Bike Thieves

[Lifesgreat]

I lock my bikes to the rack in the garage. About the only material item of importance to me is my beloved Fatty Lumpkin. I would be really mad if he got stolen. I also lock my MTB, but it isn't as beloved-sorry MTBikers.

[beccaB]

We keep the good bikes downstairs. In the basement. It is a royal pain carrying them upstairs. That makes us do more miles because it's not worth it to drag the bikes up for a wimpy ride! My biggest reason is that I don't like spiders, and the only option is to store them in the barn with the spiders. If one got one on me when I'm riding I would crash!
We have some crappy bikes in the barn, and I would still be mad if someone got them. But they'd have to fight with the spiders, snakes, rodents and wasps, and my dog barking.

[Grog]

Really sorry about this scary event...

Last night my sweet partner was telling me about how his sister's and dad's bikes were stolen from their suburban open garage, which they had left open for 30 seconds while they were indoors, over 15 years ago...

It seems that some people specialize in that type of thefts. Probably bikes are only one thing they steal, others being expensive tools...

[Running Mommy]

Also if you park your car in the driveway- take in your garage door opener.
There were a few thefts here in our hood where they broke into the car, got the opener out, and then had their way with the contents of the garage. Also make sure you lock your door that leads from the garage into the house.

Sad we have to do it, but better to be safe than sorry!

[Tri Girl]

Boo on bike thieves!
I'm glad they didn't get away with your bikes, or anything else.
We never leave our cars out of the garage, or leave the garage door open unattended for any reason (our garage is detached from the house, so I have a little false security that they'd have to break through a couple doors to get stuff). We've had a rash of recent thefts in the neighborhood across the street from us, so I'm not taking any chances as of late.
Why can't thieves just do like the rest of us and get a job? It's got to be less work than planning a break-in, kicking in doors, moving heavy stuff, and trying to re-sell it. Not to mention the whole possibility of getting caught and arrested. Stupid thieves! Grrrrr....

[dachshund]

Good one about locking it inside the garage, I hadn't thought of that.

I've heard about people following cyclists home to find out where the bike lives, then going back another time to get it.

[Veronica]

People are scum. It's easier to work for an hour stealing stuff and then sell it on Craigslist. I think, and this my personal bias, that thieves can't hold real jobs because they have addiction issues. All they want to do is get some quick money so they can get their next fix.

After our burglary last year we put in an alarm system and several high quality video cameras around our house. Last summer we actually caught on video some guys trying to turn off our power to break in again. Then they saw the camera and left. It was actually kind of funny.

V.

[Tuckervill]

We had our house up for sale by owner. I'm out in the yard doing stuff, and a car pulls up with four guys in it. They asked me about the house. I let them look around, but only one got out of the car. He went in the garage, which was open and asked about an old car we had in it. They left, with no interest in the house, really. The next day, we noticed that the Skil saw was gone from its place in the garage.

I can't believe I let that guy look around my garage and pick what he wants. I think he got it before I even saw him in the yard. That's why we don't live in Memphis anymore.

Karen