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jeeff: ha! igor gets caught red-handed and the city celebrates. people are even posting about it on craigslist. a couple links: [[http://www.torontosun.com/News/TorontoAndGTA/2008/07/17/6181516-sun.html]] [[http://www.ibiketo.ca/node/2353]] [[http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2008/07/17/bike-theft.html]] ...

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Stolen while I worked... Curses!: Hello this was my bike. Scott FB60 Speedster - Black, Grey, Gunmetal, 24 spd, 23c tires It was stolen between 5-7 on Thursday, May 30, 2008. In front of the University of Toronto Athletics Center,......

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Nelson: Had my bike stolen April 13 at Dufferin Mall. It's a yellow, with blue and red, Giant AtX 890 mountain bike, 19.5" frame. The only thing they left was the cut lock. I reported it to......

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anon (dhcphosta30.scar.utoronto.ca): Wow this is certainly a post that resonates with me. I've had several experiences of bike theft and am EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED about the whole situation. My most recent 'loss' was this past summer while visiting......

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Bec M: I had my beautiful Trek mountain bike stolen from University Ave on a Friday in July, during business hours! So many people walking by all the hospitals there on University Ave and still nobody saw......

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jeeff: anybody know of a place in toronto to get your bicycle microchipped? i know on the university of toronto campus they have a program with dummy bikes tagged with RFID microchips that are locked......

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QQbiker: Guys, before you go too heavy on Uncle Jacob, you have to know that he does his best to avoid the stolen bikes. A few might end up in his store from people claiming......

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EvilGentleman: I saw this post the day it was first posted, and had not looked back it till today. What a lot of comments about stolen bikes in the Toronto area! Incredible. Reminds me of this guy......

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Koleso: I fix and sell used/trash bicycles in Toronto. I do a great job diverting these wonderful machines from landfills and scrap yards. Too bad the scum bags like Igor and Co don't have any conscience. ......

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ffox88: ... (cont'd)... I, too, have a lot of built in frustration towards the thieves, the police, the used bike shops that buy stolen wheels. I've been up at night imagining how to catch them in the......

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Elektric: My red Trek mountain bike just got stolen a few days ago. And I was actually planning to go to Igor's to buy a new bike because I'm just so sick of getting......

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Tasha: I lost my bike of over 5 years, and sole mode of transportation, just the other night... fack! Blue Norco Bush Pilot, with black handle bars, 21 speed, special click gears... sigh. It was hacked off a......

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Gregory: Hi. Bike theft sucks!! I'm a Toronto filmmaker/cyclist who has had five bikes stolen. And I'm sick of it. I am interested in YOUR experiences with bike theft for inclusion in a documentary film I'm......

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CATCH A BIKE THIEF!: We bought brand new bikes from these nice guys at CycOmotive on Bathurst. We paid $3,500 for the two mountain bikes. One was higher end Giant and the other one was Giant Pistol 2 16......

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jeeff: [[http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/bikergangs/ont-massmurder-timeline.html]] that happened just outside my hometown. one of the victims lived right around the corner from my house in toronto. not saying i met him, but these guys are active in our......

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Get out of your car, buddy: "Vancouver is much better then Toronto, any day and night. You can't even compare the two." Yep. Vancouver craps all over Toronto. Where do comments like this come from? You know, there are 8 million......

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Bullish on Toronto!: Man, that city is kick ass!! You people have no idea how good you have it. Just look at the growth you guys have experienced. Something right is happeing there. I was......

in response to: The Top 15 Skylines in the World by Luigi Di Serio

To Driver's Brother! Doing Damage Control.: I'm sure other people have said this before me, but really should your brother be glad it wasn't worse! He could have been seriously injured. Lock your car doors! If it had......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Mad Max: I cant believe all you people favour that stupid woman who instigated this whole thing. If you drive in Toronto you know how difficult and stressful it can be in traffic. The last thing you......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

the new guy: I just moved to Toronto this past fall. I have lived in Vancouver, a small college town in the U.S. midwest (Iowa City, IA) and most recently, Edmonton. Having only ever visited Toronto......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

James: The move he made to dump her bike, the foot against wheel and pull on seat is a move taught to cops, so I doubt if he was charged for anything. Why did he......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Neo: "That's Leah, a Toronto courier. I'm a former courier, now dispatching. She was defending her space, and this guy attacks her. Typical behaviour of a motorist." Her space? Come on now.. the road system is designed......

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Sertraline: I ride a bike in Toronto and I've seen more couriers do dumb aggressive shit than automobiles. Most of the posters, in typical neo-hippy style, assume that this incident is the man's fault. ......

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JimboToronto: I can't believe the hatred spewing from the tiny pea brains of the cargoofs. Cargoof Matt says,"That dumb courier got what she deserved. They selectively follow traffic laws, and then all of a sudden they're environmentalists?......

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babs: I've had two days worth of blog comments to read. What I've noticed is that there seems to be two camps of opinions. One belonging to the cyclists and one to the motorists. I......

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JimboToronto: I live on Augusta Ave about a block north of where this occurred but missed it due to being out of town. I am neither a bike courier nor a motorist, but my sympathies lie......

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Mac: I can't even begin to fathom the Angst and anger being displayed on here. People!!!...REALITY CHECK! Listen to yourselves "it's us against them" My God, do you even realise what your'e saying? There has to......

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Bob Stickers: To me;): Most Roadies are over pumped numbskulls. That pretty much is a fact. Mountain bikers on the other likely would have approached this differently. If the Toronto Police are tracking alot of things on......

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Bob Stickers: Guy needs Federal Prison (US style) anal rape and public speaking engagements. These are to only two real deterrants. However the real arguement for discussion should be if she was also a mountain biker rather......

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trapped in toronto: thank you to the Crouch End Graffiti and Random Thames photographers. I love London, visit it when I have the money and stamina, and when I haven't, I bless the internet. Just discovered citynoise......

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spongebob squarepants`: i think this the reidculous throwing a patti thing is wrong and hitting a bike isn't good either. What an asshole who would want to wreck our streets of toronto. We......

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popasmuf: I can't believe this lady didn't expect some kind of reaction when she did this. It would be like me going up to her and ripping her headphones off her head, because I have a personal......

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I can't believe what I read!: while some people are really articulate individuals with a sense of humor and enough intelligence to make me wonder... WTF are they doing defending a guy that contravened a municipal by-law, assaulted a PERSON, and......

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jaker10: im not for hitting girls, but she got what she deserved. At least he should have stomped her bike that would have been funny, cyclists on the road are perhaps the most annoying thing......

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jaker10: im not for hitting girls, but she got what she deserved. At least he should have stomped her bike that would have been funny, cyclists on the road are perhaps the most annoying thing......

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Krusty: To:saskatooncycling@yahoogroups.com This kind of article just drives me nuts. It's just another case of that god damn CBC forwarding it's socialist agenda and attempting it's usual "social engineering" by reporting on some insignificant action of what was......

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Logos: Hey All, I think escalation of Violence is a preety good indicator of whos fault here, it went from throwing food at each other to throwing potentially scalding coffee, As to Leah, you got a......

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Leah is trying to better her life: Don't you bikers have better things to do, like pretend you are Mad max on Toronto sidewalks. Just because you guys have IQ's in the low 20's doesn't mean you can't......

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Joey: I thought this was 2006? What's with all the chauvinistic women haters on here? Let me clarify a few things here that some of you seem to be forgetting (which I know firsthand) 1. Alex threw......

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John: You know what I think hank and these guys are right. F this B****. Shes lucky she just got her bike stomped and not her head. I also wait till toronto to throw out my......

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Coachrob59: Wow! What an adventure! Two people duke it out in Toronto the good and it makes the press all over the world. Let's review; so far we've heard from: 1) Leah, the bike Courier. 2) The......

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Ms. Thang: No matter what the driver says( if indeed that was his post)look at your face buddy. Really, nothing more needs to be said. I started cycling in Toronto back in 1980; it was bad then,......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

The Mikey: Would someone please:- 1) Give the blonde fiance the address and phone number for the nearest women's shelter - she'll need it for sure; 2) Give the bike courier an anti-self righteousness pill; 3)Give Mr.......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

The Mikey: Would someone please:- 1) Give the blonde fiance the address and phone number for the nearest women's shelter - she'll need it for sure; 2) Give the bike courier an anti-self righteousness pill; 3)Give Mr.......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Both sides: I have read/heard both side of the story. Unfortunately, the "motorist's" side was stated by his fiancé and not by him, as the actual participant. Both sides are plausible but I am still......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

If you park in my bike lane I'll scratch your car: Good on you Leah Hollinsworth! Torontonians have become progressively more ignorant and selfish. At both the personal and institutional level standards of common decency are not being enforced. People act like public areas of the......

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culturevulture ( Belfast ): A small sample of some of the quotes left after the pix... " Toronto's like a haven for fucking retards with shit attitudes. " " Toronto is the dirtiest city in Canada im sure she can think......

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poprad99: I have been riding bikes for 32 years and burning fossil fuels for 22 years. I have been commuting year-round by bike for 9 years. I was assaulted and battered by a motorist in 1990 for......

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jonnathan: This is a bit off topic, but it addresses the problems of cyclists vs motorists in toronto. I am both and find cyclists are far worse on the road than drivers. I was sitting......

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Joe: Just wanted to say, that I'm glad that Leah was able to defend herself. I'm not saying that she handled the situation the best way possible, but I do commend her on acknowledging that......

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Fat ass: Wow. Go motorist. I'm not a motorist, but that cunt of a cyclist was out-of-line. She invaded his car over a fucking piece of litter in TORONTO of all places. Boo fucking hoo. She deserved......

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Rich (Toronto): So the garbage was Ok for the street, but no good for his car. The bike courier seems (appropriately) self righteous, but the guy is clear an ASS with anger management problems....

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Bigtimer: One thing's for sure, you never know how somethings going to turn out. Toronto is changing. Violence is becoming increasingly a way of life on our streets. Leah, it seemed like you knew......

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No Seriously you must be the guy!: Wow this guy screwed up. If he was right or wrong it doesn't matter anymore there is going to be some major backlash to his out right loss of control. If she has done this......

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Simon: Leah, you did what I think alot of us would love to do. It drives me nuts seeing people throwing their garbage out the window. They might as well walk into my house and dump......

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Simon: Leah, you did what I think alot of us would love to do. It drives me nuts seeing people throwing their garbage out the window. They might as well walk into my house and dump......

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Simon: Leah, you did what I think alot of us would love to do. It drives me nuts seeing people throwing their garbage out the window. They might as well walk into my house and dump......

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Andrew: I think Leah (the cyclist) should be commended for standing up to this jerk. If more people followed her lead these self-centered morons might think twice before they treat our public spaces as their personal......

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TOR: She is returning him a favour. He should be glad he got his stinking filth back. The whole point of key-scratch art on his car showed him how things such as dumping trash......

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mc: Good for her. The guy is an ass for littering. Toronto is filthy, and it's assholes like this guy who make it worse. What he should have said is: "I'm sorry, you're......

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schatbot mission: Yeah, this situation is pretty hairy. Demonstrates a lot of whats underneath the skin on Toronto's roadways. Definatly both car driver and biker are at fault on this one. The bike stomp is inexcusable, and......

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Rowan James: It is quite clear that if Leah had been a big biker guy with a gun this motorist would not have flipped out. He only did that because she is smaller than him and he......

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Scunny: Back in the day (25 years ago), when I first started as a bike courier, I too was guilty of returning litter to motorized slobs in much the same manner (although I never actually had......

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Peter: 1. if i lokced my bike up like that in nyc, especially with quick releases, id come back to a bike with no wheels :) 2. where oh where can i get a 60oz jug of......

in response to: My Day out in the Neighbourhood by JayEastsider

jeeff: unfortunately there was a bit of controversy. they staked out the seemingly abandoned bikes for about a month beforehand to make sure that they were fully abandoned. nevertheless, after the first round of......

in response to: Abandoned Bikes by JayEastsider

jeeff: this is probably a good place to mention the toronto public space committee's ([[http://www.publicspace.ca]]) 'pedals & paint' campaign. they paint abandoned bikes bright colours. here's a write-up: [[http://biketoronto.ca/topic/show/397.htm]]...

in response to: Abandoned Bikes by JayEastsider

jeeff: i saw a buddy bike here in toronto last week but it was night time & chained to a post with other bikes so i couldn't get a good photo. very cool tho....

in response to: Side-by-Side Tandem Bicycle: by Peter