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bike theft in cork?

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  • 11-01-2007 11:52am
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    mockerydawg
    Registered Users Posts: 247 ✭✭


    Hi, I'm living and working in cork now, and just wondering is the much bike stealing done? I've seen a good few quality bike that wouldn't last minutes in dublin locked to lamp posts, but I am just wondering in general is there much thiefery here? Thanks


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    roadmanmad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 185 ✭✭roadmanmad


    In cork we could say we have a better quality of theif. But we can't.

    The opportunists still exists. However it the majority of trade in stolen bike occurs when a very small group that are not local to the area, drive in with good size van and go on a one day blitz. exit stage left with a good stash.

    the bikes are then offloaded at fares, auctions, car boot sales etc.


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    wideangle
    Registered Users Posts: 925 ✭✭✭wideangle


    Give watercourse road garda station a ring and ask them,this is where any recoveried stolen bikes end up.I see alot of damaged bikes around,wheels kicked in and that still locked to a lamp post etc.


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    Wez
    Registered Users Posts: 1,747 ✭✭✭Wez


    Yeh, in general, I tend to be more worried about damage to the bike, more than anything else.. There'd be a lot of people around who'd kick about your rims through jealousy or whatever else. I've got a new BRIGHT orange racer with disc brakes, and looks flash, so it's an obvious target, so if you stick with something subtle and stylish you'd be grand, I reckon.. Something nice and light with good, but not obvious specs..


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    Illkillya
    Registered Users Posts: 2,372 ✭✭✭Illkillya


    My brother left a bike chained outside the bus station in the city centre for 3 days and it was still untouched when he got back to Cork. So he thought it would be OK to leave it for 1 more night and got a taxi home, but the following day it was gone. Still, lasting 3 days in the city centre is good going by most cities standards I'd say.


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