Stolen bikes

Had my bike stolen from outside SOAS (Birckbeck/UCL) last night between 18:30 and 20:45. At least one other bike stolen at that time from the same area. It was:

• Redline 56cm frame, grey, with an Apple sticker on the seat tube (it was there when I bought it!)
  
• Flip-flop hub
  
• Bullhorn bars
  
• Black brooks leather saddle
  
• Black and red Vittoria Rubino tyres
  
• Egg-beater peddles
  
• Gold chain (though oily at this stage so not so noticeable)
  
• "Lewisham" branded Frog LED lights front and back
  
  
  

Pic below is the best I can rustle up at short notice.

Im sorry to hear you loss, how was it locked? Just to give people an idea of what locks dont work.

Im sorry to hear you loss, how was it locked? Just to give people an idea of what locks dont work.

Locked with a Kryptonite cable (not chain) and lock. They snipped through the cable.

Ah man, I wouldn't have left my lights on at Birkbeck, let alone used a cable lock. There's a big bunch of kids who scour all those bikes all day every day.

Decent U-lock & secondary lock, superglued ball bearings in seatpost bolt / stem bolt etc.. and they walk straight past.

A friends bike was stolen yesterday evening around 8 or 9 PM, outside an opening at 3–10 Shoreditch High Street.

Poursuit Orlowski frame 54, sequined purple blue
Sugino messenger cranks 46T
Back wheel 700 mavic pista
Front wheel 650 H+S/ Hola hub
Headset shimano 105
Double Toe Clips Soma
Stem Nitto Tecnomic
brown Custom saddle

Eyes peeled would be great :)

Thanks

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A friends bike was stolen yesterday evening around 8 or 9 PM, outside an opening at 3–10 Shoreditch High Street.

Poursuit Orlowski frame 54, sequined purple blue
Sugino messenger cranks 46T
Back wheel 700 mavic pista
Front wheel 650 H+S/ Hola hub
Headset shimano 105
Double Toe Clips Soma
Stem Nitto Tecnomic
brown Custom saddle

Eyes peeled would be great :)

Thanks

OUCH!
This one must turn up at some point!
Got any more info, what locks etc?

As seen on Gumtree today;

Is this hot or not;
http://www.gumtree.com/london/35/60451435.html

that the thing... he'd borrowed(i believe) a cable(the type for wheels, saddle etc) and used that, first time using it.

it was a big private view so tons of people around, thought it would be alright.

ouch indeed!

OUCH!
This one must turn up at some point!
Got any more info, what locks etc?

that the thing... he'd borrowed(i believe) a cable(the type for wheels, saddle etc) and used that, first time using it.

it was a big private view so tons of people around, thought it would be alright.

ouch indeed!

^ Cable cutters. £12.99 from Argos.

Standard tracksuit accessory.

^ Cable cutters. £12.99 from Argos.

Standard tracksuit accessory.

sure sure.... he knew this, was by no means his desired lock of choice.

As seen on Gumtree today;

Is this hot or not;
http://www.gumtree.com/london/35/60451435.html

doesn't look hot,its just a real bad conversion priced very high.

Related to this in a way.....

We were burgled a few months ago, some scum bag junkie kicked in the back door. shut our dog in the shed and proceeded to completely trash our house. Stole every piece of old family inherited silver and jewelry and peed in the corner of the hallway!

It gets worse.............

A neighbor saw the lowlife leaving our house and gave a statement and description to the police when they finally arrived 7 hours later. Part way through giving a description the officer they pipped up that they new who this was as he is a well known burglar in the area and lives just a few hundred yards away.

I suggested that they get up, go down there and kick his door in to get our things back only to be told that this was not possible as it would be against his human rights and civil liberties!!!!!

Now I hope this dose not sound too harsh, and I'm sure its very sad that they never got a hug when they were little but in my opinion he gave up his right to be treated like a human when he came into my house and did what he did!

We were lucky that we did manage to recover some of our property when he was found trying to sell it in the beer garden of our local pub and was "persuaded" to return it.

If the Brick lane market is so well know as an outlet for stolen bikes etc why dont the police do something? I realise they are to busy being PC and to scared that they may step on a few toes but surely if there is no paper trail to the bike on sale they get confiscated.

Seems that the police are there as window dressing where every you go.

surely if there is no paper trail to the bike on sale they get confiscated. [sic]

So, my bike's just been nicked (see post above), but I still call you on your Daily Mail perspective.

If the Brick lane market is so well know as an outlet for stolen bikes etc why dont the police do something? I realise they are to busy being PC and to scared that they may step on a few toes but surely if there is no paper trail to the bike on sale they get confiscated.

Seems that the police are there as window dressing where every you go.

the thing is...We now have a 30 strong police task for assigned to tackling bike theft in the city...last week was there first week, they hung around the bagel shop and kisses a few babys heads...(interpret that how you will if it's rudeand mean though doesn't insinuate child abuse then all well and good)....

Though this weekend...apparently...there were no cops.

Someone posted a link a few pages back about the police breaking a 'Major' cycle theft ring...they tracked down ringer bikes they left out in conspicuous places that were sold on gumtree...
Once the 'perps' had been niked they reckoned bike theft in that area stopped dead...really they were that adamant...
and then...said criminals, despite being responsible for all bike theft in that area of the city, ...we given 6 month suspended sentences...which means fuck all ...

I don't think they even tagged them, to know what they were doing again...stealing more bikes perhaps...

I can stop sounding like the daily mail now..though in all fairness, what do we do?

this is getting really serious, bikes are such hot crim money at the minute...and such easy low risk money at that...

Had my bike stolen from outside SOAS (Birckbeck/UCL) last night between 18:30 and 20:45. At least one other bike stolen at that time from the same area. It was:

[]Redline 56cm frame, grey, with an Apple sticker on the seat tube (it was there when I bought it!)
[]Flip-flop hub
[]Bullhorn bars
[]Black brooks leather saddle
[]Black and red Vittoria Rubino tyres
[]Egg-beater peddles
[]Gold chain (though oily at this stage so not so noticeable)
[]"Lewisham" branded Frog LED lights front and back

Pic below is the best I can rustle up at short notice.

Where's your fucking contact detail?? I know who took your bike and store it (as well as the other) sadly it's not there and I already been to the police with all the detail, including person name and location and time.

They were too slow, '0paperwork' and all that.

So, my bike's just been nicked (see post above), but I still call you on your Daily Mail perspective.

Sorry I'm new to this, what is a "daily mail perspective"?

Sorry I'm new to this, what is a "daily mail perspective"?

I think that would mean muttering about 'these' immigrants coming here and taking our jobs, bloody PC brigade and all their 'human rights', pah! We didn't fight two world wars for this... and 'Fabregas is going to Barca' kind of thing.

Where's your fucking contact detail?? I know who took your bike and store it (as well as the other) sadly it's not there and I already been to the police with all the detail, including person name and location and time.

They were too slow, '0paperwork' and all that.

Nice work, Ed. Let us know what happens.

If it's recovered you defo deserve nice reward.

Nice work Ed!

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Had my bike stolen from outside SOAS (Birckbeck/UCL) last night between 18:30 and 20:45. At least one other bike stolen at that time from the same area. It was:

[]Redline 56cm frame, grey, with an Apple sticker on the seat tube (it was there when I bought it!)
[]Flip-flop hub
[]Bullhorn bars
[]Black brooks leather saddle
[]Black and red Vittoria Rubino tyres
[]Egg-beater peddles
[]Gold chain (though oily at this stage so not so noticeable)
[]"Lewisham" branded Frog LED lights front and back

Pic below is the best I can rustle up at short notice.

Pay attention - search for 'mist'. Hurry up.

http://www.cherwell.org/content/10501

From the CTC newsletter.

From the above link:

While we executed nine successful thefts, less than half could go in the video because - splendid irony - there were too many students and tourists around to make a good video about bicycle theft. Over half the shots were blocked by foot traffic. On one occasion I was literally lost in the crowd, having to fight my way through the crush of a walking tour outside Trinity College gates.

Some more on the recent convictions for bike theft:

http://lydall.standard.co.uk/2010/06/how-two-of-londons-worst-bike-thieves-were-snared-by-police.html

Yes, I know that their sentences were suspended, but note that the thieves were involved in other crimes and that there was a drop-off in theft. It is a hard nut to crack and we're only just beginning to do it.

Anyway, just a small bit of good news in all the gloom.

Had my bike stolen from outside SOAS (Birckbeck/UCL) last night between 18:30 and 20:45. At least one other bike stolen at that time from the same area...

When the fuck are you going to finally answer me back?