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• What to do if your bike is stolen

  in General • 13 years, 5 months

  

  Your story was a true triumph. Well done for your courage and strength of character in seizing your bike. That behind the line attitude the law seem to take, is just proof to show what wimps and even lack of authority, they'll take to 'maintain peace' even as the evidence shows concrete.

  I left my bike outside Stoke Newington station (North London) 9 days ago, secured to a bike rack, as my chain broke whilst i was cycling to work. Having bought the bike at an auction two years ago, and it proving dysfunctional within a week or two of purchase, i spent nearly £250 replacing key part of the bike and finally got it up and running. I returned a to the bike park to find it stolen. A colleague of mine told me that the lock i had on it wasn't up to scratch and i should invest in a better one, but just as i was about to take his advice it dissapeared.

  I'm not sure when the bike was stolen, or if indeed what stategy i should take in finding a bike, in a city seemingly with an expanding measure of bikes. It popularity seems to be rising alot.

  A community support officer i bumped into recommended reporting it stolen and i did, But she did say that Hackney is the worst borough (in her opinion)for bike theft. And i don't even live in there. A local bike shop said try gumtree and the brick lane market on sunday.

  I guess i want a triumph story like you and want some way of getting my bike back. A confrontation wouldn't scare me though. Not for his sake.

  Thanks