just a comment(stolen bikes)

[suzieqtwa]

Since I had my bike stolen ,I'm on various lost bike sites ,and they send me info on bikes that have been stolen ,or ones that may match my description....Anyway ,this morning I got Email of the bikes that were stolen yesterday ,and one was a brand new 2007 TREK 4500 ,and the guy was at work on the Riverfront (those of you from Portland ),and watched as they took it. How awful, Maybe I was nieve before ,but there are some real bad people in this world. That POOR guy. He had just bought his new bike. I didn't realize how many bikes are stolen in a day ,and how gutsy the people are who steal them.
On a good note...The Bike Gallery tweaked my husbands bike for me ,so I can ride while I'm waiting for my new Trek 2.1 WSD to arrive (4 weeks). WOOOOOOOOOO WHOOOOOOOO I will never let it be un attended If I can figure out how to but pictures in post Ill send pictures when I get it. ;; ).
Suzie

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Woo-HOOOO!!!!! She's riding again, didn't even skip a beat! PLUS, she's getting a NEW BIKE soon!!! Yay!!!

[hiker chick]

Bravo on the upcoming new bike!

After your experience, I was so paranoid about my bike being on my car at the shop yesterday that I took it into the waiting room with me.

[BeeLady]

One tip I learned from driving my F250 Crew Cab Diesel pickup for 100,000 miles, if you have something on the back of your car (or in the bed of a really big truck) back into whereever you park. Back close enough to a wall or car behind you so the tail gate can't be opened or a bike can't be easily removed from a rear rack.

Another car can leave so that's why you should try and back it all the way up against a wall, post, etc. Won't make the bike impossible to steal but makes it a less easy target.

[CyclChyk]

oh yeh - post pics.... you must be so excited!

[Tuckervill]

One tip I learned from driving my F250 Crew Cab Diesel pickup for 100,000 miles, if you have something on the back of your car (or in the bed of a really big truck) back into whereever you park. Back close enough to a wall or car behind you so the tail gate can't be opened or a bike can't be easily removed from a rear rack.

Doesn't anyone else lock their bike to the rack? I have a rack that folds down and I run a cable through the bikes and attach the cable plus lock to the rack in a convenient hole. I also lock the rack to the hitch with a hitch pin lock. I know there are racks that hang off the back with straps and can't be locked onto the vehicle...but you could at least lock the bike to the rack and slow up the theives that way.

Karen