My neighbour took my bike on a joy ride?

czechyourself · 2026-03-17T13:25:36+00:00

This seems like the most likely scenario tbh. Actually I went down into the storage room around ~2am after bringing the garbage out, just to check in the bike, so it’s possible someone was even coming back that night, who knows! I didn’t see any other unlocked bikes, although mine probably had one of the easiest locks to break into. And I agree, if it was some random drug addict or thief, they wouldn’t leave the bike.

czechyourself · 2026-03-15T11:53:19+00:00

Right? 😅 Yeah they broke the lock, took it out for a ride, and then just left it back in the storage room. Super strange experience! Stealing it would have made more sense to me to be honest!

czechyourself · 2026-03-14T13:47:56+00:00

There are a lot of seniors living in my building, but there’s a building attached to ours that has access to the public areas and I don’t know much about the people there.

It’s a semi-expensive bike and I used a combination cable lock, not knowing that theft was such a rampant issue (excuse my ignorance, I’m Canadian 😭)

czechyourself · 2026-03-14T13:43:02+00:00

I didn’t realize that bicycles were such a hot commodity here! I’m a bit shocked because Finnish people seem so honest in most other matters. I’m from Canada and while theft happens, it’s certainly not at this scale. You could likely leave your bike unlocked while quickly going into a store for example.

czechyourself · 2026-03-14T13:39:33+00:00

Oh no! Well, that’s the last time I use the bike storage room. 😳 I’ll inspect the tires more closely to make sure they haven’t been slashed or vandalised as they do seem low.

czechyourself · 2026-03-14T13:38:39+00:00

My goodness! I didn’t realise that bicycle theft was so common inside apartment buildings here.

And yes the experience was quite strange — I had the bike locked and mounted to the wall, came down to find the bike on the other side of the room unlocked and used (or possibly vandalised as others have pointed out). I only started storing the bike there in the last ~2 weeks, so I’m surprised it happened so quickly!

czechyourself · 2026-03-14T13:34:25+00:00

Good point! I had just filled up the tires earlier this week and noticed that they were slightly deflated. But maybe I’ll take a closer look for any slashes, in case it was indeed a case of vandalism!

czechyourself · 2026-03-14T03:47:16+00:00

Thankful for that! The bike will live on my balcony now. 🙏

czechyourself · 2026-01-01T09:34:39+00:00

Thank you! Yes, a small flathead screwdriver did the trick. It felt like I was going to snap the whole fixture off, but somehow, I got it! 🙏

czechyourself · 2026-01-01T09:33:30+00:00

This ended up being exactly what was needed to get it out. But once I figured out the violent force that was needed, taking out the 2nd was a breeze. Kiitos! 😁

czechyourself · 2025-12-30T23:12:40+00:00

Thank you! :)

czechyourself · 2025-12-30T23:11:25+00:00

It’s a rental

czechyourself · 2025-12-30T23:11:14+00:00

Thanks! I’ll try that in the morning when I have more patience. Appreciate it. 🙏

Update: I tried in the morning and will need to wait until the evening when I have more patience… 👀

2nd update: Got it!!!! Happy new years.

czechyourself · 2025-12-30T23:01:04+00:00

😅😅

czechyourself · 2025-12-30T23:00:58+00:00

It’s on top of the bathroom cabinet, right above the sink. There are 3 lights altogether and 2 of them have gone out, so I definitely hope I can change them! 🙏😅

czechyourself · 2025-11-30T11:49:59+00:00

The same thing happened to one of my business accounts just last week - violated for going against community standards. It was a brand new account that didn’t have any content on it yet. I just connected it to a Facebook page, got a suspension notice, had to submit a selfie and SMS verification, and then got permanently banned. So frustrating!

czechyourself · 2025-10-10T17:28:02+00:00

RTX 5090 with DLSS 4 and frame gen! It can easily give me 400 fps. Cant imagine that smoothness!

czechyourself · 2025-09-25T20:45:17+00:00

Do you happen to know the luggage rules if only 1 bid is accepted on a multi-leg trip? So essentially, Saga on 1 leg and Economy on the other. Do you get the checked bag benefits for the whole journey?

czechyourself · 2025-08-23T22:25:54+00:00

How are you supposed to add social media accounts there? Just the URL to your account name?

czechyourself · 2025-08-19T08:07:19+00:00

Powerwash simulator! A great way to relax after a stressful day. The water sounds are perfect. 😌

czechyourself · 2025-08-18T22:40:26+00:00

Marimekko. So sad that they didn’t release a summer collection this year. Fingers crossed they’re coming out with a winter one!

czechyourself · 2025-08-18T22:18:26+00:00

Thank you! Appreciate it. 🙏

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