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I've had my handlebars along with stem and Shimano Sora shifters stolen from the bike racks outside The Castle Climbing Centre in Stoke Newington tonight. The thief snipped all of the cables and unscrewed the stem bolt. When I reported it to the staff at reception, they said I was the second person today.
Now, on Sunday last week, while unlocking my bike at the exact same spot, I saw a couple who'd both had their handlebars stolen. So that's four identical thefts that I'm aware of in the last ten days from the very same spot, and I only know about the couple because I happened to be there at the same time.
When I asked the manager at The Castle how many times this has happened in the last couple of weeks she refused to say, but it looks like someone is systematically targeting these bike racks. According to the manager, they have CCTV of the thefts but the police don't even ask for it and close each case without investigating (nonetheless I've still reported it online).
What to do?