With the increase in bike thefts in Austin recently, this short Va fa Napoli, Hipster (translates “Go to Hell, Hipster”) pokes fun at hipster cyclists and reminds us you never know who the bike thief is going to be. Enjoy this beautiful Fall weather and get out and ride your bike!
Posts Tagged ‘bike theft’
Had a high end bike stolen in the last 6 months? Check this out
Yesterday, ATXBS reported on a questionable series of posts in eBay from a Cedar Park poster looking to bypass the eBay bidding to sell a bunch of high end bikes for a quarter or less their price. Jason was able to get some screen shots of the items before it was pulled down. If you’ve [...]
UT bike thief caught on video stealing bike
Last Friday, Austin cyclist Robert Trent had his 2008 Specialized Tricross Sport, his primary form of transportation, stolen on the UT campus while he was at lunch. What makes this theft unlike the hundred of other bike thefts that happen every year around UT is that the thief was actually caught on UTPD video in [...]
Hammerhead Bikes Demo Ventana stolen
I just got an e-mail from Matt Harold at Hammerhead Bikes that one of their demo bikes was stolen yesterday. The Orange Ventana El Rey that Hammerhead bikes uses as a demo bike was stolen yesterday morning (10/20) from the garage of a home in NW Austin. The bike was stolen around 7:30 am from [...]
Keith Byrd’s Hansome Devil Recovered!
On Friday, we posted about the theft of Keith Byrd’s Hansome Devil bike from the Jackalope during the Thursday Night Social Ride. Well, good news! I got an e-mail today from Keith letting me know his bike was recovered. i want to thank you personally for posting about the theft. the thief lost their balance [...]
Friday Film Fun: The Lighter and Darker Faces of Cycling
This week’s videos highlight the struggle between good and evil all cyclists struggle with every day on the mean streets of America. The first has been making the rounds this week after it was posted then removed then re-posted and removed again on YouTube. Better watch it quick before it gets removed from Vimeo. Bike [...]
Gone in Seventeen Minutes
Found via BikeFitness‘ Twitter Feed: if you leave your bike unlocked in London, it’s likely to be gone in less than twenty minutes! Seventeen, to be exact. A research study tested length of time to bike theft of an unlocked bicycle in various UK cities, where London ended up being in the lead by far. [...]
BikeHacks tackle protecting your bike parts from theft
We’ve written a comprehensive guide to making sure your bike doesn’t go missing while its parked, but recently the blog BikeHacks covered some creative ways to protect your various components from getting swiped as well. They’ve complied eight ways to protect your components. My favorites are: 1. Super glue and ball bearing: Glue a ball bearing [...]
Another high profile bike theft: Dave Zabriskie’s Giro D’Italia medal & 12 bikes stolen
First it was the great James Clayton bicycle theft ring of ’08. Then it was Team Barloworld. Not even “The Look” could save Lance Armstrong from bike theft. Now Velonews is reporting that USA Time Trial champ and Garmin-Slipstream team member Dave Zabriskie Salt Lake City home was broken into while he was racing the Tour of California. The [...]
The James Clayton saga continues with the arrest of Layne Severson
The Austin American Statesman is reporting that there has been second arrest in the James Clatyon bike theft ring (hey, there are two people now so its a ring!) Austinite Layne Severson was arrested yesterday on felony money laundering charges by passing $8,500 through her accounts for Clayton. Interestingly enough, Jason at ATXBS mentioned the fact that when [...]
