Just leaning against a tree on 22nd while the owners each enjoyed a slice of pizza at a table inside, the u-lock resting on the table as well.
I had half a mind to jump on the taller one and ride around the block to teach this couple a lesson, but decided not to be a jerk (this time).
Lock your bikes, people!
Previously:
Hooray for riding fixed with no foot retention.
I thought the same thing, but they are probably single speeds. “Single speed bikes: all the “hipness” of a fixed gear without actually having to ride one.”
I am guessing these people are fresh off the boat from Wisconsin and will be forced to learn the hard way just how brazen bike thieves in SF can be.
it’s either fixed with no foot retention or freewheel with no rear brake, either way it’s trouble.
so its not like anyone would get real far real fast.
maybe it’s a built-in theft deterrent
rear brake doesnt do anything for you. they have a front brake, which is good.
personally ive rode fixed with straps, clips, and nothing at all, and didnt find riding without straps to be particularly bad… just a lot less efficient.
whoah i didn’t know it was geographically logical to take a boat from wisconsin to san francisco. don’t you think they might just have flown? or driven?
Who the hell cares? Let ‘em get stolen.
fixies are so 2009. 3-speed is where it’s at… where it’s always been… where it… yeah.
I’ll second this. I rode 1000 miles of Pacific coast with an old Sturmey Archer.
faux-hip. still has the reflectors on it. they are n00b to the city no doubt.
I love that the focus of the article is not “what a wonderful world this could be. . . ” but is instead “let’s teach these newbies a lesson.”
I hope Andrew’s bike gets stolen for even having the thought of teaching anyone a lesson, I promise you that had you gotten on my bike (the taller one) you’d have been bummed out soon there after. Who asked you anyway? Piss off and let me eat my pizza, also what are you doing bothering to tell whether or not our bikes were locked up?
sorry tough guy, no way you would have gotten out of your seat at the table, around (or over) that bar that separates the entrance from the dining area, and out the door before i was halfway down the block. you just wouldn’t.
i even came in and talked to you two in what seemed like an affable, good-natured discussion, but look who’s getting so serious all of a sudden!
obviously, i’d hate to see anyone’s bike stolen because then you’d probably whine about it and ask us to post on MM about your missing bike, hence my attempt at a preemptive PSA campaign. anyway, you two could have still leaned your bikes against the tree and made them much more difficult targets by merely locking them together. by all means, go on being oblivious cyclists in the mission. we’ll see how long that lasts…
Andrew Sarkarati: worst dude ever.
Please leave
Man you’re a jerk. I hope somebody breaks your nose.
You also think like a bike thief we totally creeps me out.
easy there, thought police. by this logic anyone who has ever locked their doors to protect their stuff thinks like a burglar.
i mean come on, did you see them? looking all loose and ready for a ride like that… they were practically ASKING for it…
the bikes I mean.
Andrew’s thought process came from him wanting someone’s property to be safe. You’re anonymously wishing for someone to physically assault him. A number of terms come to mind.
also, seriously LOL for accusing someone of being a potential thief just because they looked at your bike and noticed it wasnt locked.
ANY cyclist I know is generally scoping out other bikes, checking out parts, admiring them… you know, like bike people do. just like a car guy looking at other cars, or a fat kid looking at a cake in a window. pretty normal. way to go, pre-crime.
Get on my bike and ride it around the block, pretending to steal it only to teach me a lesson. Then when you get back I will punch you in the face, there for teaching you a lesson. Are we here to teach each other lessons?
A lot of tough guys on MM today.
Why do the majority of people not use their real names on here? You’re voicing your opinion why hide behind it with a mask on?
Because the world is full of psychotic, grudge-holding obsessives. Unless you are a perfect saint and gentle-person, and maybe even if you are, there’s no point in taking chances. And, in any case, there’s no guarantee that anyone who uses a plausible-sounding name is actually named that — credit card registration is not required. I could have posted this under the name, “Zach Shelton”.
The more important question might be, “Why are you asking a Web 101 question here?”
This confirms that Andrew is a certified asshole.
Move to New York, Andrew! Plenty of room for u there.
You shoulda, it would have given them a chance to ditch the fixies and get real bikes!
(Before anyone shits a cow, I’m not actually advocating/condoning bike theft. I just couldn’t let an opportunity to mock fixies slip by. I just couldn’t do it.)