Gang took my bike last night!

I work in the West End and cycle back to Stratford. I was on the late shift last night, so don't leave work until nearly mid-night. It was about 12.45 when I was travelling along the A11 and add just gone though the traffic lights by Abbey Lane, just outside Stratford. Ahead of me I could see six IC3 males which seemed to be crossing the road. As I reached the bus stop, one pushed me off my bike and to the ground. Then another tried to grab my bike. I held on to the bike for a little while but there were of them than me, as they all started towrads me I let go. They took my bike across the barrier on to the side of the road going to London. So I walked off, at the same time I saw someone cycling towards london. I shouted out to them to warn them of the males ahead. (Which they did not like)

As I walked away I called the police and waited for them to turn up outside the holiday Inn. they turn up quickly then we drove in around in the police car looking for the group but we had no luck. There were just to many different ways the group could have gone. The police told me that another man was also pulled of his bike in the same area, his bike and phone was taken. Lucky the group did not take my bag which had my phone and wallet inside.

Even more luckly, I was only days away in getting my first single bike! I was only using an old hybrid bike I had for year which need a good service and the back wheel needed new spokes and the wheel truing. Sort off saved me money and they will get money for it.

I do a lot of late shifts and offen see people riding towards London at that time of night. People be carefully

IC3 males?

Bad luck though. Doesn't sound like there's a great deal you could've done.

IC3 males?

Probably a typo for EC3 males. City boys from the insurance market. Nasty people.

There appear to be more and more of these incidents happening. This is very worrying.

...IC3 males?...

po po code

Police felt it more appropriate to give ethnic groups codes so that they didn't have issues of race
theses were
IC1 White person
IC2 Mediterranean or Hispanic person
IC3 African/Caribbean person
IC4 Indian, Nepalese, Maldivian, Sri Lankan, Bangladeshi, or any other (South) Asian person
IC5 Chinese, Japanese, or South-East Asian person
IC6 Arabic, Egyptian or Maghreb person
IC0 Origin unknown

shit, that's right by me and I'm quite often on that road late at night coming back from friends'

I love doing the flyover after a few beers in the evening

bike thieves are the scum of the earth

sorry to hear it dude

Police felt it more appropriate to give ethnic groups codes so that they didn't have issues of race
theses were
IC1 White person
IC2 Mediterranean or Hispanic person
IC3 African/Caribbean person
IC4 Indian, Nepalese, Maldivian, Sri Lankan, Bangladeshi, or any other (South) Asian person
IC5 Chinese, Japanese, or South-East Asian person
IC6 Arabic, Egyptian or Maghreb person
IC0 Origin unknown

Interesting. But then their classification mixes skin colour with nationality.

At least I'm now edumacated in the ways of teh po-lice.

bike thieves are the scum of the earth

Except these people are muggers, which is more scummy.

True. Offences against the person are far worse than property crimes. Hopefully, the police will spend more effort trying to apprehend the offenders.

Really shit this happened to you. Also quite strange, from the way you describe the bike they took it does not sound like they will be selling it for much. Seems like the whole debacle was at least partly driven by violence, especially as they didn't take your bag. Only thing worse than a common or garden bike thief is this. (there are also other things actually)

Except these people are muggers, which is more scummy.

fair point, they probably have the same circle of hell reserved for both types

Interesting. But then their classification mixes skin colour with nationality.

At least I'm now edumacated in the ways of teh po-lice.

The quote was lifted from wiki answers:
'In the bill what is an ic3 and an ic1 male and what does it mean'

I guess thats the police way of subdividing the populous logical or not.

Jeeeees...

I cycle this everyday and I think the same IC3 lads (yes I had to google it) tried the same thing with me.
I was absolutely flying and a lad stepped off the kurb away from his mates into my path with thievery and intent in his eyes. So I put some extra down through the peddles and held my line. He must've bottled it (obviously on account of my awesome power) and stepped back to the kurb.

I hope this isn't a trend emerging.

The quote was lifted from wiki answers:
'In the bill what is an ic3 and an ic1 male and what does it mean'

I guess thats the police way of subdividing the populous logical or not.

Isn't the idea to subdivide people for identification purposes according to their looks rather than race rather in the same way that you would say "a ginger haired person" or "a man with a beard".

Should that not be "I saw an IC4 get mugged by 4 IC3 teenagers"?

fuck!

i think i've seen these kids out before - seemingly an ideal place to mug people as there's quite an awkward air about being stopped there.

really sorry this happened to you dude, bad times had by all.

I try and avoid IC3's at night, they are nearly all purse robbers or bike nickers.

Most of the truly unpleasant people I have known have been IC1s.

FACT.

Me too.

I was just using Piggy code to be a fakey racist.

I'm going to ride Muddy Hell dressed as an IC6

IC England, IC France...

them ICF are a bunch of fucking hooligans

IC0 ships

.

I have it on authority from a copper mate that there's an unofficial IC9 too. Gingers.
Troublemakers, the lot of 'em.

I'm sort of inspired to build a polo mallet that can double as a lance after reading this thread...

Most of the truly unpleasant people I have known have been IC1s.

FACT.

The experiences you have had with those older boys, whipping you with wet towels in the boarding school changing rooms have clearly left more than just the physical marks.

If you had grown up and lived most of your life in Delhi, then those people would doubtless be (scrollls back to wiki article) er..IC4s.

But, would you yourself be an IC1 or IC4 or would you be a IC1/4?