Anyway, yeah I would have to agree with Travis that this is kind of ridiculous. Although, aren't mountain bike wheels sort of expensive? I dunno much about that kind of thing.

I did have a few bikes stolen when I was like 10 because I was too dumb to put them away (just left them in front yard lolol). It sucks..

BLinD-RawR

ALLEYCAT BLUES51080 Posts

September 08 2011 04:15 GMT

#22

On September 08 2011 13:12 SarR wrote:

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Yes

he can write what he wants,if a mod needs to take action on it he will.

seriously don't be an ass.

United States3249 Posts

September 08 2011 04:17 GMT

#23

Okay banned SarR from the blog. ty snowfantasy for pointing out that feature

Jonoman92

United States9110 Posts

September 08 2011 04:18 GMT

#24

On September 08 2011 13:12 cz wrote:

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Can someone get a mod to ban this dude? This my own blog, talking about me just being victimized, and this guy is being an aggressive douche.

If you really want to ban him from your blog you can click blogs in the top left (by your PM, Profile, and Posts) and scroll down. It has the option to ban any non-mod who has posted in one of your blogs from doing it again.

Sucks about your wheels. I've seen some bikes with stolen wheels in cities but they are generally the ones that look as though they've been sitting there for a while.

Manifesto7

Osaka27174 Posts

September 08 2011 04:18 GMT

#25

Mountain bike wheels are usually cheap. And I use two locks, one for frame / back wheel, and one for frame / front wheel / railing.

SnowFantasy

4173 Posts

September 08 2011 04:18 GMT

#26

Ah thx for the info Mani.

I really have no clue about bike pricing.

United States3249 Posts

September 08 2011 04:19 GMT

#27

On September 08 2011 13:18 Manifesto7 wrote:
Mountain bike wheels are usually cheap. And I use two locks, one for frame / back wheel, and one for frame / front wheel / railing.

Yeah I'm definitely going to have to use two locks now. I'm just not sure if it's more expensive to buy two full wheels now or just buy a $100 bike and use that. Anyone have a guess on some cheap mountain bike wheel cost?

edit: and ty for taking care of the troll

United States3249 Posts

September 08 2011 04:31 GMT

#28

LOL

Just looked up my bike. It's $1400 new ($800 on kijiji). I got it from a neighbor when he moved across the country.

Really should not have been locking that up downtown. Glad it was just the wheels now.

I'm gonna buy a $100 cheap bike and use that for downtown biking, fix up this bike with new wheels when I get a better job and can afford it and use it for mountain excursions only.

ketomai

United States2789 Posts

September 08 2011 04:37 GMT

#29

Yea, this is pretty common. Like someone else mentioned you should get one of those longer locks that lets you wrap it through the wheels too. Thieves don't like to work hard so if you do that it will discourage more people from trying :p.

United States3249 Posts

September 08 2011 04:42 GMT

#30

It's this bike: dunno what year though. I got it in 2010 from a neighbor:

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http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Norco-Sasquatch-2007-/170673974750?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_210&hash=item27bcf62dde

Mr. Wiggles

Canada5894 Posts

September 08 2011 04:44 GMT

#31

Yeah, this actually ended up happening a lot near/at my school before. People would come, and just steal the wheels off of bikes on the bike rack.

Hope you find some replacement wheels alright, and like others have said, use one of those long bendy locks and thread it through the wheels/frame. :p

There's actually a funny picture I saw before, of someone who used one of those, but just put it through the wheels and not the frame, and the picture was just of the two wheels locked to a pole, because someone stole the frame instead.

h4nk

Sweden23 Posts

September 08 2011 13:22 GMT

#32

Damn sorry for you but don´t ever use snap-on snap-off wheels or saddles. A funny thing happend last week, when i walked to the subway there were like 10 bicycles hanging in different trees. Evidently someone had a really good time the night before xD

Torte de Lini

Germany38463 Posts

September 08 2011 13:49 GMT

#33

Who the fuck steals wheels?

I've had scrap metal guys come to our house constantly for metal (we were renovating).
When we stopped putting out metal (we were done renovating that part of the house), they stole our mailbox (it's metal).

I know, almost, your suffering.

lac29

United States1485 Posts

September 08 2011 14:03 GMT

#34

On September 08 2011 22:49 Torte de Lini wrote:
Who the fuck steals wheels?

I've had scrap metal guys come to our house constantly for metal (we were renovating).
When we stopped putting out metal (we were done renovating that part of the house), they stole our mailbox (it's metal).

I know, almost, your suffering.

Wheels can be pretty expensive. If you can, don't use quick release ... use the normal bolts. The rear wheels are normally more expensive than the front ones, but the front ones are easier to steal. If you can, you should lock the frame and front or back wheel to whatever post you're locking your bike to. Some people say to even take 2 locks and lock one wheel and frame with one lock and the other wheel with the other lock.

A lot of times thieves will simply avoid your bike if it looks safer (ie has two locks). Unfortunately that means more weight to carry since bike locks are the lightest things around.

Ropid

Germany3557 Posts

September 08 2011 15:09 GMT

#35

Those things that hold the wheels in place are not actually part of the axle and you can buy them by themselves:
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So after you replace the wheels, change to something that needs tools and does not have that quick release lever. I personally only use one lock and make sure to put it through the frame and the front wheel. I hope thieves are too lazy to steal the back wheel.