Stolen bikes

That's awful. Might not do much to help people who are already cycling through there late at night, but could they not put up a few visible yellow signs like they do for other crimes? Generally to make people aware of what's going on. Fifteen similar incidents?! Did they sound like they were taking it seriously?

The reaction of the police is absolute crap. According to the bike blog, these kinds of attacks have been happening for well over a year now in exactly the same spot. How can the police not be doing anything about this? If it were muggings of old ladies or carjackings of BMWs they'd be pulling out all the stops to catch those scrotes. Infuriating.

From the comments:

**goldin **

                     18 August 2009 3:30PM
                                                                                            Not De Beauvoir Square by any chance? Luckily me bike was crap so they decided just to nick the bag from my basket instead... i know at least 3 other people had the same problem at exactly the same spot withing the next month, one being pulled to the ground while at speed.

**PeterKimpton **

                     18 August 2009 4:31PM
                                                                                            Goldin -

You're very warm with De Beauvoir Square - it was actually just a few yards to the west of it - before a tree-covered pedestrian entrance where De Beauvoir Rd crosses Northchurch Rd/Terrace. I'd used this route many times before, but never since. Sounds like the gang, or others with the same idea are at it again. No CTV there still?