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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 06:55 PM
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Little bastards stealing the dust caps of my wheels

Cant they steal a whole set instead of leaving me with just two?

Thats the second set in the last month

Besides wiring them to the battery what can i do do stop them getting nicked, locking ones in the local halfrauds look shit
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 06:58 PM
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I got fed up of getting my metal ones pinched by the local brats so ended up reverting back to the plastic ones
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 07:00 PM
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chop there fooking chav hands off pete
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 07:05 PM
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Oranoco I would but ive got silver ally valves and it would look shitey shitey shitey

Robster the kids are like ninjas round here, they could steal the socks from your feet without using their hands
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 07:13 PM
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bit of super glue on threads...put them on hey presto...little cunts cant get em off . Just need to keep a pair of plier in the boot and a rag. Use rag to protect them when using pliers..ive done this with ally ones and its fine. you hardly take em off anyways
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 07:34 PM
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I had this problem where I used to live.... caught 2 kids and took them round ti their parents houses....lol 1 of them got a proper bollocking on the door step...felt sorry for him .... The real piss take was I'd only been in 10 minutes from getting a new set when they tried nicking them
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 07:34 PM
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Default Re: Today i have mostly been annoyed by....

Originally Posted by Lucid
Cant they steal a whole set instead of leaving me with just two?
Nah... they only need two for their fooking bikes...

Little cocks had the ones off the missus's Series Two the other week....

Just revert back to black ones mate

Lot less aggro
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 07:50 PM
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who has shiny dust caps anyway
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 07:54 PM
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just dont have any dust caps,,,,,,,, then theres nothing to steal

works for me

besides i HATE gettign dirty when i take mine off to pump the tyres up


now i just attach and blow the fookers up

unless you belive they stop the tyres from going flat,,,,,, and if thats the case then the kids aint the thing to worry about
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 08:00 PM
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Originally Posted by b19bal
just dont have any dust caps,,,,,,,, then theres nothing to steal

works for me

besides i HATE gettign dirty when i take mine off to pump the tyres up


now i just attach and blow the fookers up

unless you belive they stop the tyres from going flat,,,,,, and if thats the case then the kids aint the thing to worry about
they stop dust and crap getting in, so that when you apply the pump and the valve presses in to open it, it doesnt stay open due to a lodged bit of crap
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 08:10 PM
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lee i know EXACTLY how it works,,,,,, i also have very very good working knowledge of em and know that for the hassle hes getting removing the dust cap will cause NO problems,,,,,,, ive NEVER ran any on ANY of my cars, or any mountian bikes and also ive been working on bicycles since i was 12 and never had a issue with dust causing the vavle to stay open either

usually the spring causes issues ive seen thats on the other side
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Old Aug 16, 2006 | 02:24 PM
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Originally Posted by b19bal
lee i know EXACTLY how it works,,,,,, i also have very very good working knowledge of em and know that for the hassle hes getting removing the dust cap will cause NO problems,,,,,,, ive NEVER ran any on ANY of my cars,
Ive NEVER been flown through the windscreen of a car but i still wear my seatbelt

Leave the dust caps on
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Old Aug 16, 2006 | 02:34 PM
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Had mine nicked on the PF stand at the Cumbria RS day
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Old Aug 16, 2006 | 04:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Lee Reynolds
Ive NEVER been flown through the windscreen of a car but i still wear my seatbelt

Leave the dust caps on
Now that's funny
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Old Aug 16, 2006 | 04:48 PM
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tighten them up tight with a spanner
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