Stolen Bike

[desiringsubject.livejournal.com]

My bike was stolen. Off my porch. Not far from Davis. Between Davis and Tufts. It's a red schwinn.
I'm very cranky about this. And thought you should know.

I'd like to say I'm *sure* it was locked. But there are times that I get off my bike, all hot, sweaty and tired and fail to lock it, and come back out later and lock it. But also, I'm told it only takes a ballpoint pen to open a Kryptonite lock.

Comments

[myselftheliar.livejournal.com]

My bike was stolen this fall, and yes it was locked.

I am sorry :(

[inkscarred.livejournal.com]

Sorry your bike was stolen. A few years ago I was living in Union Square and my roommate's bike was stolen off of our front porch where it was locked to the railing.

[spampy.livejournal.com]

If you have a kryptonite lock bought made before late 2004 or so, then yes, it can be compromised by a bic pen in seconds (http://www.engadget.com/2004/09/14/kryptonite-evolution-2000-u-lock-hacked-by-a-bic-pen/).

[karmaportrait.livejournal.com]

yeah, i remember when that first was revealed.. i was floored.

sorry about the bike =(

[desiringsubject.livejournal.com]

I heard about it, but I never heard they had fixed it. So I still thought those were the only locks out there. Sigh. Red and Gold Schwinn.

I console myself that maybe next time I'll have a better bike! Faster, Stronger!

[ert.livejournal.com]

Significant suck.

Is it at least old enough that the....

Aw, screw that. It's significant suck.

[desiringsubject.livejournal.com]

It was almost 5. Ridden very lightly because when I bought it I didn't realize what bad shape I was in. I couldn't hardly go anywhere. This is the bike I started out barely being able to get from the somerville firehouse to davis and back and by 3 years ago (?) was able to do the entire bike path out to Bedford and back. And not die. Almost every bit of cardiovascular health I have I owe to this bike.

[bikergeek.livejournal.com]

wow, that really sucks. I'm sorry. :-(