bike thief
after having countless bikes stolen in nyc a reverse sting operation was set. the neistat brothers steal their own bicycles in daylight in downtown nyc. begging the attention of the police but never getting it.
Channel: People
Uploaded: January 14, 2007 at 5:47 am
Author: neistatbrothers
Length: 00:05:10
Rating: 4.76
Views: 215770
Tags: thief theif bike applegate Bartolini police dumber york neistat city jodi brothers Luigi van bicycle dumb nypd casey new
Video Comments:
G35TAR (December 1, 2008 at 10:50 am)
why would anyone want to intervene you, i mean you could be a dangerous theif, and its not there bike,not there problem so who cares
tiborsama (November 30, 2008 at 11:37 am)
yep and i had e stolen and never returned !
i even went to the police station ,but never saw it again !!
it's just a money scam !
i've paid for the mark in a bike shop !
now i just don't let any bike of mine outside !!
i even went to the police station ,but never saw it again !!
it's just a money scam !
i've paid for the mark in a bike shop !
now i just don't let any bike of mine outside !!
gonaaads (November 25, 2008 at 11:33 pm)
Thief.
theguynumber9 (November 25, 2008 at 8:06 pm)
wow i cant believe that the messenger actually offered to help with the vice grips. He has prob stolen many bikes. And the cop what a dumbass.
pjmasterzz (November 25, 2008 at 4:25 pm)
In Belgium, we let the police mark our bikes with our registration number (the one from our passport)
But it's not THAT effective, cause you can just grind the numbers out!
But it's not THAT effective, cause you can just grind the numbers out!
Januszwelin (November 23, 2008 at 6:33 am)
Sorry but New Yorkers are pretty savvy. I bet 90% of the people just glanced around and saw the camera. A really good way to steal a bike would be to have a friend tape it so it seems like your making a movie...
JUST FYI - there are poachers that sit in the cafe at Whole Foods with walky talkys and watch out the window for nice bikes. Another person follows you in the store so the guy stealing your bike can get a warning. Use high quality, off brand locks (not kryptonite) cuz they have keys!
JUST FYI - there are poachers that sit in the cafe at Whole Foods with walky talkys and watch out the window for nice bikes. Another person follows you in the store so the guy stealing your bike can get a warning. Use high quality, off brand locks (not kryptonite) cuz they have keys!
protesialbanese (November 18, 2008 at 8:29 am)
Do u have to pay the fee for the bike? do they have a plate too?
protesialbanese (November 18, 2008 at 8:27 am)
I already made it my hymn of life
pwclimber (November 18, 2008 at 7:10 am)
Why can't bike thieves act bold and pretend the bike is theirs? (Oh wait, they do.) Personally, I don't care about jewelry but I care about bikes. (It's only a rock!) Either way, the police should be protecting all types of property, not just the bourgeois'.
kibadanghi (November 18, 2008 at 4:08 am)
make that a song
evospecies (November 18, 2008 at 12:32 am)
This proves nothing.If you do it that openly, everybody thinks the bike is yours. Or they think you will clobber them if they make a remark. And it is only a bike!Now, try this by cutting the window of a jeweller´s shop and see if this attracts any attention. Or better, don´t do it, unless it is your shop, LOL. Thanks for the video.
rayshiest (November 17, 2008 at 9:49 pm)
cool video, great social experiment, but i have better things to worry about than some rich kids bike in the middle of the street.
nipponoholic (November 17, 2008 at 4:31 pm)
Anyone with a hydraulic jack can pop open those U-locks.
ransharon555 (November 16, 2008 at 10:32 am)
in japan there are licence numbers to each bike
protesialbanese (November 15, 2008 at 4:19 am)
sad but true... good purpouse religious value and racism mixed together in a hypocrit cocktail, thats the life society is expecting to face... and merithocratic ones are suffering in silence....cannot go back and live in justice what i spent on witing... hope not to live it further... or not to live further at all... it just brings me hate anger and desolation... will be that until someone compensates the balance, but trying to compensate results on being blamed of madness
kibadanghi (November 12, 2008 at 12:34 am)
try doing it with worn-out clothes
or ask a black friend to do it for you
or both. cops WILL be there in no time
or ask a black friend to do it for you
or both. cops WILL be there in no time
julienman328 (November 11, 2008 at 1:43 am)
You must have spent a good bit of money buying new locks and whatnot. You should have spent that money on a U-Lock, they work better
MTXXxx453 (November 9, 2008 at 7:37 am)
best way to avoid getting ur bike stolen leave it inside ur home duhhh
1incipitvitanova (November 3, 2008 at 5:22 pm)
Listen, you illustrated what most of us have have learned in this life of hard knocks&dog eat dog-very few care&even fewer care to get involved. Why is this world so totally screwed up? This video is a microcosm of all the reasons.
gcw2007 (October 25, 2008 at 8:53 pm)
good illustration
sgt4man (October 25, 2008 at 2:18 pm)
WOW! You are so daring to jump off the sidewalk with no helmet! Your lucky you weren't killed. Your video is way more lame.
vanpedrom (October 23, 2008 at 3:26 pm)
ya when you got a six foot tall skin head with bolt cutters in his hand... hell i dont care how expensive your bike is i aint gettin killed!!!
phutton88 (October 23, 2008 at 5:17 am)
you're white, with clothes that dont hang off your body, and no do rag. you're not that suspicious lookin.
aussie114 (October 22, 2008 at 12:36 am)
yer but who would question someone in new york, ur likely to get shot, most people just assume you lost your key and carry on.
Ewansud (October 18, 2008 at 1:00 am)
Yes no one gives a piss - even the same for bigger crimes.