Bike stolen right in front of me in gated development
Picture this: two nights ago you get woken up to the sound of angle grinding right below your flat (2nd floor). You’re still half awake when you roll over to check the time on your phone thinking it’s 08:00 and building works have already started.
WRONG, it’s 02:30 so you go over to your window and lo and behold there’s 3 men wearing ski masks sawing your “gold standard lock” off the bike rack along with two other bikes. You scream and shout, but they just chuckle, brandish the angle grinder, get on the bikes and cycle off.
Well that’s what happened to me, which is especially frustrating because I live in a gated complex near Dalston which requires a code to enter. So either someone told them the code or they jumped the gate.
Just thought I’d share this story to air out my frustration and as a warning that not even residential gated areas are safe from these thugs.
PS if anyone sees this bike for sale online please let me know! Genesis croix de faire 20.