I won't ID the transit agency that I work for, but part of my job is to monitor on-board video of all rubber-tire revenue vehicles in a major NorCal city. We have video of suspects running into the street in front of a bus, causing it to stop abruptly, then removing bikes and riding away with them into the nearby projects. Another trick is run up behind and pull down the poles on a trolley bus, while a cohort grabs the bike(s) as the operator re-engages the poles. Common places for these thefts are on a down grade because the thief can shoot down the hill quickly and be gone regardless of the gear the bike was left in when racked. I absolutely recommend a U-lock through the rear wheel, but not to the rack That will most likely result in a bent wheel. Once they realize they can't ride it away, it most likely will get thrown down. (Also, if you are so inclined, be very careful about pursuing such a thief into the projects. These guys don't generally work alone.)
>________________________________ > From: cyclotourist <[email protected]> >To: RBW Owners Bunch <[email protected]> >Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2015 7:46 AM >Subject: Re: [RBW] Busses/Bike thieves > > > >I've heard of that happening, but two in one day from one route, crazy! Any >sort of wheel immobilizer would work good, even a cheapy little retractable >cable lock like skiers use. Just something to keep it from being rideable. One >of those fast cable ones could even be wrapped around the base of the rack to >keep the bike attached. > > > > > >On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 12:21 AM, Benedikt <[email protected]> wrote: > >A friend of mine witnessed this yesterday. A man put his bike on the front >rack of one of our Metro busses here in Seattle then got on the bus. A second >man then took the guy's bike off the rack and rode away on it. STOLE IT! Right >of the front of the bus. The bus driver said that was the second time that's >happened today. I saw a beautiful Atlantis on one of those racks as I rode >into work this morning and I feel like I should give you all a warning. This >is what it's come to. >> >> >>If you're putting your bike on the bus stay up front where you can keep an >>eye on it. Also we thought perhaps if you locked the back wheel with a u lock >>they wouldn't be able to ride it at least. >> >> -- >>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>"RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>email to [email protected]. >>To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > >-- > >Cheers, >David > > >Member, Supreme Council of Cyberspace > >"it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride." - Seth Vidal > > > > -- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW >Owners Bunch" group. >To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >email to [email protected]. >To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
