Stolen bikes

That sucks. I take it that it was out of sight, e.g. below your windowsill?

How was it locked?

Shit luck in any case, just not something you expect.

Friends ESB got taken from Dalston last night.
Picture doesn't show it too well but the hubs are pink but faded on one side from where the sun got to them.

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:( Extra Stolen Bike

Off eBay now, was £590, insane.

And now recovered

Deets?

When most of these bikes are getting stolen, how is it happening? Cutting through D locks?

Friends; Stolen from Cambridge
Wisper 705SE
for the Electric Bike re-sell as market I expect, as supply has fallen off a cliff.
If anybody spots something....

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Surly krampus Ops

Stolen last night.

Jones H Bend bars
Tan brooks saddle
Conquer frame bag
Specialised pizza rack

I’d love to break some cunt’s jaw, so if anyone sees it, please get in contact

I’ll be doing the usual market and gumtree etc

Thanks

I’ll post a picture when I’m home

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Bike stolen in Stoke Newington (near Butterfield Green) last night!

Ammaco Ladies De'Sire 16".
Grey frame with purple lettering.
Black saddle and flat black handlebar.
Pannier rack.

Very sad as I love this bike... £70 reward if you bring it home to me!
Please help!

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Posting this just in case someone see's it on the market. Genesis Tour De Fer taped up and stickered up. 650b g-ones. XT cranks. It was a great bike.

Couple changes since pic: Thomson silver stem + SMP well saddle

Stolen outside of ASDA in Cambridge.

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For the recent Cambridge thefts ( @r_mash and @sswiss ), but also for general interest:

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/sep/19/vigilantes-on-a-mission-to-reunite-owners-with-their-stolen-bikes

Yeah the whole thing is dizzying. Pretty sure I know the duo who has been doing it in my neighborhood... saw them steal a bike the following day. Have worked out where they stash and come to collect. Told the police and they don’t care.

CCTV at garbage is too pixelated to identify.

I personally know at least 6 people that have had bikes stolen in the past couple weeks. In one case a can must have turned up and basically took all bikes in a building.

It’s ridiculous. I’ve been cycling to work and physically carrying my bike into my office (on days I need to go in) which I can do since not many folks coming in ...

Have you joined that F****** group?

Yes! It’s dizzying how many get stolen ...

Going to be real bad when students return this week and need bikes.

Ah, I didn't realise 'dizzying' referred to the experience of being on there.

The drawback of all this private action, of course, is that the offenders don't get arrested and prosecuted; not that they would if the private action didn't occur, and at least some people are getting their bikes back, but I'm sure if a 'sale' goes wrong they just go back and nick some more, leading to no reduction in thefts and perhaps even an increase if some don't turn out to have a profitable outcome for the thieves.

On behalf of a friend: Peugeot mixte with rear dropout repair, @ me if you see it please

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I had surprisingly good success retrieving my bike -- but that's when I had a contact who had drug dealer friends ... :(

i'm not having so much luck with my most recent one as this contacts number is not in service anymore (surprise)

A friend sadly got her bike stolen from Broadway Market / London Fields. Down the opposite end from the park. It was an old BLB frame and thankfully mainly just sentimental value (had it for 6 years). It’s a shiny red with chrome accents on the fork crown. All silver parts including swept back porteur bars. Turbo saddle. Pic attached. If anyone sees anything let me know and also be wary of the area - they cut right through a Kryptonite in the middle of the night.

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Loads of stolen bikes are being quickly shipped to Eastern Europe and then being sold via the equivalent of Gumtree etc in big cities like St Petersburg and Moscow. Worth checking http://avito.st/

My titanium bike has just turned up, stripped down to just frame and forks, for sale in Moscow. Apparently the bike is currently situated in Minsk... (Where there's a revolution so totally not the time to be bothering the police). If anyone knows some Chechen guys with meat cleavers or a sympathetic Russian policeman who can help with this, do let me know - reward!

Meanwhile

Очаровательные обезьянки!
Ласковые и супер ручные!
С документами!
Отправка осуществляется

(Adorable monkeys!
Affectionate and super tame!
With documents!
Sending is carried out)

'Monkey' is probably a code for 'crate of AK-47s'... The clips are curved like bananas too.

Interesting video about bike theft in Paris.

Since 2019, only 17 bikes are reported stolen each day - which indicate that hardly anyone reports theft to the police.

https://www.facebook.com/leparisien/videos/1763521807119082/

The video follows a bike which has a tracker - it would appear that stolen bikes head to northern Africa pretty swiftly once they are stolen. This is all coordinated by export companies, which by the looks of it, well know what they are doing.

"Le Bon Coin" (french Gumtree equivalent) is mentioned as the site used to "legally" purchase the bikes which are then exported, however it appear a cover, the bikes do not get listed at all but do help playing the innocent card if queried.