locked up outside my flat = (recipe for) mindless vandalism.
OmarLittle, sadly, I live in an area where I KNOW that it would only be a matter of time (minutes or hours), till my bike also got trashed, having locked it up outdoors.
For this reason I can't take the chance, so instead have to put up with my partner's chargrin, at my bikes living indoors. I'm afraid as dogsballs says, "this is London my friend"........and I'm afraid his sentiment is right. The underclasses rule the night, and destruction of others' property, is the sport of choice.
If it makes you feel better, find the culprit and torture him/them. Or secure your next bike indoors. I prefer the latter.
OmarLittle, sadly, I live in an area where I KNOW that it would only be a matter of time (minutes or hours), till my bike also got trashed, having locked it up outdoors.
For this reason I can't take the chance, so instead have to put up with my partner's chargrin, at my bikes living indoors. I'm afraid as dogsballs says, "this is London my friend"........and I'm afraid his sentiment is right. The underclasses rule the night, and destruction of others' property, is the sport of choice.
If it makes you feel better, find the culprit and torture him/them. Or secure your next bike indoors. I prefer the latter.