I may be being paranoid...

its only been 30 give it till after lunch at least.

yeah i'm gonna wait - probably is just a numpty.

i agree except for the part about locking their bike back up with your lock.

if it is dodgy they'll cut your lock off the bait-bike just to spite you for blowing their plans. then you've essentially wasted two decent locks (potential value £200+) for the sake of making safe one crappy old beater (potential value £30) that was probably stolen and only being used as bait anyway.

of course if it is a genuine mistake then... harsh but fair i'd say. can't you get hold of some £5 pos halfords lock and leave the junk bikle locked up with that? that or just leave it unlocked with a note i say.

hope it doesn't come to that tho.

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On the one hand, there's colour-matching of Object proportions going on (even the back of the front reflector matches the frame) - so maybe it's a 'real person's' bike.

On the other hand, they've had to loop the chain up from the level of their step-through top-tube, in order to entwine your top-tube. That seems deliberate, or they're pushing the fuckwit envelope.

That doesn't look as if it's even locked onto the railings, just your bike through the railings. Far too dodgy.

If I'm right, you should cut their lock now.

Cut their lock at 1pm. Then lock your bike somewhere else for today.

like BMMF said that would be hard to do "accidentally" plus a £20 bike locked with a £50 quid lock ..come on!

Cut the fucker take their "bait" bike and build your self a polo step through ;)

I think you're not being paranoid at all, mongrel. That looks like a little twat taking the piss to me.

The nerve to lock his bianchi three times, the last looping through your free standing red bike...

Cut their lock at 1pm. Then lock your bike somewhere else for today.

id bring it inside!

actually please ignore the last bit, that was for laffs. It really looks to me like a little tea leafy cunt to me mate.

SO paranoid now. Still gonna wait for at least a bit.

paranoid stops being paranoid when you're just one step ahead of the game old fruit.

I think you're not being paranoid at all, mongrel. That looks like a little twat taking the piss to me.

The nerve to lock his bianchi three times, the last looping through your free standing red bike...

he he never can be too safe...

where do you work, i have an angle grinder and extension lead

thats on commercial st right? let me know if you need a hand or anything, could walk that way at lunch...

Get on with it, otherwise if he doesn't nick your bike, I will.

Looking at that, there is no question that that was deliberate!! Cut it Cut it Cut it!!!

where do you work, i have an angle grinder and extension lead
you need another tall bike doner?

You should see how many of your mates want to hang out near by for the evening.

Looking at that picture I'd find it hard to believe its an accident. Cut his lock and steal the bike.
That said, everyone is talking about how quick you can get through this lock, so I'd be interested in finding out how quick you can do it.

Peace

From the picture I would say that that is a throw away bike

a) it looks rattle can paint jobed over the stem and bars, a cheap way to mask a stolen bike
b) the second warning sign to me would be the use of said ABUS expensive lock with that bike
c) Your bike is an easy mark being the very popular and easy to identify Bianchi chrome pista

I would put money on it being a theif's prop used for exactly the scam we have discussed about locking to an expensive bike.

I would cut the lock and lock their bike with yours when you leave. Put a note on the bike with your number. If it's legit, they loose one link off their chain lock (cut responsibly near the lock) and are embarassed and will learn to be careful. If its a theif they won't call you and in a day or two you can release the bike and feel no oblligation.

Compensation!! Nah JimL, the only thing they should get out of this is the knowledge of how to properly lock their bike in the future! EEEEdiots!

after seeing that pic, you're right. There'd be no way he could argue an "honest mistake".

And isn't the colour co-ordination simply because the whole bike has been rattle-canned?

argh the more I look at the picture the more I can imagine the grubby wee bastard laughing thinking hes going to score a shiny pista tonight.

CUT IT!!!

Cut his lock and steal the bike.

Nooooo! Christ alive, cut the lock by all means but stealing the bike pisses away any sort of moral / legal justification for your actions.

argh the more I look at the picture the more I can imagine the grubby wee bastard laughing thinking hes going to score a shiny pista tonight.

CUT IT!!!

ok now i know its not you...thank god.

Vigilante death squad with Mongrel's bike for bait?