have you ever wondered if the bike rider has stolen the bike?

[Crankin]

I haven't seen any mismatched riders and bikes, but we do see a few "invisible" cyclists around here.
You guys are scaring me. I don't know anyone who has had their bike stolen. I do lock my Jamis outside stores or on a rack when doing errands, but I never leave my Kuota anywhere. It comes with me or someone watches it.
Heck, half the people in my neighborhood don't even lock their doors. And we live within 2 miles of a medium security prison...

[papaver]

I do lock my Jamis outside stores or on a rack when doing errands, but I never leave my Kuota anywhere. It comes with me or someone watches it.

That's the best way to do it. Love Kuota's by the way!

here bike theft is a big problem in the cities. That's why you hardly see any good bikes unattended in the streets. People ride the most crappy bikes, with the most silly colors so it won't get stolen, and if it does, they'll quickly find it back. Who steals them? Students mostly. They just unlock the bikes, go to wherever they need to go, dump the bike there and move on... It's a problem that excists at least 50 years. Now they are developing a solution for this problem. Free bikes (or practically free). Cities throughout Belgium are offering bikes on every corner on the street. You put in a coin to unlock the bike, and you are on your way.... You leave the bike at another stand and that's it... it works a charm.

This is one example in Brussels (not free)... http://en.villo.be/comment_ca_marche (the site is in English)


The more expensive carbon racing bikes are often stolen 'on demand'... but that doesn't happen often.