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Re:Flat Pack Chainless Bicycle from IKEA by castratikron on Sunday January 15, 2017 @04:05PM (#13406393)
Back in college I got rid of my old bike by just leaving it unlocked outside. It was gone in a few days.
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Re:Flat Pack Chainless Bicycle from IKEA by david-given on Sunday January 15, 2017 @06:03PM (#13406945)
Tried that. Turns out, even bike thieves have standards.
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Re:Flat Pack Chainless Bicycle from IKEA by mattmillr on Sunday January 15, 2017 @07:08PM (#13407334)
In Brooklyn, I got rid of half a bike (missing front fork and seat) by setting it outside for about 20 minutes.

I guess you could say I got rid of the first half by setting it outside overnight, poorly locked to a post, but it was unintentional.

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Re:Flat Pack Chainless Bicycle from IKEA by seltzered_ on Sunday January 15, 2017 @09:46PM (#13407927)
Worth watching this timelapse of a bicycle left locked outside for a year in NYC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZcXF10Ir9Q

It holds alright until little things start to get missing, after which the rest of it quickly gets stolen.

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Re:Flat Pack Chainless Bicycle from IKEA by saddestcatever on Wednesday January 18, 2017 @10:20AM (#13426888)
That's pretty funny. The entire bike was gone in a few days once the water bottle and seat went MIA.
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