Left my bike locked up at a rack on a road for pedestrian and commercial vehicles. Two hours later and I return to find that the bike has been flipped over the rack and both wheels are warped. Police have been unhelpful, saying for myself to request CCTV footage and that they won’t investigate as no one person had been injured.
I’m so pissed, had this bike for one month now, its been a dream to ride, and some fuck probably in a commercial vehicle didn’t care to check mirrors while parking, then drove off without leaving any detail.
The bike repairshop are saying the bike frame has a 5mm misalignment, both wheels will need replacing…
I know that locking the back wheel is desirable, but there are two rationales why I didn’t:
Due to the lower position of the lock, bolt cutters could be placed on the ground with one handle and a thief could use their body weight to break the lock.
Those racks are very populated during the day and other’s bikes’ frames and wheels can get in the way.
I have learned from my mistake though and have bought an additional cable to secure my front and back wheels.