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I aint getting involved in no fisticuffs, but I do like the idea of building up a 'theft portfolio'.
This reminds me - chris you might find this food for thought - has anyone had experience of the brick lane bike theft crew?
I caught one fellow checking how my bike was locked up. He picked it up, examined the lock that was chaining it to a lamp post, tagged it with a little magnet (my bike is steel), and made a variety of arm gestures to a top floor window across bethnal green road, i think on the left hand side of the road leading to the polo courts. Well, he waved his arms in a golf-swing motion in the general direction of the opposite side of bethnal green road.
^^ this was right at the top of Brick lane, I was in the cafe on the right hand side (when your facing towards the polo courts).
Thing is, the guy wasn't a thief, he was just one of the bums that hang around brick lane.
Now this is a lot of conjecture, but it seems to me like the thieves 'employ' the tramps (god knows what they give them) to tag stealable bikes. I guess it makes sense for them, less risk of getting caught in the act.