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Anon likes bikes (sh.itjust.works)
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[–] [email protected] 165 points 10 months ago (6 children)

You had me till the BuY AnOthER OnE, Pay me imaginary strawman. I do love bikes though, so do the fuckers that keep taking mine.

[–] [email protected] 42 points 10 months ago (2 children)

You have enough money for a pair of bolt cutters.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 10 months ago

Yeah Yeah I do have some of those, where you parked again you say?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

If you're big enough, you just need money for a balaclava.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 10 months ago

Hmmmm baklavas

[–] [email protected] 23 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I think the point was to contrast this with cars. Having your car stolen is 10x worse than having your bike stolen

[–] [email protected] 16 points 10 months ago (1 children)

10x? What car can be so cheap?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago

Ironically, a stole one

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago
  • kryptonite U-lock.
  • locking skewers for the tires, gears, seat and handle bars.
  • an ugly color

At this point, they'll need an angle grinder to get anything valuable off the bike. It's more expensive but so long its not the standard of ever biker, bike thieves'll target easier bikes to steal off.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

It's true although it sucks. You could have several bikes stolen a year and it's still cheaper than a car.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

It's, once again, comes with infrastructure. When I moved to Germany from the country with no bike infrastructure, I only thought of a bike as an expensive stuff, but here I bought a used commuter for 40 Euro and it's fucking great. I love it, but if it gets stolen, I would be mildly frustrated and buy another one of those for 40 Euro the next day.