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

[pearlythebunny.livejournal.com]

What should a person do if they see a bike seat lying next to a bike?

[suzybuzz.livejournal.com]

oh, i hope you don't think i was criticizing you! i just meant the person who removed the seat is a jerk and the person who took it is also a jerk!

i think if you see it you should leave it there, just as you did. even if you brought it to the house, it wouldn't have been my house. i parked it across the street b/c my house only includes a handicapped pole.

[ron_newman]

What is a handicapped pole?

[suzybuzz.livejournal.com]

a pole where you can't park b/c a handicapped person lives in the house behind it. i've actually received warning tickets for parking in these places.

[ron_newman]

I've never seen such a sign. What does it look like?