Locks that worked (i.e. not stolen bikes)

Well we have a locks that work thread, and a stolen bikes thread but my recent experience didn't really fit either, since my bike wasn't stolen and the lock seems to have worked.

So, tales or pictures of bikes where the lock seemed to do its job..

This is what happens if you lock your bike in a way that lets people manipulate it just outside Natwest & HSBC on Tottenham Court Road.

Lock is an Abus Granit-X Plus 54, 23cm.

Rather annoyingly (to put it mildly) this was a newly-rebuilt wheel with a new rim, tyre and tube. Fucksocks.

locks good
bikes fncked

What time of day did this happen? There's no way the culprit could possibly have done that inconspicuously, jesus.

any marks on the lock from croppers or a saw?

Someone has some anger issues.

who needs to be inconspicuous? i saw a bunch of feral kids trying to nick a brompton the other day on the euston rd, by putting a big tree branch through the d-lock.. many passers by, passing by...

Could've been any time Tuesday 2330ish to Thursday 1900ish.

Yeah, only an idiot would leave their bike that long, but well, as if the alcohol wasn't bad enough I also got a puncture.

The plan was to avoid carrying the bugger all the way to Liverpool Street. It didn't work - I still had to carry it, just in a less drunk and more pissed off state.

Ouch. Anything salvageable from that, Russell?

hippy will be along soon. ;)

But seriously, this could have been added to more than one of the various Locks threads.

So the used the bike as leverage to break the lock. Old trick.

ouch

^ i always knew create bikes were made out of twatanium

A create + tree = jokes.

Ouch. Anything salvageable from that, Russell?

Everything apart from the rear rim, spokes, tyre and tube so far as I can tell.

Checked the bike over and all seems fine. the bends you see in the frame are supposed to be there. Put a SS wheel in that I had and it rides same as ever.

So, the alfine hub will now be going into its' 3rd wheel!

Very poor that. Some people ay.

I see your problem.

Slack chain.