Can anyone who has a bicycle help me?
by admin on Friday, December 10th, 2010 | 3 Comments
Last night, some ghetto idiot stole the back tire off of my bicycle. I left it chained to a bike rack in a gated area, but I did not chain the back tire to the rack or the rest of the bike. Someone came up to it with tools and took the back tire. It is a 15 speed mountain bike with 26″ tires. How much is a new tire? Can I get one used? Where (besides the obvious bike repair stores) can I get one? Can anyone at least give me an estimate? Thank you so much for any help you can provide.
PS What is the best kind of bike lock?
I do mean that they took the entire back wheel.
It might be interesting to try, but I recently found out that they have done this before at this bike rack and they probabily know how much they can get for it.
If it’s just a tire that should cost under $20 and another $5 for the inner tube. I assume they just took the tire and not the whole wheel. The best bike locks are U-Locks made by Kryptonite. However someone can still steal parts off the bike.
Jessica
If you bike is still there. Just for fun put a reward of $15 for the return of the wheel sign on the bike…. “NO QUESTIONS ASKED” You may get your old friend back for a bargain price. Always use two locks. A Krypto Ulock, and I like the Schalage cable lock from Lowe’s, it is 6 ft x 5/8 inch cable lock with a great lock system. Consider taking the front wheel and seat with you when you lock it up.
Soccerref
15 speed is old and cheap
new wheel will cost more than new bike
it;s the most expensive single component – the back wheel assembly with gears and tire
wle