# Bicycle enthusiasts - we know what's wrong with you
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bicycle-enthusiasts-we-know-whats-wrong-with-you/317473
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [August 17, 2005, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bicycle-enthusiasts-we-know-whats-wrong-with-you/317473 "2005-08-17T19:47:47Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2005, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bicycle-enthusiasts-we-know-whats-wrong-with-you/317473/1 "2005-08-17T19:47:47Z")
Specifically those who enjoys tinkering with bikes. From [this article](http://www.canada.com/victoria/story.html?id=9db69b18-7edf-482b-ad08-22991f5bd834):
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> …bike thefts are skyrocketing because crystal meth users, or “meth heads,” find disassembling bikes and fiddling with bike parts satisfies their need to keep their hands busy while on the drug
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> Crystal meth is a stimulant, but because it destroys brain cells at such a rapid rate, its users are drawn to menial, repetitive activities. … “For some reason, they find fiddling with bike parts satisfies that need for stimulation,” Lane said.
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### Author:  [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2005, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bicycle-enthusiasts-we-know-whats-wrong-with-you/317473/2 "2005-08-17T19:57:21Z")
Sounds like what they need is a Rubik’s Cube.
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### Author:  [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2005, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bicycle-enthusiasts-we-know-whats-wrong-with-you/317473/3 "2005-08-17T20:05:34Z")
Damn, **scr4** , that’s just … wrong.
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### Author:  [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2005, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bicycle-enthusiasts-we-know-whats-wrong-with-you/317473/4 "2005-08-17T20:07:56Z")
Oops, hit Reply too soon.
Anyway. I dislike working on my bike, but have become competent at basic mechanics through sheer time and repetition. For the most part I take it to the shop for anything more complex than changing the tire.
Maybe I ought to start doing crystal meth. :dubious:
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### Author:  [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2005, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bicycle-enthusiasts-we-know-whats-wrong-with-you/317473/5 "2005-08-17T20:09:29Z")
I’ve always been suspicious of the techs in my local bike shop. This explains a lot.
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### Author:  [@Rufus\_Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rufus_Xavier)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2005, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bicycle-enthusiasts-we-know-whats-wrong-with-you/317473/6 "2005-08-17T20:26:36Z")
Wouldn’t it make more sense for them to get jobs on an assembly line? You know, 'cause then they could afford to pay for the meth instead of stealing bikes?
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### Author:  [@5que](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5que)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2005, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bicycle-enthusiasts-we-know-whats-wrong-with-you/317473/7 "2005-08-17T20:30:58Z")
Well, there’s nothing wrong with the ones who wear [black shorts…](http://www.alivewithlove.com/cyclists.html)