I just noticed a number of bikes without seats – is this a Finnish thing to ride without a seat, or are seats stolen for some reason?
Someone stole a good saddle off an abandoned bike. You can see the back tyre is deflated and the rim rests on the pavement.
Nun model
Hey, don’t kink shame the good people of Tampere. It’s a thing over there.
Ookkona tehny lenkkiä, pyörällä iliman penkkiä!
They haven’t been told that it’s less painful with a seat
Thievery
Ah thanks for the comments, I was most confused by the third bike along that has no seat but still has the seat pole ( a bit hard to see in the photo )
Someone took a seat.
Ookko tehny lenkkiä, pyörällä ilman penkkiä.
We Finns tend to like driving without one. It grows sisu. And peräreikä.
Also the fork is installed backwards on the Power-bike. That’s definitely a thing.
Swedish speaking finns like it that way
The owner has taken the seat with ’em to avoid having it stolen.
Anti-theft system
Bicycle graveyard…
Finland is a safe country for everyone, unless you are a bike. Then you will definitely be stolen at some point.
If you attach your bike to anything on the street in Barcelona, it takes less than 5 minutes, and the thieves are not from Spain, but mostly from [eastern countries](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTZty9m1BMo). The freedom of the European Union without borders is a double-edged weapon for tourist cities.
When I came to Finland, this was one of the most difficult “social constructs” to memorize. I always secured my bike with 2 or 3 padlocks in front of the supermarkets, and I was never quiet when my bike was out… for 2 years.
Stoolen
You take it with you along with lights so it doesn’t get stolen. I had mine stolen twice.
There are special bolts that require a key to open. They are designed for these kinds of situations
Come back in a week and a few more parts will be missing
Couldn’t think of an anal joke but yeah, if they can’t steal anything else, they’ll take the seat. Could be also that the seat has been stolen so many times that the owner takes it with him.
If you can take it, you do.
Thats normal thing, as long as your bike has something attached with “quick release” thingys, those will be stolen and trown to trashcans, garafes roofs, forest or anything that happens to be close.
Builds character
The dutch came by
race weight reduction
So no one steals them. Who’s gonna steal a bike with no seat?
Preparing the backside for a trip to Sweden. In case I get caught bending over
It’s for us girl riders!
Two options:
Someone stole it or
Owner took it with him so that it wont be stolen
Especially if it has “quick lock” you want to take seat with you in case you have to leave bike there.
Womens bike
Those bikes have been completely untouched and abandoned for months. I think it’s just vandalism.
I’ve actually kept my bike in that exact spot too, and during the first day the tires got punctured
Feels weird to see my bike (the Black one) randomly on reddit
Maybe they’re trying to discourage people from nicking the bikers?
They sell for money, and they come off easily, plus if its a womans bike its a win win situation right there
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I just noticed a number of bikes without seats – is this a Finnish thing to ride without a seat, or are seats stolen for some reason?
Someone stole a good saddle off an abandoned bike. You can see the back tyre is deflated and the rim rests on the pavement.
Nun model
Hey, don’t kink shame the good people of Tampere. It’s a thing over there.
Ookkona tehny lenkkiä, pyörällä iliman penkkiä!
They haven’t been told that it’s less painful with a seat
Thievery
Ah thanks for the comments, I was most confused by the third bike along that has no seat but still has the seat pole ( a bit hard to see in the photo )
Someone took a seat.
Ookko tehny lenkkiä, pyörällä ilman penkkiä.
We Finns tend to like driving without one. It grows sisu. And peräreikä.
Also the fork is installed backwards on the Power-bike. That’s definitely a thing.
Swedish speaking finns like it that way
The owner has taken the seat with ’em to avoid having it stolen.
Anti-theft system
Bicycle graveyard…
Finland is a safe country for everyone, unless you are a bike. Then you will definitely be stolen at some point.
If you attach your bike to anything on the street in Barcelona, it takes less than 5 minutes, and the thieves are not from Spain, but mostly from [eastern countries](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTZty9m1BMo). The freedom of the European Union without borders is a double-edged weapon for tourist cities.
When I came to Finland, this was one of the most difficult “social constructs” to memorize. I always secured my bike with 2 or 3 padlocks in front of the supermarkets, and I was never quiet when my bike was out… for 2 years.
Stoolen
You take it with you along with lights so it doesn’t get stolen. I had mine stolen twice.
There are special bolts that require a key to open. They are designed for these kinds of situations
Come back in a week and a few more parts will be missing
Final answer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Em0-zwy2d8
Couldn’t think of an anal joke but yeah, if they can’t steal anything else, they’ll take the seat. Could be also that the seat has been stolen so many times that the owner takes it with him.
If you can take it, you do.
Thats normal thing, as long as your bike has something attached with “quick release” thingys, those will be stolen and trown to trashcans, garafes roofs, forest or anything that happens to be close.
Builds character
The dutch came by
race weight reduction
So no one steals them. Who’s gonna steal a bike with no seat?
Your post reminded me of this amazing video.
https://youtu.be/1q8mjmKt4LM
Preparing the backside for a trip to Sweden. In case I get caught bending over
It’s for us girl riders!
Two options:
Someone stole it or
Owner took it with him so that it wont be stolen
Especially if it has “quick lock” you want to take seat with you in case you have to leave bike there.
Womens bike
Those bikes have been completely untouched and abandoned for months. I think it’s just vandalism.
I’ve actually kept my bike in that exact spot too, and during the first day the tires got punctured
Feels weird to see my bike (the Black one) randomly on reddit
Maybe they’re trying to discourage people from nicking the bikers?
They sell for money, and they come off easily, plus if its a womans bike its a win win situation right there
Thieves