A Seattle vigilante who beats the police to bike thieves

Re:A Seattle vigilante who beats the police to bike thieves by LeifCarrotson on Monday September 05, 2016 @09:54PM (#12433217)

Here in the salty Midwest, "winter beaters" are a popular thing. Not that they defeat the cold and snow, but that they sacrificially get beat on when it's nasty out.

Keep gas-guzzling, 4-wheel-drive, wins-in-a-crash truck thing with rusted out underbody for December to March, and a nicer car that never sees salt for the warmer months. Exchange insurance from one vehicle to the other as necessary.

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Re:A Seattle vigilante who beats the police to bike thieves by analog31 on Monday September 05, 2016 @10:14PM (#12433276)

Indeed, I have a winter bike for this reason. And another bike for taking to higher theft / vandalism areas such as downtown and the university campus. Plus, admittedly, it's fun to tinker with and ride different bikes. ;-)

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Re:A Seattle vigilante who beats the police to bike thieves by bfuller on Monday September 05, 2016 @11:56PM (#12433572)

realistically what bicycle enthusiast only has one bike??

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Re:A Seattle vigilante who beats the police to bike thieves by analog31 on Tuesday September 06, 2016 @10:21PM (#12440618)

There's actually an entire category of bicycle enthusiasts who only have one bike. ;-)

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