rampant bike thieves

[suzybuzz.livejournal.com]

There are some serious bike thieves on or around Willow Avenue.

After parking my bike in front of the house for a year, nothing happened until last week, when someone stole my wheel. It was an old Trek, and time for an upgrade anyway, but still really annoying.

So then I got a newer bike from Craigslist. I bought a cable, which I've wrapped through my wheels in addition to the U Lock I was already using. At night I brought the bike inside EVERY night but Saturday. Saturday the downpour was so bad, and I was busy, so I flaked on bringing the bike inside.

Sunday I was ready to ride my bike to the Union Square flea market, only to discover that the seat was missing.

I understand now that I will ALWAYS have to park my bike inside at night. But I find it ironic that after living on Columbia St. in Cambridge for 4 years (an area where people shook their heads in dismay upon me telling them I lived "across from the projects"), the worst theft has happened right here on friendly Willow.

Comments

[prunesnprisms.livejournal.com]

That totally sucks. We don't really have a lot of room to keep ours in the house, but we do. Better than losing them, or having to replace pieces of them all the time.

But you know that and I am not preaching, just commiserating.

[suzybuzz.livejournal.com]

thanks for commiserating! i agree with you. i'm going to keep it in the house from now on. i can't deal with having 4 locks and worrying about it outside all the time.