Thick as Thieves

[novocaine]

You ain't got nothing?
you got nothing to lose.

As people endlessly tell me
"They can steal anything if they want to"
But you judge the risk and act accordingly.
You should treat a 1/10 risk different to a 1/10,000.

(The motorcyclists here will be very aware of that. If not, you're dead already.)

If you want to call any risk gambling, then
Not gambling is Not possible, with the possible exception of being in isolation in a secure mental institution.

as someone who provides training in risk assessment on a fairly regular basis, I routinely have to tell people that they do a risk assessment every single day, as well as how they have a tolerability of risk based on the benefit they get by doing something vs the sacrifice to do it.
If you want zero risk, your only logically approach is to be dead.

the only difference between me doing that assessment and anybody else is I have to document it.

 

[pigman]

Beckons the question why sales outlets for new bike sales can't be arsed either?

Same reason car manufacturers aren't making cars more difficult to steal. For everyone that's stolen, they sell another new one...... paid for by everyone else's insurance premiums

 

[basketcase]

You could buy a can of cheap white (or any color of choice) spray paint, and just randomly hose the whole bike with it.
Spray everything, frame, wheels, seat, and all components - It would for sure make it less desirable for thieves.
Of course, it would also make it less desirable for you to own, but hey, it's a jungle out there.

 

[pigman]

You could buy a can of cheap white (or any color of choice) spray paint, and just randomly hose the whole bike with it.
Spray everything, frame, wheels, seat, and all components - It would for sure make it less desirable for thieves.
Of course, it would also make it less desirable for you to own, but hey, it's a jungle out there.

White will look like you've nicked a ghost bike .
Yellow will look like you've nicked a TdF celebration bike

But, mine shown above is from tins of leftover paint - gloss and emulsion, applied with a lolly stick

 

[basketcase]

mine shown above is from tins of leftover paint

Still looks too good

 

[Stressed]

To my mind, that still looks too good (and tempting) for a 'leave it in town' bike. Decent paint, nice wheels and tyres, matching pedals and grips etc

Here's my effort
View attachment 1002227

WTF is going on with that barge?!?

 

[pigman]

WTF is going on with that barge?!?

It's a tourist feature on the Tinsley Canal in Sheffield ( Quite close to the Meadowhall retail centre).
It's a front and rear of a barge joined with a loop. Plywood would be my guess

 

[bikeworkshop]

Looks like a waste of public money to me.
Then again, some people will find it funny

 

[pigman]

Still looks too good

You need to see it close up
But I usually make sure I'm parked next to something more desirable.
If I'm doing an evening pub in town then I've either prearranged something where the bar manager will let me bring it in or I don't park it on bike stands but prefer a secluded corner behind a building where nobody ventures