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@TheCrane
yesteday i witnessed how they steal bike in Broadway market. i was eating some chips next to my "office" and a shifty guy about 6ft well built with his hood up walked up to 2 bikes he started messing around with the locks, then i see the d lock fall to the floor and the cable lock cut in half. he wasn't very sly about it at all, i saw him then proceed to put his pocket sized bolties back in his pocket along with a broken lock and ride into the estate across the street. i shouted "oi" but he was long gone, and i know better than to chase someone into any of the surrounding estates on broadway market.
the bike i witnessed being stolen was a specialized, and he left the other bike there unlocked. when i saw the people return to the bikes i told them what happened and told them where they should ask for CCTV footage.
if you dont want your bike stolen from Broadway market dont use a wirelock and dont lock it on a back street only on the actual market (if you can find a spot)