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@mustardbeak
This evening outside Decathlon in Surrey Quays I saw a bike get stolen. I say saw it but it happened so fast due to a shitty cable lock which the guy (who had his back to me) cut so fast (literally seconds) I thought he had unlocked it with a key. I was inside the store and ironically was keeping an eye on my own bike through the window due me being slightly suspicious. The guy cut the lock so quickly and casually and took his time to get on a ride off I thought I was wrong in being suspicious as that was his bike and carried on getting what I needed. It was only when I came out and saw the actual owner looking lost I realised what had happened. The most shocking part of the story is turns out the guy is in the police and didn't have the frame number and was using a cheap cable lock. Showed him my Fagh and tried to encourage him to buy a decent lock for the next bike he gets. I didn't see what lock he had but the way the guy took it off literally as quick as it would take to open with key was frightening and no effort whatsoever.