oxforshirerider
Registered user
Just a quick heads up!
My GSA was almost stolen about 1 hour ago. South Wimbledon SW19 Luckily thanks to the quick response of a local lad, who cycled to the police station (30 seconds round the corner) to get the police, they interrupted the scum just as they were wheeling it off.
Another lad had filmed the whole thing from a safe vantage point, so can see exactly what they are doing. Angle grinder through both pannier racks, as thats there the chain was securing it to a sign-post. (My Anti-Pinch Pin hasn't arrived yet, ironically). Pragmasis Chain and Squire Lock untouched, left on floor attached to sign-post.
Front disc lock Oxford Monster, cut through with Angle Grinder.......angle grinder actually failed right at the end of the cut as they discarded the broken disc by the bike!
Wheeled bike forwards, then dropped it onto left side, to break steering lock in one drop (geeeee thanks BMW for that ultra secure steering lock design). Picked bike up and were about to wheel it away when police in unmarked car came round corner. Police unable to apprehend them as they scooted off the other side of cars in the road.
So, damage report - a couple of scuffed frame protector bars (thats what they are there for), will need new Pannier racks, will need new disc lock, and will need to get the steering lock fixed, or maybe not!
Alarm didn't activate, will definitely look into that, as should of done the moment they had started moving it around after angle-grinder action.
Tracker wasn't required thankfully.
Bike is still intact and although they got through the security, it delayed them long enough for onlookers/police to get involved!
My GSA was almost stolen about 1 hour ago. South Wimbledon SW19 Luckily thanks to the quick response of a local lad, who cycled to the police station (30 seconds round the corner) to get the police, they interrupted the scum just as they were wheeling it off.
Another lad had filmed the whole thing from a safe vantage point, so can see exactly what they are doing. Angle grinder through both pannier racks, as thats there the chain was securing it to a sign-post. (My Anti-Pinch Pin hasn't arrived yet, ironically). Pragmasis Chain and Squire Lock untouched, left on floor attached to sign-post.
Front disc lock Oxford Monster, cut through with Angle Grinder.......angle grinder actually failed right at the end of the cut as they discarded the broken disc by the bike!
Wheeled bike forwards, then dropped it onto left side, to break steering lock in one drop (geeeee thanks BMW for that ultra secure steering lock design). Picked bike up and were about to wheel it away when police in unmarked car came round corner. Police unable to apprehend them as they scooted off the other side of cars in the road.
So, damage report - a couple of scuffed frame protector bars (thats what they are there for), will need new Pannier racks, will need new disc lock, and will need to get the steering lock fixed, or maybe not!
Alarm didn't activate, will definitely look into that, as should of done the moment they had started moving it around after angle-grinder action.
Tracker wasn't required thankfully.
Bike is still intact and although they got through the security, it delayed them long enough for onlookers/police to get involved!
