I stumbled across this locked up bicycle just south of Washington Square yesterday…
I appreciate the effect that the person who locked the bike up made to avoid locking it to the tree, however, they are also setting themselves up for their bike to be destroyed and or ripped apart by people looking for bike parts.
My honest first thought when I saw this was, “Moron from the Midwest bought a bike, moved somewhere else and couldn’t sell it so they left it here…”