Thieves couldn't break bike lock, so they stole the rack

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

When thieves couldn't break a stubborn bike lock in West Seattle, they just stole the entire rack, along with Linnea McCann's bicycle.

"My first reaction was oh my gosh where did it go? It's all gone," she said.

McCann had locked her Cannondale bike to a city rack just outside the Starbucks at 41st and Admiral in West Seattle, Friday evening.

It was bike-to-work day and she had just gotten home from her job at Cycle University bicycle shop. She went to the rack Saturday morning to retrieve her bike and couldn't believe what she found.

"Somebody just unbolted the whole rack from the ground and they took it," McCann said.

She reported the theft to police and hopes her case will be a warning to other cyclists who might think every bike rack is safe. Many racks in Seattle are secured to the pavement with bolts.

http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/seattle/2015/05/17/when-thieves-couldnt-break-bike-lock--they-stole-entire-rack/27505559/

[F4lconF16]

1. Yuuuppp.

Bike theft is crazy out here. Had one stolen.

[NYC_SKP]

2. That sucks, but I wouldn't leave a bike locked to a public rack overnight ever, anywhere.

I had a bike in Manhattan, nice light frame road bike that I hefted up to the third floor walk up apartment with every use.

Locked outside the Cooper Union one day for just an hour and it was gone.

Never got over it. Funny thing about that tho, it was build up from a frame that was locked to a parking sign post, stripped, there for weeks, and I took the frame to the bike shop on East Houston and had it turned back into a bike.

That was my cool light ugly street Fuji, and some fucker took it!

[Cassidy1]

3. More security needed

Bikes have become more expensive and sophisticated, and possibly more in demand. Maybe it's because of the technology developments with alloys, frames, etc.

Was this on campus? I suggest that security/police be even more present when such a large amount of bikes are several racks. I saw dozens and dozens of bikes at places like U of Arizona. You could not allocate security to just a few bikes, but dozens of bikes is different. It's sort of like patrolling a parking lot full of cars. Someone could easily unhinge a rack at night, while wearing vests and pretending to be university employees.

[Travis_0004]

4. I think police should do more to catch bike theves

Get a thousand dollar bike, lock it with a thin cable and wait.

If they did this once a week, it could at least slow down thefts.

[drray23]

5. pretty bad design for the rack if it can just be unbolted. nt.