Someone keeps letting my tyres down

[greencat]

Re: Re:

Would you describe this chap as your average punter or are they a suited City type? Don't think you're average punter/passenger would be bothered with your bike. Its got to be someone who knows how to tamper with a bike and has a malicious petty vindictive streak. You don't travel through Tamworth by any chance do you?

They are an older student type - and the way they act reminds me of one of my colleagues who is a high functioning autistic.

And no the train doesn't go through Tamworth (good spot though).

 

[Purple Helmet]

Re:

I'd smear the dustcaps with poisionous berry juice from deadly nightshade. If he touches his mouth shortly afterwards...the dose shouldn't be fatal but enough to feel the side effects (confusion, hallucinations, delirium). He should be quite easy to spot! :mrgreen:

 

[Silvergoat]

Re: Re:

Would you describe this chap as your average punter or are they a suited City type? Don't think you're average punter/passenger would be bothered with your bike. Its got to be someone who knows how to tamper with a bike and has a malicious petty vindictive streak. You don't travel through Tamworth by any chance do you?

They are an older student type - and the way they act reminds me of one of my autistic and higher functioning colleagues.

And no the train doesn't go through Tamworth (good spot though).

That's good – that's Tamworth ruled out! You never know if someone's secretly harbouring a grudge.

Interesting point about the older student type – may be it's not malicous. Possibly, discreetly make more observations, to actually see who is doing the tampering...

 

[Silvergoat]

Re: Re:

I'd smear the dustcaps with poisionous berry juice from deadly nightshade. If he touches his mouth shortly afterwards...the dose shouldn't be fatal but enough to feel the side effects (confusion, hallucinations, delirium). He should be quite easy to spot! :mrgreen:

I fear this would probably learn 'em for good but it's worth noting for future use...

 

[twain]

this is definitley something you need to see with your own eyes.
even if you do spot them carrying it out - i wouldnt confront them on the spot as this could lead to an altercation and i would even say you might be the one to boil over and act hastily.
best to get the evidence you need to nail the issue bang to rights. then secure the attention of a guard/officer of the law (someone who has legal powers to apprehend/restrain someone with impunity) and pretty much set up a 'sting' type execution.
i've heard this done with motorbikes/bicycle theives where citizens have witnessed regular crimes being committed/or locating stolen bike and found them advertised and the police have cooperated in a coordinated 'sting operation' to arrange a meeting as bait and then apprehend the perp when the stolen property is in their possession etc...
sounds like a hassle, but its basically you saying to the PoPo 'i've caught this person doing something really naughty to my bicycle, ive got evidence - which i think is enough to press charges - i know who the person is and when they will carry out said naughty act again, can you help me nail the f**ker?'

Police will [hopefully] say - yeah, lets go fight some crime! and then you'll all get a beer after and swap 'cool stories'.

 

[LittleSkink]

yes if you can "de-personlise" as much as possible, i.e. get a guard or other to 'have a word' then the perps frustration potentially wont get taken out on you

we had a camping trip a few years ago and our young kids were constantly being hassled by these yobby lads - I loitered nearby until the next fracas and then piled in to give these kids a piece of my mind. Next day we got back to our tent covered in spit

Ages later we had a similar problem on a different site, rang the owner - who came down, laid down the law and left again - we got absolutely no more hassle

 

[LumPi Panda]

Re:

Kill everybody?

That's helped me plenty of times in the past.

 

[Uncle Grumpy]

Re: Re:

I'd smear the dustcaps with poisionous berry juice from deadly nightshade. If he touches his mouth shortly afterwards...the dose shouldn't be fatal but enough to feel the side effects (confusion, hallucinations, delirium). He should be quite easy to spot! :mrgreen:

Ordinarily I'd say "yeah" but by the sounds of things, this peanut might not notice a bout of delirium or confusion. Sounds like he's suffering it already.

Hang some advertising for a local kickboxing gym off the bike. If I was tampering with someone's bike and I found out they may be a practicing muay thai kickboxing exponent, I'd stop pretty damn quick.

I'd like to say I never tampered with someones bike, but I have. I lowered a mate's seat once by an inch. A bit later I did another half an inch. Finally he stopped to reset the seat height and when he wasn't watching, I dropped it another inch. Apparently that afternoon he ordered a bolt up seatpost clamp and ditched the QR model.

Grumps