Vultures.

Not even the poor department store Huffy is safe from the vultures in SoDo. Locked to a bike rack, in plain view of a downtown street, and just long enough for somebody to flip the quick releases and take off with the goods. The bike looks practically brand new, but what are they going to do with a set of crap wheels and a seat? I could see using junker wheels to make a trailer or something, but really, what? Fixing up a frame they stole earlier? Look at the way this thing is locked up; why didn't they just cut the links, or the little lock and take the whole thing. My guess: jerks just took them because they could. This kind of crap makes me mad. (S)he couldn't have hid it well, did everybody just watch some thug carrying around a couple of tires and a seat post downtown? The cops are all over this area, too. I hope there's a cyclist among them that stops folks walking around with a seat post and tires and calls them on it. Bike theft should be seriously bad karma. For those not in the know, they make skewers and seat bolts that lock on now, and they're reasonably inexpensive. Most use proprietary tool shapes to unlock them; nothing is foolproof, but at least make them earn it. The skilled thief is going to get what (s)he wants, but at least getting rid of your quick releases will keep these jokers from knicking your stuff...