Stolen Bikes Thread - Mod Note please read post #1 before posting

68 lost souls

Member of our club had their house broken into and white specialised shiv pinched.

Lovely bike and not too common round these parts. Deep section wheels, red bottle cages on saddle which would probably be removed if the thief was in anyway smart

68 lost souls

Chuchote wrote: »

Switching / on your IMG.

Thanks, edited my post to reflect.

Lambretta

Stolen for the second time. the first time I retrieved bike the from the individual who bought it allegedly in Parnell Street.
Please see bike image at:
https://us.v-cdn.net/6034073/uploads/attachments/328324/361912.jpg

Details:
Stolen
Merrion square adjacent Clare Street around 4pm
Thursday 6th of October

a148pro

SDineen wrote: »

Hi all,
My bike was stolen from a garden shed in Inchicore on Monday night. The model is a Scott Atacama x70, male bike bought in 2013. The frame number is: 121224690. It's a black bike with black mudguards and a fixture at front and back for lights. There might also be a heavy duty black lock around the front frame of the bike. Would be grateful if anyone who spots it could let me know. Thanks.

My shed in Inchicore done on Sunday night (I think). Gardai said there had been loads of bike thefts in area in last while.

Carrera TDF black and yellow with mavik aksium wheels, yellow tires, red bar tape and tan coloured saddle bag.

The fcuking cnuts actually also took the lights off my other bike which wasn't worth stealing (neither was the carrera but they clearly have worse taste than I do).

Masala

If people are using garden sheds.. Would it be better to remove front wheel and keep the wheel in the House???

punisher5112

Masala wrote: »

If people are using garden sheds.. Would it be better to remove front wheel and keep the wheel in the House???

Better still put in some proper anchor points and decent locks.
Oh I would also love to fit some booby nicetraps...

68 lost souls

68 lost souls wrote: »

Thanks, edited my post to reflect.

A piece about said bike has been posted on Sticky bottle.

It appears to have been spotted in Sherrif St around 5pm that day and also on a train headed from Skerries towards town just after being stolen.

http://www.stickybottle.com/latest-news/top-triathlete-has-bike-stolen-in-bizarre-broad-daylight-home-raid/

Any information would be appreciatively received at Shore Street on 01 666 8000.

Chuchote

Masala wrote: »

If people are using garden sheds.. Would it be better to remove front wheel and keep the wheel in the House???

I used to live across the wall from Fatima Mansions, at the time the epicentre of bike theft in Dublin. I got some passing workmen with a road drill to come and do a nixer and fix a Corporation-standard bicycle rack in the concrete of my back yard, and we locked the bikes there. They were never touched.

Ideally, as punisher5152 suggests, put in anchor points and use good locks (a combination of Kryptonite and case-hardened chains, I'd suggest - the chains are a pain in the ass to drill through because they wiggle, apparently) - and also put a strong, locked shed over the bikes. What the eye doesn't see, the heart won't grieve over.

LollipopJimmy

a148pro wrote: »

My shed in Inchicore done on Sunday night (I think). Gardai said there had been loads of bike thefts in area in last while.

Carrera TDF black and yellow with mavik aksium wheels, yellow tires, red bar tape and tan coloured saddle bag.

The fcuking cnuts actually also took the lights off my other bike which wasn't worth stealing (neither was the carrera but they clearly have worse taste than I do).

I live in Inchicore, hearing this makes me nervous, in the main my bike stays in the house but when the weather gets bad it's banished to the shed. I've added the shed onto the house alarm though and I'm going to add an anchor point. Maybe my next dog should be a Doberman or a Rottweiler. My current fella would probably put the kettle on for any burglars

Chuchote

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

I live in Inchicore, hearing this makes me nervous, in the main my bike stays in the house but when the weather gets bad it's banished to the shed. I've added the shed onto the house alarm though and I'm going to add an anchor point. Maybe my next dog should be a Doberman or a Rottweiler. My current fella would probably put the kettle on for any burglars

When I used to teach in jails, the experts there said the house they would avoid burgling was the one with a Jack Russell with a piercing yap.

There's onboard CCTV on the Dart; the bike and its friend are presumably starring in the Skerries-to-town video of that day http://www.irishrail.ie/about-us/dart

magicbastarder

maybe the annoying little ****bag corgi next door to us has its use after all.

Rambling Man

Chuchote wrote: »

When I used to teach in jails, the experts there said the house they would avoid burgling was the one with a Jack Russell with a piercing yap.

There's onboard CCTV on the Dart; the bike and its friend are presumably starring in the Skerries-to-town video of that day http://www.irishrail.ie/about-us/dart

Dart doesn't go to Skerries. Only some commuter trains have CCTV

Chuchote

Rambling Man wrote: »

Dart doesn't go to Skerries. Only some commuter trains have CCTV

But if the bike was on the train from Skerries into town, presumably part of the route between there and Sheriff Street would have had CCTV?

Gillypig

My boyfriend had his bike stolen around 5.45pm yesterday. He works for Deliveroo, the bike was left locked outside the restaurant ''my meat wagon" in Smithfield for like 2 minutes while he collected the food. I know it's a very long shot but if anyone out there by chance happens to see the bike or seen anything please contact me. It's been reported and there's CCTV footage but I don't expect much to happen.

It's a Giant escape 2014 charcoal/red

I can't attach photo as I'm a new user and I keep getting an error message when I try to post a link

magicbastarder

stupid question i know - but as he was working for deliveroo at the time of the theft, are they offering any assistance re insurance?

iwillhtfu

magicbastarder wrote: »

stupid question i know - but as he was working for deliveroo at the time of the theft, are they offering any assistance re insurance?

I think they work as subcontractors. No benefits/insurance etc etc

magicbastarder

and no domestic insurance policy would cover a bike outside the house if being used in this way, i'd bet.

a148pro

Went in to buy a heavy duty chain today (to lock my bike to another bike in the shed that they also didn't take) but lad in the lock shop said they'd go through it with a portable angle grinder in a second. He recommended U-lock.

Have it locked with kryptonite U-lock to other bike now. I don't know how secure that is, I wouldn't have thought very secure. Nonetheless, pity I didn't have all three of them locked together as I think they could possibly move two. Maybe with a securely locked back gate though they wouldn't be able to get it over.

Re taking the wheel off I suppose it depends if they're on foot or in van. A number of houses were done so I wouldn't put it past them to have a van, although they only took one bike so maybe not. I would hate to have to put a wheel on and off every morning, though I appreciate the suggestion. I already hate having to lock a bike every time I go in and out of a shop because there are that many dishonest cnuts in the world.

a148pro

Also banner ads for gps items to track your property on donedeal smacks of complicity

punisher5112

Get a heavy duty bucket used if can grab one fill with cement with an anchor point and it's heavy.

Chuchote

A neighbour had his bike stolen. Being German, he had his name engraved on the frame, and had improved the paint job with some individual touches. This meant the gardaí had it back to him almost immediately.
I'd love to know where you can get your name engraved (neatly, in nice lettering, without damaging the integrity of the frame) on the frame of a bike in Dublin.

CramCycle

Chuchote wrote: »

I'd love to know where you can get your name engraved (neatly, in nice lettering, without damaging the integrity of the frame) on the frame of a bike in Dublin.

On your cranks and seatpost would be an idea, although the frame would be best. I imagine an alu or steel frame would take engraving fine. Most jewellers or metalworkers should be able to do it.

rubadub

a148pro wrote: »

Went in to buy a heavy duty chain today (to lock my bike to another bike in the shed that they also didn't take) but lad in the lock shop said they'd go through it with a portable angle grinder in a second. He recommended U-lock.

Have it locked with kryptonite U-lock to other bike now.

Some chains will take longer to get through than some U-Locks. I have had to cut a few broken Ulocks and chains in my time. I found the kryptonites very resistant to a hacksaw, but grinder goes through them all in a minute or so.

They might use bolt cutters at night for less noise, having chains up high makes it harder to use. You can make more efficient use of a chain by not doubling it up. e.g. say you have 3 bikes to lock. You might put the chain through all the frames and loop it back to itself and use a padlock to connect the 2 ends. If you had 2 U locks you can lock one frame and pass a shorter chain through the 3 frames to the second ulock on the other side. The U locks being bigger than padlocks might be able to lock onto something else, like a lawnmower or BBQ.

You can get noose chains too for efficient use of the length.

Chuchote

CramCycle wrote: »

On your cranks and seatpost would be an idea, although the frame would be best. I imagine an alu or steel frame would take engraving fine. Most jewellers or metalworkers should be able to do it.

I'd only get the frame engraved. Pedals and seatpost are easily enough discarded and replaced.

GiantTcr

Hi

I'd like to report a Trek 2300 road bike which was stolen from an office in Marino yesterday 12/10/2016. It's a silver and blue colour with a mavic ksyrium wheelset and shimano ultegra groupset. It's a very distinctive bike so would be easily spotted. If anyone hears anything about one for sale, could they PM me?



Thanks

2RockMountain

Chuchote wrote: »

A neighbour had his bike stolen. Being German, he had his name engraved on the frame, and had improved the paint job with some individual touches. This meant the gardaí had it back to him almost immediately.
I'd love to know where you can get your name engraved (neatly, in nice lettering, without damaging the integrity of the frame) on the frame of a bike in Dublin.

Does this add any value? If you have the frame number, and you register it with the Gardai, you'll get it back - right?

Chuchote

2RockMountain wrote: »

Does this add any value? If you have the frame number, and you register it with the Gardai, you'll get it back - right?

Perhaps. But local gardaí saw an unlikely lad cycling this, and the report had just been made describing the individual paint job and the inscribed name. If it hadn't been there, I doubt they'd have bothered stopping the guy cycling it.

CramCycle

2RockMountain wrote: »

Does this add any value? If you have the frame number, and you register it with the Gardai, you'll get it back - right?

It takes away from the resale value but for your own bike it would presumably make it like less of a target in the first place. Also if found or seen, easier to recognise and point out, also makes it easier to recognise for social media descriptions.

Chuchote

CramCycle wrote: »

It takes away from the resale value but for your own bike it would presumably make it like less of a target in the first place. Also if found or seen, easier to recognise and point out, also makes it easier to recognise for social media descriptions.

A bit like Apple's offer on iPhones and iPads, where you can get your name (and if you wish, phone number) engraved for free on the back. A disincentive to your unfriendly local tealeaf.

magicbastarder

i used to have blue tyres on my bike. a friend of a friend who was a garda said this was no harm, if i rang in and said 'my bike's just been nicked', a garda is more likely to remember to look for a bike with blue tyres than a blue bike, say.