy, learn to stand up for yourself. I guess you should've switched on him whilst you had the fire burning inside you, really, so just take it as a lesson learnt and don't let any more people push you around.
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lpg I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my fixie.
And you will know my name is the LPG when I lay my vengeance upon you
im chris crash and i approve this message
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any one else hearing the causalties "sex and violence" playing in their head?
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i think i spent too much time too close to the speakers at too many bad punk gigs
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Thought the idea of making some fake road signs might be fun.
But with phrases like...Watch Your Back
You Are Being Watched
Action WIll Be Takenetc.
From a government body like..
C entral
V elo
N eighbourhood
T rustor
C entral
V elo
N otification
T rustOr something.
And made these but I'm sure we could come up with some better phrases...
chris_crash
TheBrick(Tommy)
wYs
CHUG_IT
VanUden
paul74
aidan
roxy
lpg
addie
justMouse
eeehhhh
pj_(pj)
JOL-
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I also think it's important that flip is there.
So I say we go nuts tomorrow night or monday next week.
I don't want your anger to die down and laziness to set in by Monday, but that would give those nifty designers hanging about some time to scam free prints of their spiffy protest signs and fliers.