Posted by Owen Roberts on April 01, 2008 at 22:20:43 from 91.125.60.153 user OwenRoberts.
In Reply to: Re: Leting them stand on their own two feet posted by David Bamford on April 01, 2008 at 18:27:12:
I can't be sure that my bike will still be there when I come out of the shop.
My bike, unlocked, never got stolen. It was covered in rust and had a Sturmey Archer 3 speed hub. Too dirty and unfashionable to be stolen.
Friends leave similar bicycles, again unlocked, at Paddington Station in London and they never get stolen either.
Mind you the 3 speed Sturmey Archer may come back into fashion, after all very expensive fixed wheel traffic bikes are all the rage in London at the moment. Not far removed from the 1930's delivery bike.
Bring back the dromedary with it's blue beads.