Bicycle Up The Pole

Bicycle Up The Pole, a photo by infomatique on Flickr.

I do not know if someone did this as a joke or because they were unable to steal the bicycle.
While overall crime rates are falling, bike thefts have increased by a significant 54 per cent since 2008. The problem is concentrated in Dublin. Of the 4,655 bikes reported stolen last year, 3,204 were in the capital, with the south inner city accounting for 971 incidents. This number is much higher than in the other five Garda divisions in the city.