On Thu, 17 Dec 2020 15:44:42 +0000 (GMT), "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

In article ,
John J wrote:

Selby has a system where you go shopping and leave your bike for a few minutes. Go inside, come out and discover someone has stolen your bike. Most end up in the river or canal.

Never quite understood why the 'save the planet' cycling lobby is so
dishonest.

Because you are trying to put a emotional bias on something
incorrectly.

1) Very few ride cycles to 'save the planet', they ride them because
they are cheap, convenient and better for you.

2) Most cyclists aren't dishonest.

Leave a bike anywhere without it being chained up and it's
gone.

Not always and not from everywhere. If that was the case there
wouldn't be any bikes in bike parks and everone would be riding brand
new bikes.

Don't chain it fully, just the wheels.

Yup, depending on the spec / value, of the bike, the location and
location you leave it, the time / regularity you leave it and how you
secure it all play the exact same part as being burgled or having your
car stolen.

And anything stolen must have
a market?

Yup, like most things that are stolen?

Cars have much more expensive wheels and tyres - but it's not as common
to see one with the wheels missing.

But it's fairly common to find it gone completely, it broken into and
something stolen from it or it's cat cut off (or damaged whilst
parked).

Perhaps it's their idea of re-cycling.

It's an opportunist thieves idea of easy money (often for drugs).

I think there are twice as many cycles stolen in the UK as cars but
that's not bad given how easy it often is to steal and dispose of a
bike?

Cheers, T i m