Comments on: Stolen Bike Rescued by Online Geeks

By: galvo

galvo — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 21:59:57 +0000

put your serial number into your cell phone, and a couple pictures of your bike. this would help id the bike quickly to police without having to go home to get the paperwork. police like to downgrade the report to lost property as a way to lower the crime stats artificaily.
we need secure bike parking.
some sections of parks and unused subway bathrooms could be used for secure bike parking
make it mandatory that car parking garages offer low cost or free secure bicycle parking. some kind of reward or bounty system to videotape or photo bike thieves could start a cottage industry.

By: lee

lee — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 04:07:31 +0000

this may be a little far out, but a gps deely to find your pet can be had for about $200. If those come down a bit in price and size it may not be a bad investment for a biker. Sure your security system would be more expensive than the bike itself. But if you factor in all the bikes you won't have to buy because you are always able to recover it you may come out ahead.

By: flp

flp — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 22:39:17 +0000

AND take down the serial # of your bike - usually found on the bottom of the frame under the doohicky in which your pedals turn... ya know.. the bottom bracket!

oh hell, just memorize and record every damn detail about yer bike. if you ride it enough, that should not be hard.

word

By: LN

LN — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 22:26:37 +0000

The last few months has seen a rash of bike thefts around Union Square I personally have heard of 3 or 4. Seems like its time for a little investigative reporting, Streetsblog.

Dont lock your bike to scaffolding near U. Square.

By: ddd ssd

ddd ssd — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 22:06:32 +0000

Great idea.

By: ddartley

ddartley — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 21:49:49 +0000

Take pictures of your bikes!

By: ddd ssd

ddd ssd — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 21:32:24 +0000

great ids