Thread: Stolen Bikes - Maynooth

Well live and learn. Could be worse. Could've happened in the spring. So im buying a kyrptonite lock next time then? Can anyone recommend a place to get a cheap second hand one to hold me over? I'm literally talking about something with 2 wheels to go from A to B (Where the value of B !> 5/10km)

Is it not a pain to carry around all day?

how was it locked? leaving a good bike like this at the train station is extremely risky.

listen lads, dont be locking your good bikes up in publin, sleep with them in your bed, and leave them there, buy a piece of crap so if it gets robbed you wont miss it, i would never dream of locking my kona dawg delux up anywer in public. being from tallaght i keep my bike in my house, far away from dirty fcuking fingers which i would chop off if i ever seen someone near my beloved. id chop them up and feed them to pigs

Quote: Originally Posted by Agent J I'll be honest i have no idea what the brand is. It was one of those multilayered cable locks i bought when i got the bike. It cost about 30/40 quid is all i rememeber. I didnt ask the other chap who was looking for his bike what he locked his with either but judging from his cycling gear im guessing his bike wasnt cheap either. Sorry, but you did not have a good lock . The fact that it was a cable...

What type of lock?

Quote: Originally Posted by mockler007 id chop them up and feed them to pigs check this out (FF to 1:24 or so but the whole thing is worth a watch #classic!)

My bike is cheap by most boardies standards (€400), I'm not a serious biker just use it for mainly commuting. Anyway, I spent €80 on a Kryptonite New York U-Lock. I also have an integrated chain & lock. I lock the back wheel and frame to the stand with the Kryptonite and the front wheel and frame to the stand with the chain lock. The locks cost more than a quarter of the cost of my bike. Might sound like overkill but I...

Quote: Originally Posted by Agent J Just a heads up that several bikes were stolen from the Train station in Maynooth on Friday. Including a rather lovely Navy Trek 4500 series which belonged to yours truly... ( My cycle comp had 1500+km on the thing since April...) I've heard rumours(And i stress rumours) that the stations along that line are getting hit regularly at the moment. I've locked mine at the station in Maynooth regularly...

Quote: Originally Posted by penexpers Exactly. Cable locks are only really good as secondary locks (used with a good U-lock, they work well for example). Even the more expensvie cable locks can be got through in under a minute using bolt cutters. +1 ^ and commiserations to the OP. I've had mine stolen recently. Live and learn. Those cable locks are purely secondary locks, say for securing the front wheel tho the frame and adding a bit of...