Is Bicycle Theft a Significant Problem in Bangkok?

[Hal65]

Moreso than in Western cities?  I've heard in some parts of the world you can go through bicycles weekly if they're ever locked in a public place, not sure if Bangkok is that type of city or not.

[FritsSikkink]

Don't see much bicycles in Bangkok, so very hard to steal.

[N47HAN]

Not too many people crazy enough to ride one in bkk

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[Digitalbanana]

Leave anything of value unattended on the road it will be gone. Common sense. There are thousands of bicycles in Bangkok especially around the suburbs, parked outside housing estate entrances and shops. Notice nearly all are old bone shakers and an embarrassment to be seen on, so not worth stealing.

[KCM]

If you have a nice bike you will need to have a good lock. I've had two friends who've had their bikes stolen after the locks were cut. Both had nice bikes, and both were locked in public areas. It seems the thieves  have high quality cutters to be able to cut locks quickly before they are noticed.

[VocalNeal]

Cycling is on the increase with the middle class. Anything of value left unattended. As they say in Indonesia "if it's left, it's lost"

[Bender]

bicycle is so low-so in thailand, go figure why!

[WorriedNoodle]

bicycle is so low-so in thailand, go figure why!

 

I don't understand. There are two kinds of bike shops in Thailand. Those like you see in Tescos or the Mom and Pop shops and the professional sports dealers http://bicyclethailand.com/bike-stores/.

[HooHaa]

Not too many people crazy enough to ride one in bkk

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bicycle theft seems fairly uncommon, there are a number of people out there however that have some sad misconceptions regarding riding in town.

its apparently fairly easy to have an opinion on what it is like to ride a bicycle in the city from the sofa

[N47HAN]

Not too many people crazy enough to ride one in bkk

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bicycle theft seems fairly uncommon, there are a number of people out there however that have some sad misconceptions regarding riding in town.
its apparently fairly easy to have an opinion on what it is like to ride a bicycle in the city from the sofa

Well in the last 11 years of living here ive seen less than that number of push bikes.

Maybe im.blind to them .

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[Bender]

 

bicycle is so low-so in thailand, go figure why!

 

I don't understand. There are two kinds of bike shops in Thailand. Those like you see in Tescos or the Mom and Pop shops and the professional sports dealers http://bicyclethailand.com/bike-stores/.

 

 

in most country, riding a bicycle is something pretty usual.

In thailand to sum up:

If you have some money you drive a car, if you have small money you drive a motorbike.

If you are in debt, you walk or take the bus, no one will notice it!

But if you ride a bicycle, you show clearly that you must be poor or be some kind of illegal burmese worker.
 

[SoiBiker]

A lot of nonsense being trotted out on this thread. There are loads of people on bikes in Bangkok, from security guards riding a Big C boneshaker to work right up to wealthy hiso types on hipster fixies. Most people seem to use fairly flimsy locks. Personally I lock my bike in Bangkok with a cheapo lock from the supermarket and I've never had a problem, whereas back home in London I carried over a hundred quids worth (and several kilos) of locks and cables and still worried whether my handlebars would be attached on my return.

Ignore the naysayers. Cycling in Bangkok is neither as unusual, as dangerous, or as crime ridden as people make out.

[cornishcarlos]

Some Thais spend more on bikes and gear than many of you guys spend a month in the bar :)

Last race I entered in Suratthani, over 2000 other poor locals entered too.. More than 400 beat me...

[Digitalbanana]

 

 

bicycle is so low-so in thailand, go figure why!

 

I don't understand. There are two kinds of bike shops in Thailand. Those like you see in Tescos or the Mom and Pop shops and the professional sports dealers http://bicyclethailand.com/bike-stores/.

 

 

in most country, riding a bicycle is something pretty usual.

In thailand to sum up:

If you have some money you drive a car, if you have small money you drive a motorbike.

If you are in debt, you walk or take the bus, no one will notice it!

But if you ride a bicycle, you show clearly that you must be poor or be some kind of illegal burmese worker.
 

 

 

The above is nonsense frankly and barely worth a response. I ride a bike everyday and I don't fit any of your categories. The other day I must have passed about 500 cyclists in my car (because I can afford one of them as well) who were participating in a cycle event.
 

[Bender]

 

 

 

bicycle is so low-so in thailand, go figure why!

 

I don't understand. There are two kinds of bike shops in Thailand. Those like you see in Tescos or the Mom and Pop shops and the professional sports dealers http://bicyclethailand.com/bike-stores/.

 

 

in most country, riding a bicycle is something pretty usual.

In thailand to sum up:

If you have some money you drive a car, if you have small money you drive a motorbike.

If you are in debt, you walk or take the bus, no one will notice it!

But if you ride a bicycle, you show clearly that you must be poor or be some kind of illegal burmese worker.
 

 

 

The above is nonsense frankly and barely worth a response. I ride a bike everyday and I don't fit any of your categories. The other day I must have passed about 500 cyclists in my car (because I can afford one of them as well) who were participating in a cycle event.
 

 

 

well i didnt know, we did have illegal burmese worker on this forum

 

 

 

pffff 500 cyclists
 

Edited August 11, 2014 by Bender

[SoiBiker]

If we did have some Burmese workers here, they'd probably elevate the level of discourse above the kind of childish nonsense we currently see.

[Bender]

^^   i guess soibiker, did open a bicycle shop somewhere in thailand and he wonder why he doesnt make any sale

[SoiBiker]

You guess wrong.

[muffy]

Like anywhere somebody will steal anything anytime .  

[1BADDAT]

 

 

 

bicycle is so low-so in thailand, go figure why!

 

I don't understand. There are two kinds of bike shops in Thailand. Those like you see in Tescos or the Mom and Pop shops and the professional sports dealers http://bicyclethailand.com/bike-stores/.

 

 

in most country, riding a bicycle is something pretty usual.

In thailand to sum up:

If you have some money you drive a car, if you have small money you drive a motorbike.

If you are in debt, you walk or take the bus, no one will notice it!

But if you ride a bicycle, you show clearly that you must be poor or be some kind of illegal burmese worker.
 

 

 

The above is nonsense frankly and barely worth a response. I ride a bike everyday and I don't fit any of your categories. The other day I must have passed about 500 cyclists in my car (because I can afford one of them as well) who were participating in a cycle event.
 

 

 

I see plenty of cyclists out in the country near Pattaya who have very nice bikes and gear.  Those people are not using them for transportation.  I dont think that the person above and you are talking about the same thing. 

 

[Bender]

 

 

 

 

I don't understand. There are two kinds of bike shops in Thailand. Those like you see in Tescos or the Mom and Pop shops and the professional sports dealers http://bicyclethailand.com/bike-stores/.

 

 

in most country, riding a bicycle is something pretty usual.

In thailand to sum up:

If you have some money you drive a car, if you have small money you drive a motorbike.

If you are in debt, you walk or take the bus, no one will notice it!

But if you ride a bicycle, you show clearly that you must be poor or be some kind of illegal burmese worker.
 

 

 

The above is nonsense frankly and barely worth a response. I ride a bike everyday and I don't fit any of your categories. The other day I must have passed about 500 cyclists in my car (because I can afford one of them as well) who were participating in a cycle event.
 

 

 

I see plenty of cyclists out in the country near Pattaya who have very nice bikes and gear.  Those people are not using them for transportation.  I dont think that the person above and you are talking about the same thing. 

 

 

 

"Those people are not using them for transportation."

 

Ah finally someone who got it!!