Stolen Bikes in Boston, by type.
So I was checking out this site: http://stolenbikesboston.blogspot.com/ and I noticed some comments remarking on the number of mountain bikes that were stolen. So I checked it out.
I had a little trouble with the “Hybrid” bikes, since some are like shitty mountain bikes, and others are like shitty comfort bikes. I decided to group Hybrids with “comfort” bikes, because some of the photos of Hybrids were actually comfort bikes. Since this is self report, there is an amount of error that can be attributed to the inexperienced rider.
Which is probably why mountain bikes are getting stolen. I’m going to go out on a limb and say biking n00bs are attracted to bikes with shocks and so buy more mountain bike. That generalization arrow shouldn’t be confused for the one running in the opposite direction. Mountain bikers are not all n00bs; rather, most n00bs are mountain bikers. This is reflected in the bikes being stolen.
It is notable that there were very few classic bikes, or expensive road bikes. The single/fixed gears stolen were of a basic variety (eg: a redline, a Raleigh conversion). This leads me to think that the predominant factor in WHY a bike is stolen is the quality of the lock.
There is a special category for the “specialized” bikes, the breakdown is as follows:
2 Specialized Allex, 1 Dolce, 1 Hard Rock, and 1 “Mountain Bike” (owner might not have known the model).
This category does not overlap with any of the other categories.
In summary: Dear Mountain bikers. Buy a U-lock.
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